- A wave transaction is used to consolidate orders for release to the warehouse.
- When you release a wave, the items from the order become available for picking and further fulfillment processing on a mobile device.
- Released waves display pick tickets and pick tasks generated from items in the orders, as well as status updates that enable tracking of fulfillment tasks.
- The wave transaction is available when the Warehouse Management feature is enabled.
Wave Statuses
You can view the status of a wave at the top left corner of the Wave page, beside the wave number, and in the Status field in the Primary Information section.
- Pending Release – In this status, you have the option of assigning pick tasks to warehouse operators. You cannot add or remove orders, but you can still delete the wave transaction.
- Released – This is the default status of a wave. Pending waves that you release to the warehouse transition to this status. Pickers gain access to pick tasks through their mobile device, so you cannot directly update pick task assignments on the wave.
- In Progress – In this status, one or more pick tasks have been updated by the picker so you cannot delete the wave transaction anymore. (WMS)
- Complete – Waves transition to this status when all associated pick tasks have been completed by the pickers. Deleting all pick tasks of a wave also sets the wave to this status.
Pick Task Statuses
You can view the overall status of a pick task on the Pick Tasks subtab of a wave. You can also view this status in the header of a pick task subrecord.
- Pending – Initial status of a newly generated pick task. The wave has not been released yet, so you can assign a picker to the pick task.
- Ready – When you release the orders, the associated pick tasks transition to this state. On the pick task record, you can still change the picker or delete the pick task.
- In Progress – In this status, the pickers have started processing a pick task, so you cannot delete the pick task subrecord. They also may have staged or completed one or more line items.
- Pick tasks with failed line items also display this status.
- Done – In this status, all pick task line items have been completed or reversed.
Pick task subrecords display the picking details recorded using a mobile device. The details include picked quantities and the status of each pick task line item. To access from a wave, you can click the pick task number link on the Pick Tasks subtab. You can also go to Transactions > Inventory > View Pick Tasks.