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  • View Supermarkets

View Supermarkets

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The Supermarkets view is opened with mdm_edit_icon. In the Supermarkets view, the supermarket and its components (modules, lanes and unit loads) can be configured and planned.

There are four areas in the Supermarkets view:

  • Header Supermarkets view
    Refreshing the view, filtering by unit load, customizing the 3D view

  • Graphical representation
    Graphical view of the supermarket and its components

  • Inventory area
    Information on stocks, error messages

  • Configuration Area
    Configuration and planning of the supermarket and its components

Header Supermarkets view

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Element Description

<Supermarket> refresh

Refresh supermarket view.

Unit loads search

  • Filter by a unit load ID, a unit load type, a material number, a material description, or by PanelIdsList (ID of the unit load contents).

The unit load entered in the search is highlighted in light blue.

checkbox-default or checkbox-default-checked Live update

Activate or deactivate live update.

checkbox-default or checkbox-default-checked Display unit loads

Show or hide unit loads in the 3D view.

Loading side or Unloading side

Select the perspectives of the 3D view:

  • Loading side

  • Removal side

Frontal or bird’s eye view

Select the perspectives of the 3D view:

  • Frontal
    view of the loading or unloading side

  • Bird’s eye view
    View from above

Graphical representation

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The graphic representation shows the supermarket with all modules, lanes/storage locations and unit loads.

A supermarket consists of any number of modules. Modules of the Shelf module type consist of any number of levels. The levels contain any number of lanes. Modules of the Surface module type consist of one level. The level contains any number of lanes or storage locations.

Creating a Module

The representation of lanes and storage locations is identical. The 3D view is described below using the lane.

The graphic display view can be customized with the following buttons:

Button Description

zoom-in-and-out

Zoom in or out.

Alternatively: Move the mouse wheel.

fullscreen

Switch to full-screen display.

fullscreen-exit

Exit full-screen display.

Alternatively: Press the [ESC] key.

The view or the section of the supermarket can be moved: To do this, place the mouse pointer in the required area and move the view or section by holding down the left mouse button.

Information about unit loads and planning is displayed on the lanes:

  • The lane shows the Kanban ID of the unit load.

  • The number on the lane shows the current stock of unit loads.

  • White up arrow indicates that the maximum stock has been exceeded.

  • White down arrow indicates that the minimum stock has not been reached.

  • The green line on the lane indicates the lane that is currently being filled.

Color of the lanes and storage locations

Color Description

Gray

There are no lane messages.

Blue

The lane has been selected.

Disconnect from the physical supermarket — Troubleshooting mode: Disabled

Red

Error message

There is an error on the lane. To view the error message in the stock area in the Errors tab, click the red lane.

Inventory area

Color of the unit loads

Color Description

Transparent blue

The unit load contains residual quantities.

Blue

The unit load is filled.

Light blue

The unit load has been selected.

Gray

Reserved space for a specific unit load. The space cannot be occupied by other unit loads. To see the transport order number, Kanban ID, material, and number of parts in the unit load in the configuration area, click the gray unit load.

Yellow

Warning

Unknown carrier. To view the warning in the stock area in the Errors tab, click the yellow unit load.

Inventory area

Entry deadline: Unit load expiration date‑Threshold value (days) warning

has been reached.

Red

Error message

Unit load was stored in the wrong lane. To view the error message in the stock area in the Errors tab, click the red unit load.

Inventory area

Entry deadline: Unit load expiration date‑Threshold value (days) error has been reached.

Inventory area

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In the stock area, all information about the stored material in the supermarket is displayed under the tabs.

Element Description

down or forward-right

Expand or retract the detailed view.

watch-on

In the 3D view, display lanes or unit loads in the bird’s eye view and highlight them in light blue.

delete

Delete row.

Current stock tab

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All materials, their unit loads and their number are listed in the Current stock tab. The detailed view shows the individual unit loads and their quantity.

