Reassigning Hard-Assigned Tasks
The system assigns tasks for the selected order/pre-shipper/customer combination to one user only according to the settings in Task Assignment Maintenance (4.11.9). The tasks are viewable only by that user. You can restrict the number of tasks assigned to a user and re-sort tasks by editing the
whbpklx2.p sorting procedure. The sorting procedure is the default procedure in the Batch Picking Task Sort field in the
Local Exit Routine Setup (4.23.10).
You can edit whbpklx2.p to change the following default task-sorting order:
• Travel sequence
• Alphabetical order of location
• Task priority (descending, highest priority first)
Note: When determining the priority for tasks, the system looks at the task queue, priority, and sequence, respectively.
Additionally, since the whbpklx2.p program receives the current user ID parameter, you can use the sorting procedure to retrieve all tasks assigned to a user. Once retrieved, you can re-sort tasks and remove task assignments based on any logic. For example, you can re-sort tasks by weight rather than travel location so that pickers can place heavy items on the bottom of a pallet. You can add a lookup to the whbpklx2.p program so that warehouse staff can re-sort the tasks manually before starting to pick.