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Hi,
Does anyone have or know of a complete bar code system for Maximo inventory?
The system should print bar code labels for each individual item and then have a scanner to charge the items to work orders or otherwise issue the items.
Sort of like a grocery store checkout system.
Thanks,
Dave Bone
Not sure if this helps or not, but I'll tell you what I'm working on in that direction. . .
One of the group members here (can't find his name right now or I'd definitely give him credit for it) gave me a report (Actuate, since we're on 6.2.6) that we run when something is received. Each "page" is the size of the label it will print out. We bought a fairly inexpensive label printer ($50-ish) and label rolls.
When items are received, the Receiving worker then runs the report. It asks him for a date parameter (or maybe you could use a packing slip number; we use a date parameter that Maximo uses a >= QBE prepend with). So let's say you have an order you placed a month ago. Some items came in a few weeks ago. Receiving person ran the report and created the labels at that time. Now the rest of the order arrives. Since I just want the labels for the items that arrived today, he enters today's date for the parameter and only gets the labels for this shipment.
The label has the item number in barcode and human-readable; a few lines of the item description; and the "destination" -- if it is for stock it prints out the warehouse name and the default bin; if it is for a work order it prints out the wonum, wo description, and wo location description.
The report is designed to generate labels according to order quantities. So say we ordered something that comes 10 per box. If the PO stated we ordered 1 - box of 10, then it will create 1 label. If you want 10 labels, then you print that page 10 times. If the PO had said we ordered 10 - each, then the report creates 10 labels. If you just want 1 label on the outer carton, just print 1 page instead of all pages.
The difficulty in our setup is we don't have all the parts in Item Master/Inventory yet. I've got nearly 35,000 items in there, but that's just scratching the surface. It won't be completely useful unless there is an itemnum for it.
Travis Herron
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "in2data" <in2data@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have or know of a complete bar code system for Maximo inventory?
>
> The system should print bar code labels for each individual item and then have a scanner to charge the items to work orders or otherwise issue the items.
>
> Sort of like a grocery store checkout system.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Bone
>
Dave, if you were looking for a turnkey solution for the barcode label
printing, we sell one that adds integrated label printing to Maximo. It
adds a "Print Labels" toolbar button to any application -- assets,
calibration labels, inventory, person name tags, whatever you want --
allowing you to print labels with bar codes for the records in your List
tab or individual records from the Main tab. Three new Maximo applications
allow you to define your printers, your label designs, and the label
assignments (associating printers, label designs, and Maximo apps).
For inventory, you can print inventory labels, bin labels, and receipt
labels. The receipt labels shows a special dialog to the user so they can
change the quantity of labels per received item if they want (e.g. might
not need any if the parts are thrown into a bin or might need 12 instead of
1 to label each item in a case).
It works with any dedicated label printer that has a network port and a
printer language, including the lower cost (~$300) Zebra printers. There
is no client setup or kludgy middleman like Crystal, BIRT, or Actuate
reports to print labels -- the Maximo application server sends the print
commands directly to the networked label printer.
Feel free to contact me off-list if this is the sort of thing you were
asking about and you want more info.
David Wadsworth
dwadsworth@assetpartners.com
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:06 AM, in2data <in2data@yahoo.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have or know of a complete bar code system for Maximo
> inventory?
>
> The system should print bar code labels for each individual item and then
> have a scanner to charge the items to work orders or otherwise issue the
> items.
>
> Sort of like a grocery store checkout system.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Bone
>
>
>
Hi,
I'm looking for something off the shelf. I already have developed a system to do bin labels and then scan for cycle counts. Hopefully I can replace that systema and also add the check-out function.
David I sent you an email with my contact info. If you do not get it then just repost here.
Thanks,
Dave Bone
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, David Wadsworth <dwadsworth@...> wrote:
>
> Dave, if you were looking for a turnkey solution for the barcode label
> printing, we sell one that adds integrated label printing to Maximo. It
> adds a "Print Labels" toolbar button to any application -- assets,
> calibration labels, inventory, person name tags, whatever you want --
> allowing you to print labels with bar codes for the records in your List
> tab or individual records from the Main tab. Three new Maximo applications
> allow you to define your printers, your label designs, and the label
> assignments (associating printers, label designs, and Maximo apps).
>
> For inventory, you can print inventory labels, bin labels, and receipt
> labels. The receipt labels shows a special dialog to the user so they can
> change the quantity of labels per received item if they want (e.g. might
> not need any if the parts are thrown into a bin or might need 12 instead of
> 1 to label each item in a case).
>
> It works with any dedicated label printer that has a network port and a
> printer language, including the lower cost (~$300) Zebra printers. There
> is no client setup or kludgy middleman like Crystal, BIRT, or Actuate
> reports to print labels -- the Maximo application server sends the print
> commands directly to the networked label printer.
>
> Feel free to contact me off-list if this is the sort of thing you were
> asking about and you want more info.
>
> David Wadsworth
> dwadsworth@...
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 11:06 AM, in2data <in2data@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone have or know of a complete bar code system for Maximo
> > inventory?
> >
> > The system should print bar code labels for each individual item and then
> > have a scanner to charge the items to work orders or otherwise issue the
> > items.
> >
> > Sort of like a grocery store checkout system.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave Bone
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
We are using birt reports to generate 2" and 4" labels in maximo.We are using a Datasplice mobile app to scan the items to work orders and transfer to mobile or satelite storerooms. The App works on desktops and handhelds and also does inventory. I am pretty sure the basic functioality of the app was there out of the box and then we did some customization to that.
--- In MAXIMO@yahoogroups.com, "in2data" <in2data@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have or know of a complete bar code system for Maximo inventory?
>
> The system should print bar code labels for each individual item and then have a scanner to charge the items to work orders or otherwise issue the items.
>
> Sort of like a grocery store checkout system.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Bone
>