TagMatiks Wedge is inventory management software that can assist suppliers of Walmart with RFID implementation. It is a valuable solution for streamlining operations and complying with the Walmart RFID mandate.
The free version of TagMatiks Wedge is available at Google Play Store & Apple App Store.It is free up to first 500 RFID scans, after that it is $99 per device.
Once your items are tagged and you have the RFID handheld you can start implementing RFID in your processes using TagMatiks Wedge.
Follow the steps below to configure TagMatiks Wedge for Walmart RFID Mandate.
TagMatiks Wedge gives you the ability to filter out the tags according to a specific scheme of encoding. RFID tags used in retail and in the Walmart mandate are encoded according to the SGTIN GS1 format.
SGTIN : It is a unique identifier used in the supply chain and logistics industry to track individual items or products as they move through various stages of production, distribution, and retail.It consists of mainly 4 parts which help to identify the product.
To select the filter for SGTIN.
1. Open the Application Configuration page and click on the “Filters” button.
2. Then a new window will open, named: “Filters.” as shown in Fig 0.1.
3.Enable the “EPC” and select the GS1 . As shown in Fig 0.2.
4. Select the SGTIN in GS1 Key Identifier. As shown in Fig 0.3.
5. Click on the “Save Filter” button.
The Reference file feature is a csv or xlsx file containing all the necessary information which needs to be displayed at the time of inventory or exporting report of the inventory. Common examples in the retail sector are GTIN/UAN, EPC, Color, Size, SKU, Expiry Date, PO Number, Manufacturer etc.
To upload the Reference File :
1. Click on the Application Configuration option from the home page of the application. As shown in Fig 0.4.
2. To add a Reference File, click on the “Reference File” button option. Please refer to the below image Fig 0.5.
3. Then the system will redirect you to the Reference file page. As shown in Fig 0.6.
4. Click on the browse option button for selecting the (Reference File).
5.Select this reference file and then it will be imported into the application; as shown in the image below. Fig 0.7:
1. Once the reference file is imported; click on the “Header Mapping” button - on the bottom right-hand side of the application. As shown in Fig 0.8. (Header Mapping option available.)
2. A new window named “Header Mapping” will open. Click on the drop-down icon of “System Fields”, to select the default fields that you want to map with the reference file’s columns. As shown in Fig 0.9.
3. You’ll see a list of default fields.You must select at least one field. In this example, “GTIN” is selected. As shown in Fig 1.0.
4. Click on the drop-down icon of “Reference Fields” to map the Header of reference file with the default selected field of the TagMatiks Wedge application.As shown in Fig 1.1.
5.The application will show you the list of Reference Fields. You must select at least one field that you want to make it as a primary field to the default field. In this example, “UPC” is selected. As shown in Fig 1.2.
6. After selecting both fields, click on the “Add” button to map these two headers. As a result, the Header Mapping field is added. As shown in Fig 1.3.
7. Then click the “Save” button on the bottom right-hand side of the application, As a result, the application confirms that “Header mapping saved successfully”. As shown in Fig 1.5.
Select the fields that the user wants to be displayed at the time of inventory so that desired information is captured when doing the scan.
To select the fields for Inventory View Configuration :
1.Click on the Application Configuration option from the home Page.
2.Then a new window will open, named: “Application Configuration”. Select the “Inventory View Configuration” button. As shown in Fig 1.6.
3. A new window will open, named: “Inventory View Configuration”. Refer to the image below : Fig 1.7.
4. Although fields can be editable, users can change the field with any of the system fields or reference fields. As shown in Fig 1.8.
5. Select field 1; like here “Field 1” as “Style.”
7. Select field 2; like here “Field 2” as “Color”.
8. Select field 3; like here “Field 3” as “Size”.
9. Select field 4; like here “Field 4” as “UPC”.
10. Select field 5; like here “Field 5” as “EPC (hex)”.
11. You can select & keep any of these Fields - either from “System Field” or from “Reference Field”.
12. Then click the “Save” button on the bottom right - hand side of the application.
13. As a result, the application confirms that “Inventory View Configuration saved successfully”. Please refer to the image below. Fig 1.9.
Users can select the format in which the inventory report can be generated from the software and can be shared.
To configure the Export Settings :
1.Click on Application Configuration button option from the home page of Application.
2. Click on Export configuration option. As shown in Fig 2.0.
3. Under Export Configuration, click on the “Export Field Settings” button. Refer to the image below : Fig 2.1.
4. After clicking on Export Field Setting ,it will redirect to the “Report List” Page. As shown below in Fig 2.2.
5. For the new report list, click on the + icon button from the report list page, or use the default report option to edit the report. Right swipe the default report option and click on Edit option . As shown in Fig 2.3.
6. You can select any field either from “system field'' or from “reference field”. For this example, we have enabled multiple fields from both “system field’ & “reference field” – for our export Inventory file.
7. To save these field settings, click on the “ √ ” (check mark) icon on the Top – Right hand side of the application. As shown in Fig 2.6.
1. Click on the Inventory option from the home page of the application.
2. Then a new window will open, named: “Inventory”,Create a new Inventory transaction, by clicking on the “+” button on the right bottom of the application.As shown in Fig 2.7.
3. Then create a new Inventory and name the Inventory list. Like here it is created in the name of “ Shoes Reference File 2”. Click on Scan Button to scan the RFID Tags. As shown in Fig 2.8.
4. The RFID reader is in polling state and reading the tags. Same can be seen in the application window. Refer to the image below in Fig 2.9.
5. Once you press the “Stop” button (on the right bottom of the application); reader will stop reading the tags.
6. As a result, the tags will populate on the application window along with their respective Reference fields, please refer to the image below : Fig 3.0.
