Shifting Region Technical Reference
Shifting region tracking configuration
To configure a shifting region, the corresponding record in the PRT_REGION file should have:
- tracking_type_id : SHIFTING
- tran_region_id: region_id of the transition region of shifting region.
When a new shifting region is configured, on the subsequent startup PRT will create blank items automatically for all the locations. These blank items are only placeholders; they cannot be deleted, added, or moved by the user.
Important: While configuring item types, do not configure any as
item_type_id
, which is a GE Intelligent Platforms reserved word for
item_type_id
s of blank items for the Import/Export utilities.
Shifting region process behavior
Other process behavior regarding shifting regions includes:
Process | Description |
PRT | PRT never returns blank items when a request for an item list is made. It will return only the valid items, and the RegionLoc field in the item structure will contain the actual location of that item. |
GLB_VERIFY | GLB_VERIFY checks that the number of occupied locations in a shifting region is equal to the region capacity. |
prt_ui |
prt_ui displays a blank row for each blank location in a shifting region. A user cannot modify, delete, or move items at these locations.
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PRT_EXPORT/ PRT_IMPORT |
prt_export generates one record for every blank location (even if the location can contain multiple items).
This record contains the location number and the item_type_id as
$$GEF@BLK@ITM$$
.
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PRTCNT | If: |
The prt_att_pt file is configured to display n to n+m items in a region and
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If: | |
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