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This section describes each of the components in detail and explains the importing process.

The only way to configure XYZ-related data elements in ProTrack Warehouse is by building an import file, and importing the elements one at a time. This section refers to the spreadsheet, "SOP for XYZ Importing.xls". This is the official document containing import templates for each XYZ component. Each tab of the workbook must be completed prior to importing the data elements.

Coordinate System Origin - Coordinate values cannot be negative, thus the origin should be set with large enough to allow floors to grow in any direction. For example, the origin could be treated as (1000, 1000). When viewing a facility's layout in ProTrack Warehouse using the Facility Layout Java applet, the coordinate system axes are orientated such that the x-axis points to the right and the y-axis points downward. In other words, the x-coordinates ascend as you move to the right and the y-coordinates ascend as you move downward.

Location Data Element Naming Conventions - It is recommended that the following naming conventions be followed to so that the user easily knows where the data element is located on the Facility Layout.

Data Element

Naming Convention

Naming Convention Example

Comment

Facility

FAC

DC1

Facility ID must match EXACTLY what is configured in ProTrack Warehouse and being sent in the WMS extraction file.

Floor

FAC-FLR

DC1-FLR1

 

Aisle Path

FAC-FLR-AISLE

DC1-FLR1-04A

When two or more Aisle Paths are needed for a single rack (i.e. due to a non-passable barriers such as a security cage fence), append lowercase letters to the AISLE element.

Segment

FAC-FLR-AISLE-1

DC1-FLR1-04A-1

The '-1' suffix increments ('-2', '-3', etc.) with additional Segments on a single Aisle Path.

Location

FAC-LOC

DC1-032457

Must match the 'To Location' field EXACTLY being sent in the WMS extraction file.

Travel Path

FAC-FLR1-FLR2-1

DC1-FLR1-FLR2-1

 

Table 35. Naming Conventions


Floor

A floor is the lowest level component of XYZ mapping. A facility can have multiple floors, which may or may not represent various actual floors in the warehouse. Floors can be used for this purpose (such as in mezzanine areas), or they may be used to simply divide a large single floor into multiple smaller sections. Any component added to the floor should be inside the floor.

Please refer to the Floor tab of the current "SOP for XYZ Importing" Excel spreadsheet.

Floor ID

Floor Name

Description

Start X

Start Y

End X

End Y

Width

Facility ID

1-FLR1

1-FLR1

Chicago - First floor

4000

2500

8000

5000

4000

1

2-FLR1

2-FLR1

Joliet - First floor

2000

2000

6600

5000

4600

2

Table 36. Floor Example

Info

  • Commas ( , ) are not allowed in description fields for any .csv import file, as ProTrack Warehouse will treat the comma as a field separator and the file will error out.


Field

Description

Floor Name

Name of the floor.

Start X

X value of the start co-ordinate of the floor.

Start Y

Y value of the start co-ordinate of the floor.

End X

X value of the end co-ordinate of the floor. This value should be equal to start X.

End Y

Y value of the end co-ordinate of the floor.

Height

This is for future development, and thus not currently available in this version of ProTrack Warehouse.

Width

Width of the floor.

Description

Description of the floor.

Table 37. Floor Field Descriptions

To view a floor in ProTrack Warehouse:

  1. Access the Facility Layout screen, and click .
  2. Select the facility name from the Facility list and floor name from the Floor list and click . The selected floor will be displayed.


    Fig.189 Facility Layout Viewer - Floor


Aisle Paths

An Aisle Path is a passable travel space over which equipment or people travel. An Aisle path resides on a floor and may have Segments around it. Nodes are created on the Aisle Path, at its intersections and end points. Multiple Aisle Paths can intersect.

Please refer to the Aisle Path tab of the current "SOP for XYZ Importing" Excel spreadsheet.

Aisle ID

Aisle Name

Start X

Start Y

End X

End Y

Floor ID

Numbering Direction

Numbering Scheme

Travel Rule

path_access_rule

1-FLR1-100

1-FLR1-100

4200

2800

4300

2800

1-FLR1

ALT_LR_ES

DUB_INC

DIRECT

BD

1-FLR1-101

1-FLR1-101

4200

3000

4300

3000

1-FLR1

ALT_LR_ES

DUB_INC

DIRECT

BD

1-FLR1-102

1-FLR1-102

4200

2800

4200

3000

1-FLR1

ALT_LR_ES

DUB_INC

DIRECT

BD

1-FLR1-103

1-FLR1-103

4250

2800

4250

3000

1-FLR1

ALT_LR_ES

DUB_INC

DIRECT

BD

1-FLR1-104

1-FLR1-104

4300

2800

4300

2900

1-FLR1

ALT_LR_ES

DUB_INC

DIRECT

BD

1-FLR1-104a

1-FLR1-104a

4300

2910

4300

3000

1-FLR1

ALT_LR_ES

DUB_INC

DIRECT

BD

Table 38. Aisle Path Examples

Field

Description

Path ID

ID of the aisle path.

Path Name

Name of the aisle path.

Start X

X value of the start co-ordinate of the aisle path.

Start Y

Y value of the start co-ordinate of the aisle path.

End X

X value of the end co-ordinate of the aisle path.

End Y

Y value of the end co-ordinate of the aisle path.

Numbering Direction

This is for future development, and thus not currently available in this version of ProTrack Warehouse. This is a mandatory field, so populate with the default value from the table above.

Numbering Scheme

This is for future development, and thus not currently available in this version of ProTrack Warehouse. This is a mandatory field, so populate with the default value from the table above.

Travel Rule

This is for future development, and thus not currently available in this version of ProTrack Warehouse. This is a mandatory field, so populate with the default value from the table above.

path_access_rule

This is for future development, and thus not currently available in this version of ProTrack Warehouse. This is a mandatory field, so populate with the default value from the table above.

Table 39. Aisle Path Field Descriptions

Tips

  • Aisle Path name and ID are recommended to be the same.
  • Aisle Paths 1-FLR1-104 and 1-FLR1-104a should be two Aisle Paths as they are divided by a non-passable fence, even though they are both vertical Aisle Paths with the same X coordinates.
  • Aisle Paths must be configured at 90-degree angles. Two aisle paths cannot converge at a single point and both be horizontal or both be vertical. In these cases, the two should just be treated as one Aisle Path.
  • Aisle Paths cannot be built on the edge of a Floor, so make sure the Floor is larger than the location of the Aisle Paths.


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