Tasks

Overview

Footprint is a Task-based system. Here, we take a look at what that means, and how it is helpful to you.

Tasks

See: View Tasks

Everything in Footprint, every action from Receiving Inventory to changing a Status to Completing an Order, is represented by a Task. These individual Tasks carry a wealth of information about the operation being performed, along with a Status for the Task itself. This Status indicates whether a Task has merely been Created, or has been Planned, Released, Canceled, or Completed.

Tasks contain details ranging from the Material involved in the Task to the employee who is associated with it. A complete listing of the Task Details can be opened here:

Task Details

Actual Expiration Date:	The Expiration Date associated with the Task.
Actual Packaged Amount:	The Packaged Amount associated with the Task.
Actual Packaging:	The Packaging Type used for the Task.
Actual Source License Plate:	The Source License Plate LookUp Code associated with the Task.
Actual Source Location:	The Source Location associated with the Task.
Actual Target License Plate:	The Target License Plate associated with the Task.
Actual Target Location:	The Target Location associated with the Task.
Completed Date Time:	The time and date the Task was Completed.
Create Date Time:	The time and date the Task was Created.
Start Date:	The time and date the Task was started.
Expected Expiration Date:	The expected Expiration Date associated with the Task.
Expected Location:	The expected Location associated with the Task.
Expected Packaged Amount:	The expected Packaged Amount associated with the Task.
Expected Packaging:	The expected Packaging Type used for the Task.
Expected Source License Plate:	The expected Source License Plate LookUp Code associated with the Task.
Expected Target License Plate:	The expected Target License Plate associated with the Task.
Expected Target Location:	The expected Target Location associated with the Task.
Manufacturing Order:	The Manufacturing Order number associated with the Task.
Manufacturing Order Line Number:	The Manufacturing Order Line number associated with the Task.
Item Code:	The Item Code associated with the Task.
Lot:	The Lot associated with the Task.
Serial Number:	The Serial Number associated with the Task.
Vendor Lot:	The Vendor Lot associated with the Task.
Dimensions UOM:	The Dimensional Unit of Measurement associated with the Task.
Gross Weight:	The Gross Weight associated with the Task.
Height:	The Height associated with the Task.
Length:	The Length associated with the Task.
Net Weight:	The Net Weight associated with the Task.
Volume:	The Volume associated with the Task.
Volume UOM:	The Volumetric Unit of Measurement associated with the Task.
Weight UOM:	The Weight Unit of Measurement associated with the Task.
Width:	The Width associated with the Task.
Notes:	Any Notes in the system for the Task.
Order:	The Order Number associated with the Task.
Order Line Number:	The Order Line Number associated with the Task.
Shipment:	The Shipment Number associated with the Task.
Employee:	The Employee who completed the Task.
ID:	The Task ID.
Operation Code:	The Operation Code for the Task.
Operation Type:	The Operation Type for the Task.
Status:	The Task's Status.
Warehouse:	The Warehouse in which the Task occurs.
Pick Slip:	The Pick Slip Number associated with the Task.
Wave Description:	The Wave associated with the Task.
Work Order:	The Work Order Number associated with the Task.

 

Tasks are best described by their Operation Code, which indicates how the Task was created, and what the intent of the Task is.

A filterable listing of all Tasks in the system can be in the View Tasks section.

Using Tasks

Because Tasks contain so much information, they can be used in a number of ways. Here are a few examples:

Last Updated:

06/06/2025