Reservations tab

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All active reservations in a supermarket are displayed in the Reservations tab. The following details for each reservation are shown:

Element Description

Lane

The lane of the reservation

Reservation type

Pick or put reservation

Reservation specifier

  • For specific reservations: Id kind (EPCUriString, EPCBinaryHex, KanbanId, UnitLoadInfoId) followed by the Id is shown.

  • For unspecific reservation: Material number or Unit Load Type

Transport order ID

ID of the related transport order the reservation belongs to

Expiry date

Expiration date and time of the reservation

The reservation can be selected or deleted by clicking on the icons on the right hand side.

Errors tab

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The Errors tab lists error messages for the supermarket. An error message consists of an error type and an error description. The error messages can include the lane, storage location, material number, and Kanban ID.

Error messages can be deleted with delete. To delete multiple error messages at the same time, activate the checkboxes of the error messages and remove them in the header with delete.

Before deleting an error message, verify that the error has been corrected. If an error has not been corrected, it will not be shown again after deletion and it is therefore not processed.

Kanban control cycles tab

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The Kanban control cycles tab lists the materials and their description. For each material, the specified minimum stock, the current stock, the maximum stock and the number of parts per container (PPCs) are displayed. The detailed view shows the lane or storage location where the material is stored with the current material stock and its position.

Material tab

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The Material tab lists the materials with their description and current stock. The detailed view shows the lane or storage location where the material is stored current stock.

Configuration Area

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The configuration area is used to configure the supermarket and its components. The display depends on the selection in the 3D view:

  • Supermarket
    No element is selected in the 3D view (click in the black area).
    Overview: Supermarket Configuration Area

  • Module
    A module is selected in the 3D view.
    Overview: Module Configuration Area

  • Lane or Storage location
    A lane or a storage location is selected in the 3D view.
    Overview: Lane/Storage Location Configuration Area

  • Unit loads
    A unit load is selected in the 3D view.
    Overview: Unit load details

Overview: Supermarket Configuration Area

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The supermarket configuration has identical effects on lanes and storage areas. The functions of the text boxes and drop-down lists are described below for the lane as an example.
Element Description

Name

Name of the supermarket

Configuration type

Assign a supermarket to a configuration type.

The drop-down list contains the following configuration types:

  • Classic
    The associate has an RFID reader or barcode reader for material identification.

    When the material is read, the target lane is green in the 3D view. The material is booked to the target lane in the Nexeed Industrial Application System. Whether the material has been placed in the correct lane is not checked.

    The material can be booked out with a mobile reader or a permanently installed reader. To do this, remove the material and read the Kanban card with the reader. The Nexeed Industrial Application System books the material out.

  • Semi-intelligent
    The associate has an RFID reader or barcode reader for material identification. An RFID tag or a barcode in GLN (global location number) format is attached to each lane in the supermarket for unique identification of the lanes.

    When storing the material on a lane, both the material and the storage location are identified. In the Nexeed Industrial Application System, the material is booked to the lane based on this booking information. If the storage process was carried out correctly, the unit load is blue in the 3D view. If the storage process was carried out incorrectly, the unit load is red. If a red unit load is selected in the 3D view, the error message is displayed.

  • Intelligent with integrated RFID
    The intelligent supermarket has integrated RFID technology. Each supermarket and each lane has its own RFID component, as well as other sensor technology to detect stock.

    The material is placed on a physical lane. If the material is planned for this lane, the Nexeed Industrial Application System gives approval for the lane to be run in. If the lane is not intended for this material, the material is not released or will be booked incorrectly.

    The material can be booked out with a reader or automatically via the supermarket in the Nexeed Industrial Application System.

  • Intelligent with mobile RFID
    The associate carries a mobile reader with which they scan a barcode or RFID tag and log on to the supermarket. Each supermarket is equipped with a supplementary equipment set.

    When the material is read in, a green LED lights up on the lane where the material is planned. After storing the material on the correct lane, the LED flashes green three times. The Nexeed Industrial Application System books the material on the lane in the 3D view and displays the unit load in blue. After the material has been stored on the wrong lane the LED on the wrong lane lights up red, and on the correct lane lights up green. The material can be removed from the wrong lane and stored in the correct lane. If the material is left on the wrong lane, the Nexeed Industrial Application System will book in the material on the wrong lane.

