Internal Routing Definition
There are two aspects to the definition of an internal routing:
• An internal routing is a list of steps that specify the path inventory should follow through the warehouse.
• An internal routing is the means by which you specify the properties for inventory transactions.
Note: Although you can also specify transaction properties for a work location group, it is important that you always specify the properties you require for inventory transactions as part of the internal routing.
You can specify internal routings that consist of a single step. Such an internal routing would represent a movement within the IRG, and would be used to specify the transaction properties, such as the options for making changes to the original transaction.
You could also create a simple internal routing with two steps, such as:
Each step has transaction properties specified, but only one transaction is present: the movement from the Receipt IRG to the Bulk IRG. In all such cases, the properties for the transaction are taken from the second step. A three-step internal routing has two transactions. The second step of the IR specifies the properties for the first transaction, and the third step specifies the properties for the second transaction.
You can have two identical steps in an internal routing. Use this to avoid creating any transaction but complete other tasks, such as printing a label.
Example: During work order receipt, you want to receive the pallets in the production area without moving them immediately. If you do not define any internal routing for these RCT-WO movements, a message “No internal routing could be found” is displayed at receipt. However, the result is the expected result: no transaction is created to move the pallet from the production area. To avoid the warning message, define two identical steps from PROD to PROD. This avoids any task creation and does not cause any warning message. However, print of a pallet ID is still possible, if set up in the second step of the internal routing.