WHM Mission Query

This program lets you query information relating to Missions and Tasks and view the associated tasks.

Exploring

This program is accessed from the Program List of the SYSPRO menu:

  • Program List > Inventory > Warehouse Management > Missions and Tasks

A mission can be created for inventory putaway, sales order pick or cycle count transactions. Once missions and tasks are assigned to the employee or team they can be serviced using the Missions & Tasks application in SYSPRO Espresso (where operators can then view their tasks from a mobile device) or the WHM Review Mission Tasks program using the SYSPRO Desktop or SYSPRO Web UI (Avanti).

The system is updated in real time as the stock is allocated, physically moved and the task completed. Once all tasks are done, the mission can be completed.

Starting

You can restrict operator access to programs by assigning them to groups and applying access control against the group (configured using the Operator Groups program).

The following configuration options in SYSPRO may affect processing within this program or feature, including whether certain fields and options are accessible.

The Setup Options program lets you configure how SYSPRO behaves across all modules. These settings can affect processing within this program.

Setup Options > Configuration > Distribution > Inventory

  • Multiple bins

  • Fixed bins

  • Associate serials by bin

  • WMS missions options

    • Enable for cycle counting

    • Enable for sales order picking

    • Enable for put-aways

    You can enable these WMS missions options separately if required, as they function independently.

Solving

This message is displayed when you attempt to access a program that forms part of the Missions and Tasks feature without first enabling the relevant setup option(s).

Enable one or more of the following setup options to use the Missions and Tasks feature as per your requirements, and then restart SYSPRO for your changes to take effect:

Setup Options > Configuration > Distribution > Inventory

  • WMS missions options

    • Enable for cycle counting
    • Enable for sales order picking

    • Enable for put-aways

You can enable these WMS missions options separately if required, as they function independently.

Using

Mission and task statuses are used in the Warehouse Management System.

The following indicates the possible status codes for a mission as well as a task:

Status Description

O - Outstanding

This applies to the mission and the tasks allocated to a mission that have not yet been completed.

As long as a task is still outstanding, the mission status also reflects as such.

C - Complete

This applies to the mission and tasks, and indicates that the tasks have been completed.

Once all tasks have been completed, the mission status is updated to C - Complete.

X - Canceled

This status is applied to the task when it is canceled.

When all tasks are canceled, the mission status is updated to X - Canceled.

  • Columns in a listview are sometimes hidden by default. You can reinstate them using the Field Chooser option from the context-sensitive menu (displayed by right-clicking a header column header in the listview). Select and drag the required column to a position in the listview header.

  • Fields on a pane are sometimes removed by default. You can reinstate them using the Field Selector option from the context-sensitive menu (displayed by right-clicking any field in the pane). Select and drag the required fields onto the pane.

    The captions for fields are also sometimes hidden. You can select the Show Captions option from the context-sensitive menu to see a list of them. Click on the relevant caption to reinstate it to the form.

    If the Show Captions option is grayed out, it means no captions are hidden for that form.

  • Press Ctrl+F1 within a listview or form to view a complete list of functions available.

Referencing

Indicate the unique mission code for which you want to view details.

Field Description

Mission

This indicates the unique mission ID or code.

Mission source

This indicates where the mission originated, which can be one of the following:

  • Pick

  • Cycle count

  • Warehouse transfer

  • Bin transfer

  • Kanban

Warehouse and bin transfers are putaway transactions.

Start date

This indicates the date on which the mission started (i.e. the date the mission was captured).

Start time

This indicates the time at which the mission started (i.e. the time the mission was captured).

Completed date

This indicates the date on which the mission was completed (i.e. the date when the mission status was set to C - Complete).

Completed time

This indicates the time at which the mission was completed (i.e. the time when the mission status was set to C - Complete).

Due date

This indicates the date on which the mission is due, which is captured when allocating the mission to an employee or team using the WHM Review Mission Tasks program.

Due time

This indicates the time at which the mission is due.

Team

This indicates the team to which the mission or task was assigned.

Employee

This indicates the employee code to which the mission or task was assigned.

Employee name

This indicates the name associated with the employee code to whom the mission or task was assigned.

Priority

This indicates the priority of the task.

This field is currently not in use and is intended for future enhancements.

This listview displays the tasks associated with the selected mission.

Column Description

Task

This indicates the unique task number within the mission.

Mission source

This indicates where the mission originated, which can be one of the following:

  • Pick

  • Cycle count

  • Warehouse transfer

  • Bin transfer

  • Kanban

Warehouse and bin transfers are putaway transactions.

Status

This indicates the current status of the task.

Pick

This indicates the pick number if the mission originated from a sales order pick.

Pick line

This indicates the line number on the sales order pick.

Cycle count

This indicates the cycle count number, if the mission originated from a cycle count.

Cycle count description

This indicates the description of the cycle count.

Warehouse

This indicates the code of the warehouse where the stock code is currently located.

Warehouse description

This indicates the name associated with the warehouse code where the stock code is currently located.

Stock code

This indicates the stock code that must be picked, counted or putaway.

Stock code description

This indicates the description of the stock code that must be picked, counted or putaway.

Bin

This indicates the bin where the stock code is currently located.

Date

This indicates the date on which the mission started (i.e. the date the mission was captured).

Employee

This indicates the employee code to which the mission or task was assigned.

Employee name

This indicates the name associated with the employee code to whom the mission or task was assigned.

Priority

This indicates the priority of the task.

This field is currently not in use and is intended for future enhancements.

Team

This indicates the team to which the mission or task was assigned.

Time

This indicates the time at which the mission started (i.e. the time the mission was captured).