    The material can be booked out with a reader or automatically via the supermarket in the Nexeed Industrial Application System.

Description

Description of the supermarket

Organization unit

Description of the organization, e.g. plant or area

Production service area

Description of the production unit, e.g. production service area (PSA)

Location

Define the Building , Hall and Station through which the supermarket can be supplied.

SAP booking

  • SAP module
    Name of the SAP module

  • SAP goods receipt booking

    • checkbox-default-checked If a unit load is stored in the supermarket, the associated Kanban card is set to full in SAP.

    • checkbox-default No goods receipt bookings in SAP

    • Delay time (s)
      Time delay until SAP goods receipt booking. Within this time, stored unit loads can be removed from the supermarket again, e.g. in the case of an incorrect storage of a unit load. At the end of this period, SAP goods receipt booking takes place.

  • SAP goods issue booking

    • checkbox-default-checked If a unit load is removed from the supermarket, the associated Kanban card is set to empty in SAP.

    • checkbox-default No goods issue bookings in SAP

    • Delay time (s)
      Time delay until SAP goods issue booking. Within this time period, removed unit loads can be returned to the supermarket, for example in the event of a unit load being removed incorrectly. At the end of this period, SAP goods issue booking takes place.

  • Communication interface

    • Communication via Crosstalk

    • SAP web service

Consumption control message

  • checkbox-default-checked or checkbox-default Notification of posting
    After a unit load has been posted, either a message is sent to consumption control or no message is sent.

  • or Notification of removalAfter a unit load has been removed, either a message is sent to consumption control or no message is sent.

Check in (GIAI tag)

Associates equipped with an RFID reader on their wrist can log in to the supermarket as soon as they begin work there. Using the RFID reader, the associate scans a GIAI tag, which is located at the corresponding positions (filling and removal side) of the supermarket. This makes it possible to tell where the unit loads are to be stored at any time.

  • Filling side ID
    Enter or scan the ID to log into the filling side of the supermarket.

  • Removal side ID
    Enter or scan the ID to log into the removal side of the supermarket.

  • Returned unit load ID
    If a unit load is removed from a lane and then is to be returned, enter the unit load ID here or scan it.

    To find out how to properly return a unit load, consult the extended supermarket configuration ( Strategy for returning unit loads).

Extended configuration

  • Stock change via user interface

    • checkbox-default-checked Unit loads can additionally be booked in and out via the Nexeed Industrial System.

    • checkbox-default Unit loads cannot be booked in and out via the Nexeed Industrial System.

  • Display 'Unknown unit loads' error

    • checkbox-default-checked Unidentified unit loads are colored yellow in the 3D view and listed in the Errors tab.

    • checkbox-default Unidentified unit loads are not visually highlighted in the 3D view.

  • Display the time stamp of unit loads

    • checkbox-default-checked The time stamp of the booking (date and time) is displayed next to the 3D view if a unit load is selected.

    • checkbox-default The time stamp of the booking is not displayed when a unit load is selected.

  • Visualize target lane
    Only for configuration types Semi-intelligent and Intelligent with mobile RFID .

    • checkbox-default-checked When reading the RFID tag on the filling side of a physical module, the lane flashes to visually indicate to the associate where the unit load is to be stored.

    • checkbox-default When filling a physical module, there is no visual indication as to which lane the unit load is to be stored on.

  • Storage strategy
    The filling process takes place from left to right. The removal process also depends on the selected storage strategy (removal process). For storage strategy (removal process), continue with Overview: Module Configuration Area and Overview: Lane/Storage Location Configuration Area.

    • Area-optimized : In the case of a new storage order, a check is first made as to whether the lane last filled still has capacity. When this lane is full, the first lane in the module will be checked in sequence to determine which lane has a free space. Free capacities on already occupied lanes are preferred. Example: Storage placement last took place at lane no. 2. For subsequent storage placement, lane no. 2 is first checked for capacity. If it is full, the lane check is continued in sequence, starting at lane no. 1.

