Dispensing By Container

Dispensing from a container decrements the net quantity of a container and records the operation. Though it's possible to edit the quantity field directly on basic containers, it's not recommended because of the risk of error.

With the Container Dispense method, users can dispense in a unit of measure different from that of the source container, and create one or more new, child containers for the dispensed quantity. These child containers have the same container information (e.g., package, receipt lot number) as the parent container.

To perform a dispense operation, a user must have Dispense Container (direct) permission. The user must also have Container Permission Basic Modify.

1.	Open the Container Information page for the container on which the dispense will be performed

2.	On the Container Information page, click the Dispense link

3.	Select a Dispense Code from the drop-down list

Note: Dispense codes are drawn from the system lookups table. The default options are 'Dispense,' 'Waste,' and 'Process Aid,' but they can be changed via the Configure System Lookup Lists link on the System Configuration page.

4.	Enter a Dispense Quantity into the text box, and select a UOM from the drop-down list (if the balance_basic configuration variable is set to 1, the Weigh... button can be used to capture the Dispense Quantity from an electronic balance)

5.	In the Dispense Comments text box, type a comment to add to the audit trail for the parent and any child containers

Dispense into Receptacle Performs a dispense without creating a barcoded container for the dispensed quantity

Dispense into Child Container Specify number and type of new, barcoded containers, into each of which the Dispense Quantity will be dispensed

Dispense into Waste Container Specify the waste container barcode into which the Dispensed Quantity will be dispensed (this requires that the Waste Module be activated)

When the dispense is done, the system will present the user with the option to print a label. If the Child Container option was checked, the label will be for the new child container. Otherwise, the label will be for a receptacle, and uses information from the parent container but does not have a container barcode, because it is not trackable as inventory.

Using this option means that CISPro Global will not only decrement the parent container by the Dispensed Quantity, but will also create new containers, each containing the Dispensed Quantity, each with its own container ID (barcode), and each with container information copied from the parent. Each new child container has a parent container ID reference attribute for tracing back to the original container.

The Child Containers drop-down list restricts the number of created containers to the maximum allowed as set the max_containers configuration variable. If the Create Child Container check box is clear when the Dispense button is clicked, the system will keep a dispense record and produce receptacle labels (no barcode) instead of trackable containers.

The child containers are created in the logged in user's location, unless the disp_parent_location configuration variable is set, in which case it will use the parent container's location.

If the userbarcodes configuration variable is set to '1' (see Configuration Variables), child containers created during a container dispense can be given user-defined barcodes.

1.	Follow steps 1-8 as explained in Perform a Dispense Operation

2.	Type the barcodes in the 'optional child container barcodes' text box on the Dispense from Container page.

In cases where there are more user-defined barcodes than there are child containers created, barcodes will be used in order of occurrence, and excess barcodes will be ignored. In cases where there are fewer user-defined barcodes than there are containers created, the user-defined barcodes will be used first, and then child containers will be given auto-assigned numbers.