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Store Engagement

Increase Batch Pick Additional Criteria Limit

Use Case / Description Currently, the Batch Pick Configuration – Additional Criteria supports only 3 values in the array. For example, if a customer has 12 Shops and wants to configure Batch Pick grouping based on Shop, only 3 Shops can currently ...
22 days ago in Store Engagement / APIs & SDKs Submitted

API to Update Pick Request Status

Currently, there are scenarios where the Shipment Status and SIM Pick Request Status are not in sync. Similar to the existing Shipment Status Change Transaction, an API to update the SIM Pick Request Status would be useful. This API can be used to...
22 days ago in Store Engagement / APIs & SDKs Submitted

Serial getting stuck in PICK-VIRTUAL when two associates picks the task at same time.

When two associates attempt to work on the same pick request at almost the same time, the completed pick gets stuck in 'In Progress' status in the UI. While the OOB UI displays a pop-up warning that the request is already assigned to another user,...
29 days ago in Store Engagement / Performance Submitted

Allow PersonInfo MarkFor update during order modification of partially shipped lines when we split the line by canceling the open quantity and creating a new line within the same transaction.

Customers may need to update MarkFor (contact information) as part of an order modification on a partially shipped line. Currently, During Order Modification when we split the line by canceling the open quantity and creating a new line, the MarkFo...
about 2 months ago in Store Engagement / Usability Submitted

Store Engagement UI for Configuring Batch Pick

Creating, updating, deleting and viewing Batch Pick Configuration is inherently a business function that should be self-managed by store managers and store operations business users. Currently, there is no UI in Store Engagement to enable business...
3 months ago in Store Engagement / Usability Planned for future release

Expose SKU-Level Movement History in Store Engagement (SIM)

Problem Statement Currently, Store Engagement (SIM) does not provide a way for store associates to view historical inventory movements at the SKU level within the application. When inventory discrepancies occur—such as missing units or inventory f...
4 months ago in Store Engagement / Other Future consideration

Quick actions from Lookup Inventory

Objective: Introduce location‑level Quick Actions directly within the Item Lookup screen, allowing store associates to initiate common SIM inventory tasks without navigating away from the lookup context. Each eligible location line includes a “Qui...
6 months ago in Store Engagement / Usability Under review

Cancel Move from Adhoc Move screen

Today, in Store Inventory Management (SIM), during an Adhoc movement, if the user clicks on the 'X' button, the movement is saved and moves to 'In progress'. But there is no way to search within the 'In progress' to see the movement for a specific...
9 months ago in Store Engagement / Usability Future consideration

Movement confirmation message to show number of items

Today when users do a bulk/adhoc movement, the confirmation message doesn't show the number of items that is being moved. Scenario for ADHOC: Consider a scenario where store user scanned 20 items, but only 19 got scanned successfully (one barcode ...
10 months ago in Store Engagement / Usability Future consideration

Configuring Inventory Snapshot in store local time

Currently we have configured different stores at different time in UTC by converting Local store time to UTC. But during day light savings we are required to reconfigure it again. To prevent reconfiguring the Inventory Snapshot during day light sa...
10 months ago in Store Engagement / Usability Future consideration