    • Sequence-based : In the case of a new storage order, a check is first made as to whether the lane last filled still has capacity. If this lane is full, checking continues in the established sequence. Free capacity in preceding lanes is not taken into account.

      Example: Storage placement last took place at lane no. 2. For subsequent storage placement, lane no. 2 is first checked for capacity. If it is full, the lane check is continued in sequence, starting at lane no. 3.

  • Strategy for returning unit loads
    If a unit load is removed from a lane and then is to be returned, there are two strategies for completing the return:

    • Default
      The unit load must be returned to the same position it was removed from.

    • Use new lane
      The unit load must be placed on a new lane on the filling side.

  • Unit load expiration date warning limit (days)
    Specify the number of days from which an expiration date warning is to be issued. The unit load is displayed in yellow in the 3D view and listed as a warning in the Shelf life tab.

    Example: Warning limit = 10 days. In the 3D view, the unit load is displayed in yellow from 10 days before the expiration date.

  • Unit load expiration date error limit (days)
    Specify the number of days from when an expiration date error message is to be issued. The unit load is displayed in red in the 3D view and listed as an error in the Shelf life tab.

    Example: Error limit = 5. In the 3D view, the unit load is displayed in red 5 days before the expiration date.

  • Unit load scan format
    Specify the format of the code on the unit load that the reader or scanner will read. For example, a unit load scan format can be configured so that the scanner reads only the last 10 characters of the code string.

    The reader or scanner accesses this information.
    Scanner

    Customer-specific unit load scan formats can be configured via the service.

    • Default
      If the Default unit load scan format is selected, the entire code character string is read by the scanner.

Adding a Module

Add a module to the supermarket.

Creating a Module

Stock Changes

Display stock changes in the supermarket.

Stock Changes

Stock Thresholds

Display stock thresholds

Stock Thresholds

Synchronize Kanban control cycles

Synchronize Kanban control cycles with SAP.

Synchronizing Kanban Control Cycles with SAP

Overview: Module Configuration Area

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Element Description

Name

Name of the module

Horizontal position

Horizontal position of the module from left to right (starting from the filling side)

If the position 1 is entered for the new module and there is already a module in the supermarket, the new module is placed to the left of the existing module.
If the position 2 is entered for the new module and there is already a module in the supermarket, the new module is placed to the right of the existing module.

Vertical position

Vertical position of the module from bottom to top

Different module types can be stacked on top of one another.

Storage strategy

Procedure for removal from the module

The storage strategy of the module also depends on the storage strategy of the supermarket (filling process).
Overview: Supermarket Configuration Area

  • FIFO
    (first in – first out) The unit load of a lane that was stored first must be removed first. The unit loads are moved in and out of stock at different positions.

  • LIFO
    (last in – first out) The unit load of a lane that was stored last must be removed first. The unit loads are moved in and out at the same position.

  • Optional
    Unit loads can be moved in and out of stock independently of their position.

Numbering alignment

Can only be selected for the Shelf module (KLT) module type.

  • Top left
    The lanes are numbered from the top row of the module downward and from left to right in each row.

  • Bottom leftThe lanes are numbered from the bottom row of the module upward and from left to right in each row.

Adding a Module

Add a module to the supermarket.

Creating a Module

Deleting a Module

Delete the module from the supermarket.

A module can only be deleted if no unit loads have been booked in.

Deleting a Module

Reset module stock

Delete all unit loads and materials for a module.

Resetting Module or Lane Stock

Overview: Lane/Storage Location Configuration Area

Modules with shelf module type consist of any number of levels with any number of lanes. Modules with a surface module type consist of one level with any number of lanes or storage locations.

The configuration area of a lane and a storage location is identical. The configuration area is described below, using the lane as an example.

There are two tabs in the Lane configuration area:

  • Details
    Planning of the lane (assignment of the unit loads, troubleshooting)

  • Configuration
    Configuration of the lane (unit loads, visual tags)

Before editing the details, the lane must be configured as the definition of the unit load types essential for the assignment mode.

