Comments on: Magento: Doesn't Work Well For Warehouse Processing http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:49:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: moogento http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-446 moogento Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:29:55 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-446 That's a great idea - do you know the legality behind printing your own? Would you need a scan of the form, or just text? Also practically would your customer be using an integrated packing sheet, with the sticker at the base, and if so, where do they print the Shipping label? I've seen dual-sticker integrated sheets, which we currently have the shipping address in one, and the return address in the other. I guess it would be easy enough to print a sheet of return addresses, and include the customs info in the other one. They need item names (or type?), numbers, and values right? What happens if there is a large number of items - can they be 'summed up'? I guess the usual customs form is a set size, so should be able to. Thanks! That’s a great idea – do you know the legality behind printing your own? Would you need a scan of the form, or just text?

Also practically would your customer be using an integrated packing sheet, with the sticker at the base, and if so, where do they print the Shipping label?

I’ve seen dual-sticker integrated sheets, which we currently have the shipping address in one, and the return address in the other. I guess it would be easy enough to print a sheet of return addresses, and include the customs info in the other one. They need item names (or type?), numbers, and values right?
What happens if there is a large number of items – can they be ‘summed up’? I guess the usual customs form is a set size, so should be able to.

Thanks!

]]> By: Moogento http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-442 Moogento Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:20:25 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-442 Hi, we've just made an extension for Magento which covers all the points mentioned here. <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/moomoo/extension/3871/moogento_pickpack" rel="nofollow">Magento Pick List</a> It has 2 types of Pick List, one separated by order ID, one combined by SKU. It also has simplified packing sheets... Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions. Hi, we’ve just made an extension for Magento which covers all the points mentioned here.

Magento Pick List

It has 2 types of Pick List, one separated by order ID, one combined by SKU. It also has simplified packing sheets…

Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions.

]]> By: Josh Pratt http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-355 Josh Pratt Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:49:43 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-355 Chadd, I haven't actually checked this in 1.4, but my assumption is that it hasn't changed. I too have worked with people who really want to be able to print out a pick list. Unfortunately, Magento requires you to complete and invoice and a shipment before you can do that. I am quite surprised that Magento hasn't accounted for this yet. There are many people that just want to be able to change the status of orders and print out a shipment list without having to walk through the whole fulfilment process of creating invoices and shipments. You would think by now that there would be a config option to change that by now... Hopefully soon. Chadd,

I haven’t actually checked this in 1.4, but my assumption is that it hasn’t changed. I too have worked with people who really want to be able to print out a pick list. Unfortunately, Magento requires you to complete and invoice and a shipment before you can do that.

I am quite surprised that Magento hasn’t accounted for this yet. There are many people that just want to be able to change the status of orders and print out a shipment list without having to walk through the whole fulfilment process of creating invoices and shipments. You would think by now that there would be a config option to change that by now… Hopefully soon.

]]> By: Chadd http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-354 Chadd Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:31:23 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-354 I wonder if ver 1.4 has made progress on this? I am just now setting up a new client, and looking to use magento. At my day job (manufacturing company with large warehouse) we use a pick list. This can be printed out independently of a packing list. Just adding my thoughts to this process. I wonder if ver 1.4 has made progress on this? I am just now setting up a new client, and looking to use magento. At my day job (manufacturing company with large warehouse) we use a pick list. This can be printed out independently of a packing list. Just adding my thoughts to this process.

]]> By: Chris http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-353 Chris Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:37:12 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-353 This is an issue coming up for my client as well (including many other pesky issues). Their usual process is to print the packing slip, fill the order, and then complete the order. Sometimes they find that changes need to be made to the order, but if they print out the packing slip, all they can do is add products, they can't edit or remove products. The only suggestion I've got is for them to make screen prints, which is a terrible work around. Magento won't support us, even if we offer to pay for the support unless we spend $11k per year on the Enterprise version, and then pay for support on top of that! Why on earth would I pay $11k for software that I am losing confidence in on a daily basis?! Magento is at the top of everyone's list for ecommerce platforms, but every day I find yet another bug or weird piece of logic that I don't see in ANY other CMS. I'm embarrassed that I suggested this system. Sorry for the rant, but this system has cause a lot of needless problems. This is an issue coming up for my client as well (including many other pesky issues). Their usual process is to print the packing slip, fill the order, and then complete the order. Sometimes they find that changes need to be made to the order, but if they print out the packing slip, all they can do is add products, they can’t edit or remove products. The only suggestion I’ve got is for them to make screen prints, which is a terrible work around.

