General settings
This page describes the system-wide settings of oneGRID and what each setting does. Changing them requires the General settings permission.
General settings apply to the whole organization. Changes affect all storages and all users immediately.
Where to find it
- Open Management > General settings.
Settings reference
The following settings are available:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Picking policy | Start when completable — a work order can only be started when all its positions are in stock. Start when stock are missing — orders can also be started when stock is missing. |
| Tracking containers | Enables container tracking. When enabled, containers can be placed, identified, and recycled, and cart locations can carry containers. |
| Require container assignment | Sub-option of container tracking: a container must be assigned before picking can start. |
| Lot number tracking | When enabled, picking list positions carry a lot number, operators scan lot numbers during picking, and a Lot number field appears when placing — see Create a work order. |
| Work orders not assigned to storage | Controls whether such orders always appear in the work order lists or can only be started by scanning. |
| Error messages | When enabled, oneGRID reports an error in a dialog that has to be confirmed with Ok, instead of a message that disappears on its own — see Error messages. Disabled by default. |
Error messages
With Error messages enabled, every error is shown in an Error dialog in the middle of the screen, for every user of your organization:
- Everything behind the dialog is blocked until the error is acknowledged — clicks, keyboard input, and scans all go nowhere.
- Only the Ok button closes the dialog. Escape does not close it, and the Enter that a scanner sends at the end of each scan cannot dismiss it, so an operator scanning quickly cannot skip an error by accident.
- When a connected system sends its own explanation of a failure, the dialog shows it under the message, after Additional details:.
- The same error reported again while its dialog is still open does not open a second dialog.
Success, warning, and information messages are not affected — they still disappear on their own. With the setting disabled, errors appear as messages that disappear on their own, as before.
oneGRID reads this setting when a user's session starts. The change applies at once to your own session; other users get it the next time they open oneGRID or reload the page.
Change the configuration
- Open Management > General settings.
- Change the setting. oneGRID confirms the change with a message.
Effects and dependencies
- Container tracking enables the Container option in Place items and containers and container handling in Pick with a PickCart.
- Lot number tracking adds the Lot number field in Create a work order and in Place items and containers, and opens the Scan lot number dialog during picking when a location holds stock with lot numbers.