Beas-WMS: Select automatically WMS Production Line and WMS Output Bin Location fields at the Beas WO postion

Challenge: in the realm of software integration, we encounter different perspectives among the applications involved on the integration process. This is the case of the management of production resources between Beas and WMS. Given Beas nature of a manufacturing solution, it naturally encompasses under the resources concept various aspects of production:

• Human Resources: This includes the workforce involved in production activities.
• Facilities: such as factories or production facilities, are essential resources that provide the infrastructure for manufacturing operations.
• Machinery and Equipment: These are physical assets used in production, such as assembly lines, manufacturing machines and other industrial equipment. This is the concept shared with WMS production lines and the one we should inform when creating Beas Work Orders on an integration environment.

In this context we need to choose the WMS production Line (of Beas type) that will take part on the Beas Work Order production process. Below is the screenshot of the WMS production line master data:

The logic for selecting the production line may involve complexity, such as considering the workload on each resource (BEAS_APLATZ). Alternatively, as exemplified in this article, a fixed rule may be applied: selecting the default production line of the WO position as the one linked to resource of the first Beas operation. Refer to the illustration below for clarification.

The referred selection takes place under the Beas Work Order->Position->Extended tab->WMS Production Line field:

As reflected at the image above, it is mandatory not only to define the production line but also the WMS Bin Location where the finished goods resulting from the Beas production process will be received on stock. In order to try to make the business case as useful as possible I will take the chance on this article to apply as well a logic for the Bin Location selection process.

On the topic of receiving production goods, it’s worth notifying (albeit slightly deviating from the main purpose of this article) that the fact of receiving the finished goods under a logistic unit identification (e.g. pallet number) depends on the Configuration Wizard setting shown next:

Solution: create a Beas script which can manage the configuration of the Work Order position by:

• Cover complex logics on selecting WMS production lines for processing Beas Work Orders.
• Automate the WMS Production selection process by setting a default value.
• Automate the WMS Out of Production Bin selection process by setting a default value.
• Automate the creation of SSCC numbers on Production receptions.

How to:

Prerequisites

1. Finished Goods with Operations and a resource linked to the first operation (Operation sequence 10)

2. WO position must be created with a default whs. This can be achieved assigning a default (or primary whs) to the finished good item or by a Beas warehouse rule.

STEP 1. Open the Administration->Add-Ons->Add-on-Manager (beas)

STEP 2. Open the beas project folder-> User Events -> WorkorderManagement-> Select the CreateWorkOrderPositionEnd Event

STEP 3. workordermanagement.src screen will be displayed.

Insert the Beas Script (text file attached to the article) and save it.

STEP 4. Create a new Beas Work Order, work order position and check that WMS Production Line and Bin Location fields located at the extended tab of the Work Order position has now default values based on the Beas Script logic.

Work Order position tab view (with default values on Bin Location and Production Line fields)

workordermanagement.src file is stored at the Beas Project folder together with the rest of possible customizations we may have.