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Lesson 25: Task Management

Seeing how tasks to accomplish activities aredefined and viewed


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Objectives

After completing this unit, you should be able to: Describe Activity Groups and Activity Codes

Define Tasks Types

Manage Task Exceptions

Access is restricted to NWCG System Admin and in some casesCache System Admin users.


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What is an Activity Group?

A system defined categorization of all the activities that support a

process in a Node

Highest level in the Task Management Hierarchy

Governs Putaway and Retrieval Preferences


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What is an Activity Code?

Represents a unique physical activity performed to support a

process in a warehouse


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The Task Management Framework

Provides the infrastructure to perform

specific physical activities in a

warehouse

Task Management configuration enables

you to set up your warehouse to:

Optimize node throughput

Maximize worker efficiency


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What is a Task?

A discrete unit of work performed in a warehouse

A single Task Request may result in the creation of

multiple tasks

Example:

Move 10 each of NFES 000010 from Loc A to Loc B

Can be dependent on one another

Can be batched together for efficient execution


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What is a Task Request?

Communicates the details of a task that needs to be performed

Can be initiated:

By business process modeling as part of a transaction in a

pipeline

Putaway Tasks are generated on closing a Receipt By authorized users including users external to the node

User generates a Move Request to move items to

the Quality Check location for Inspection



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What is a Summary Task?

-Grouping of related tasks that support completion of an activity

-Has attributes such as a non-summary task

-May be made up of other summary tasks and/or non-summarytasks



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What is a Task Type?

A configured code that represents a unique physical activity in a

node

Controls the creation and execution process of an activity

Task Type examples:

RF Putaway to Storage Paper Batched Putaway

to Storage

Order Pick



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Task Execution Exception

Occurs when a task cannot be executed as presented to the user

Can trigger:

Configured system defined processes to occur

Implementation specific service flow to occur

Example Exceptions: Material cannot be picked from suggested location

Material cannot be deposited in suggested location

Task is being skipped by User

Examples of System defined process:

Alternate Location Selection

Freeze Location

Hold Task



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Defining a Task Execution Exception



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View Task Detail



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Task Console



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Viewing Task Details



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Lesson 14 Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned:

The Task Management Framework is an infrastructure that

enables placement and monitoring of requests to perform

specific physical activities in a Node

A Task Type is a configured code that represents a unique

physical process in a Node

A Task Execution Exception occurs when a task cannot be

executed as presented to the user


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