Magento won’t support us, even if we offer to pay for the support unless we spend $11k per year on the Enterprise version, and then pay for support on top of that! Why on earth would I pay $11k for software that I am losing confidence in on a daily basis?! Magento is at the top of everyone’s list for ecommerce platforms, but every day I find yet another bug or weird piece of logic that I don’t see in ANY other CMS. I’m embarrassed that I suggested this system.

Sorry for the rant, but this system has cause a lot of needless problems.

]]> By: Penny Magas http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-352 Penny Magas Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:11:26 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-352 Hi, all! I'm a small retailer now, but I've worked in lots of environments and it's pretty typical to use the Packing Slip to pull the items and prepare the shipment. It generally accompanies the shipment, as well - which means it needs to be included with products, weighed and labelled before it actually ships. So, yes, it is an issue/ Mila's idea is a great workaround that I'll probably use. But it seems to me that in the Reports area, you ought to be able to 'batch' print all of the new orders or all of the open orders. (A way to choose which orders would be nice as well.) Magento is great - I'm just getting started with it However I suspect that the folks who designed it haven't handled the flow in a retail or manufacturing environment. Please don't take that as criticism - we all have different ways of looking at processes and if someone hasn't been in that environment, they can't know. I'd be interested to find out if this change could be made. I have enough coding skills to be dangerous but I have worked in several environments and would be willing to assist in looking at the flow of information, paperwork and product. Hi, all! I’m a small retailer now, but I’ve worked in lots of environments and it’s pretty typical to use the Packing Slip to pull the items and prepare the shipment. It generally accompanies the shipment, as well – which means it needs to be included with products, weighed and labelled before it actually ships. So, yes, it is an issue/

Mila’s idea is a great workaround that I’ll probably use. But it seems to me that in the Reports area, you ought to be able to ‘batch’ print all of the new orders or all of the open orders. (A way to choose which orders would be nice as well.)

Magento is great – I’m just getting started with it However I suspect that the folks who designed it haven’t handled the flow in a retail or manufacturing environment. Please don’t take that as criticism – we all have different ways of looking at processes and if someone hasn’t been in that environment, they can’t know.

I’d be interested to find out if this change could be made. I have enough coding skills to be dangerous but I have worked in several environments and would be willing to assist in looking at the flow of information, paperwork and product.

]]> By: Jess http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-351 Jess Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:20:44 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-351 Hello Josh, have you had any movement on this? We are a warehouse shipping business that is thinking about moving to Magento but the packing slip issue is huge for us. We definitely use it to pull the order from the warehouse before we ship so if you would like any further info on how our process works to help you out, please feel free to contact me. Thanks very much for your time. Hello Josh, have you had any movement on this? We are a warehouse shipping business that is thinking about moving to Magento but the packing slip issue is huge for us. We definitely use it to pull the order from the warehouse before we ship so if you would like any further info on how our process works to help you out, please feel free to contact me. Thanks very much for your time.

]]> By: Mila http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-350 Mila Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:35 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-350 We need to print the orders, as well. What I've suggested our product people do is click on "Ship", then print the page LANDSCAPE. Everything fits very well that way, especially if you select the necessary part of the page (basically everything but the header), and "print selection" We need to print the orders, as well. What I’ve suggested our product people do is click on “Ship”, then print the page LANDSCAPE. Everything fits very well that way, especially if you select the necessary part of the page (basically everything but the header), and “print selection”

]]> By: Vinai http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-349 Vinai Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:56:42 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-349 This is, indeed, a Problem. I solved it by creating the invoice and the shipping, attached the pdf's to the email to the warehouse, and then *not* saving the invoices/shipping entities. This is, indeed, a Problem.
I solved it by creating the invoice and the shipping, attached the pdf’s to the email to the warehouse, and then *not* saving the invoices/shipping entities.

]]> By: Josh Pratt http://prattski.com/2009/10/15/magento-doesnt-work-well-for-warehouse-processing/#comment-348 Josh Pratt Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:30:10 +0000 http://devzone.pratthost.com/?p=349#comment-348 If I can figure something out, I will certainly be posting it. I haven't had to deal with your other issue that you talked about. If I can figure something out, I will certainly be posting it.

I haven’t had to deal with your other issue that you talked about.

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