Configure Data Collection

Explanation

All the available processes in Warehouse Data Collection can be configured in the Data Collection Configuration window. For each process, it is possible to create several configurations that can be accessed via the Warehouse Data Collection menu. To learn more about the configuration possibilities, see the Warehouse Data Collection Configuration About description. To learn more about the specific process behavior, see the Warehouse Data Collection Process About description.

Prerequisites

This activity has no specific prerequisites.

System Effects

The options below can be enabled and configured depending on the customer demands on the process. When the configuration is created and configured, the scanning client running the process will behave according to those settings.

• The enterprise explorer scanning client can be configured to show the media pane and the width of the columns in the scanning client. The font sizes can also be adjusted for the description label, input field, and list.
• The maximum number of rows to be received in the List of Values can be set using the List of Values Row Limitation field.
• The lifespan for both for active and completed sessions can be set for each configuration.
• The session settings for Confirm Execution, Reset Session on Process Error, Execute in Background, Process Completion Action, Subsequent Process ID, Subsequent Configuration ID, Subsequent Control Data Item ID, and Subsequent Control Feedback Item ID can be set.
• The data items can be configured in several ways, using the following columns: Input Order, Default Value, Use Fixed Value, Hide Line, Hide All Previous, Loop Start, Loop End, Use Automatic Value, List of Values, Use Subsequent Value, Subsequent Data Item ID, Camera Enabled, Display Loop Count, LoV Search Case Sensitive, LoV Search String Match, and LoV Search Target.
• For each data item, it is also possible to configure data item details that will be shown in the scanning client directly after the data item value has been entered. The order in which the data item detail will be shown can also be configured.
• Process specific details can be enabled.
• The process configuration can be made accessible for specified companies, sites, and users.
• The process configuration can start different subsequent processes depending on a control data item or a control feedback item.

Window

Data Collection Configuration
Data Collection Process

Related Window Descriptions

Data Collection Configuration
Data Collection Configuration/General
Data Collection Configuration/Items
Data Collection Configuration/Details
Data Collection Configuration/Valid for Companies
Data Collection Configuration/User Access Details
Data Collection Process/Subsequent Process Details
Data Collection Process
Data Collection Process/Items
Data Collection Process/Feedback Items
Data Collection Process/Details

Procedure

Configure the valid companies, sites, users and user groups in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Click the Valid for Companies tab.
3. Add a company.
4. The Valid for All Sites check box is selected by default and enables all sites on your company to have access to the configuration. To limit the sites that have access, unselect the check box and enter the applicable sites in the lower part of the window.
5. The Valid for All Users check box on the header is checked by default and enables all users on your company to have access to the configuration. To limit the users that have access to the configuration, unselect the check box and go to the User Access Details tab and enter users.
6. Instead of doing Step 2 to 5 you can unselect the Valid for All Users check box that is checked by default and go to the User Group Access Details tab and enter one or several user groups that should have access to the configuration.
7. Save.

Configure the GS1 functionality for a data item in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Move the GS1_BARCODE1 data item in front of the SSCC data item.
5. To enable the GS1_BARCODE1 data item, select Never in the enumeration of the Use Fixed Value and the Hide Line field.
6. In the GS1 Application Identifier field of the SSCC data item, enter 00 or select it using the list of values.
7. In the Use Automatic Value field of the SSCC data item, select Fixed in the enumeration.
8. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Note: In this example the COUNT_PART process and the SSCC data item was used. The GS1 functionality have been implemented in all processes where it is useful and can be used to identify a lot of data items. One GS1 barcode can identify one or several data items in one scan. If a GS1 barcode contains several data elements, make sure that the FNC1 Separator that is separating the data elements is correctly configured on the Data Collection Configuration/General tab.

Configure the input order of the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. The top table displays the available data item IDs that can be entered in the scanning process.
5. Change the input order column for one of the data items and save. The order for the other data items is recalculated.
6. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure default values for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Enter a value in the Default Value field and save.
5. In the Use Fixed Value field, select Never in the enumeration.
6. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure fixed values for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Enter a value in the Fixed Value column for the data item that should have a fixed value.
5. In the Use Fixed Value field, select Always in the enumeration.
6. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Note: The Use Fixed Value field can also be set to When Applicable for a number of data items, serial number for example. If Use Fixed Value is set to When Applicable and Fixed Value is set to * for the serial number data item it means that * will be automatically committed in the scanning client for a non-serial-traced part.

Configure the hide functionality for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Set the Hide Line field to Always for the data item that should be hidden in the information table of the scanning client.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Note: The Hide Line field can also be set to When Fixed Value. This setting only applies when the Use Fixed Value is set to When Applicable. Then the data item is hidden in the information table of the scanning client only the When Applicable feature applies the fixed value.

Configure the Hide All Previous functionality for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Select the Hide All Previous check box. This will hide all previous data items and item details (except the ones added to the previous data item) in the information table of the scanning client.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure using automatic values for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. In the Use Automatic Value field for the data item that should use an automatic value, select Fixed in the enumeration.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure the list of values for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Click the Items tab.
3. In the List of Values field, select any of the values in the enumeration; On, Off, Forced, or Auto Pick.
4. Save.

Configure the subsequent data item ID for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. For the data item that should keep the entered data between the sessions, enter the subsequent data item ID where the data should be displayed as default.
5. Change the Use Subsequent Value to fixed for the corresponding data item ID.
6. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure loop start for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Select the Loop Start check box for the data item that should be the loop start.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure loop end for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Select the Loop End check box for the data item that should be the loop end.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure the camera-enabled for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Items tab.
4. Select the Camera-Enabled check box.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure the item detail ID for the data items in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Click the Items tab.
3. Select the data item that should have a data item detail ID.
4. Create a new record in the lower table and select a data item detail ID from the list of values.
5. Save.

Configure the subsequent process ID and configuration ID for the process configuration in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Click the Process Completion Action list and select Create New Session.
5. In the Subsequent Process ID and Subsequent Configuration ID fields, enter the process configuration that should be started directly after the selected one is completed in the scanning client.
6. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure scanner client settings for the process configuration in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Select the Enable Media Pane check box to enable media to be shown in the scanning client.
5. Enter the column width for the left column in the scanning client table by entering the amount of pixels in the Data Item Description Column Width field.
6. Configure the input description font size by entering the size in the Font Size field.
7. Configure the input font size by entering the size in the Input Field Font Size field.
8. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure the scanning session lifespan for the process configuration in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the General tab.
4. In the Remove Active or Parked Sessions Older Than and Remove Completed Sessions Older Than fields, enter the number of days that sessions should be kept in the database before being deleted by the scheduled task Remove Data Capture Sessions.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure process specific details for the process configuration in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Details tab.
4. Select the Enabled check box for the process specific detail that should be enabled.
5. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.

Configure subsequent process details in the Data Collection Configuration window.

1. Either populate or query for the process configuration.
2. Right-click and then click Edit to change the status to Editable.
3. Click the Details tab.
4. Enter a value in Subsequent Control Data Item ID field. This is the data item that will control the subsequent processes.
5. Click the Subsequent Process Details tab.
6. Enter the data item values and the subsequent processes and configurations in the upper part of the tab.
7. Enter the related data item and subsequent data item in the lower part of the window.
8. Save. Right-click and then click Release to change the status to Released.