Lane configuration area, tab details

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Element Description

Name

Name of the lane

The name is made up as follows:

<Name Supermarkt>.<Name Modul>.<Name Ebene*>.<Name Bahn**>

  • counted from the top, ** counted from the right

Current stock

Number of unit loads on the lane

Material number

Material number of the unit loads on the lane

Assign a Kanban control cycle to the material with mdm_edit_icon.

Defining Rules for Booking Load Units In and Out

Assignment mode

Procedure for assigning unit loads to the lane

  • Control cycle static
    Static assignment of a material to the lane

    Only the specified material number can be booked in. The material number must be contained in the Kanban control cycle assigned to the supermarket.

  • Control cycle dynamic
    Dynamic assignment of materials to the lane

    All material numbers can be booked in if they are contained in a Kanban control cycle that is assigned to the supermarket. As soon as a unit load of a material is booked in on the lane, the lane is only used for that material.

  • Material static
    Static assignment of a material to the lane

    Only the specified material number from the Nexeed Industrial Application System can be booked in.

  • Material dynamic
    Dynamic assignment of materials to the lane

    All material numbers from the Nexeed Industrial Application System can be booked in. As soon as a unit load of a material is booked in on the lane, the lane is only used for that material.

  • Unlimited
    Flexible assignment

    Materials can be mixed. All material numbers can be booked in if they are assigned to a unit load type assigned to the lane.

  • Empties
    Assignment of empty unit loads to the lane

    Only empty unit loads can be booked.

Defining Rules for Booking Load Units In and Out

Description

Any text input. Issued as an ESL (electronic shelf label) tag on the item label of the material.

checkbox-default or checkbox-default-checked Block removal

Unit loads can or cannot be removed and booked out.

Blocking Booking In and Out

checkbox-default or checkbox-default-checked Block insertion

Unit loads can or cannot be moved into stock and booked in.

Blocking Booking In and Out

Re-set stock

Delete all unit loads and materials of a lane.

Resetting Module or Lane Stock

Booking in a Load Unit

Book unit load in on the lane.

Booking in a Load Unit

Lane configuration area, configuration tab

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Element Description

Unit load types add_black

Add a unit load type to the lane.

Assigning unit load types to a lane or storage location ensures that only permissible unit loads can be stored in the physical supermarket on the lane or the storage location.

Adding a Lane or Storage Location

Unit load type

Compatible unit load type of the lane

  • Unit load type
    Name of the unit load type

  • Orientation
    Orientation of the unit load in the lane

    • Long side

    • Short side

    • Stacked

  • Capacity
    Enter the maximum number of unit loads of the unit load type that may be stored (physically) on the lane

  • delete : Remove unit load type assignment.

If multiple unit loads are assigned to the lane, and if no unit loads are booked in on the lane, use switch-checked to activate the unit load type.

Visual tag ID (removal)

Identification number of the visual tag for the removal side

Visual tag ID (filling)

Identification number of the visual tag for the removal side

Removal tag ID (GLN)

Identification number of the removal tag in GLN format

Filling tag ID (GLN)

Identification number of the filling tag in GLN format

Add new lane

Add a new lane to the right of the highlighted lane.

Adding a Lane or Storage Location

Delete lane

Delete lane from the module.

Deleting a Lane or Storage Location

Copy configuration

Apply the configuration of the lane for the entire module.

Copying a Lane or Storage Location Configuration

Overview: Unit load details

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Element Description

Material number

Material number of the material assigned to the unit load

Quantity

Number of unit loads on the lane

Reservation type

Pick or put reservation

Reservation specifier

For specific reservations: Id kind (EPCUriString, EPCBinaryHex, KanbanId, UnitLoadInfoId) followed by the Id is shown. For unspecific reservations the material number or unit load type.

Transport order ID

ID of the related transport order the reservation belongs to

Expiry date

Expiration date and time of the reservation

More details

Details of the material

Delete a unit load

Remove the assignment of the unit load to the lane.

Removing or Deleting Load Units

Remove a unit load

Remove the unit load from the lane.

Removing or Deleting Load Units

Delete a reservation

Delete a reservation.

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