Creating a Pick Wave and Picking and Packing Orders in "Shipping Manager"
Last updated: November 11, 2026
Picking orders one by one means the picker walks the same shelves again and again for the same items. That's why "Shipping Manager" lets you group several orders into one pick wave that lists each item once with its total quantity across all the wave's orders, so the picker collects them from the warehouse in one round and then packs each order on its own. This saves picking time and cuts quantity mistakes.
You assign each wave to a specific picker, so you know who is picking each order and how far it has got.
Follow the Steps
A pick wave goes through three stages: creating it, picking its orders from the warehouse, then packing each order:
Creating a Pick Wave
- Go to "Orders" and select the orders you want to pick.
- Click "Create Wave".
- Choose the picker you assign the wave to, or "Any picker" to open it to every picker.
- Click "Create wave".
"Wave created" shows, and the wave appears in "Pick Waves" as "Created", with its number of orders and items and who it's assigned to.
Note: In "Flow A — Shipment first", you create the wave from the "Shipments" page after creating the shipments. (Article: Creating and Handing Over Shipments in "Shipping Manager")
Picking the Orders
- Go to "Pick Waves" and click "Start" on the wave.
- Pick each item from the shelves in the required quantity, and click it to tick it.
- Click "Confirm pick".
"Picking complete! Wave ready to pack." shows, and the wave moves to "Ready to Pack".
Note: The pick list shows each item once with its total quantity across all the wave's orders, along with its part number and SKU.
Packing the Orders
- Click "Pack" on the wave.
- If "Pack verification" is set to "Scan required", click "Scan items" and scan the order's items, then click "Mark verified".
- Choose the "Package Size": "Small", "Medium" or "Large".
- Click "Mark packed".
- Repeat for the wave's other orders.
"Packing progress" shows how many orders are packed, and once they all are, the wave moves to "Packed" and you can create its shipments.
Note: You can't mark an order as packed before choosing its "Package Size".
Important Things to Know
- You can assign the wave to a specific picker or leave it to "Any picker", so whoever starts it first takes it.
- Pickers only see "Pick Waves" when they sign in.
- "Confirm pick" works only after every item is ticked.
- With "Scan required", the order's items must be scanned and verified before packing it.
- Choose the "Package Size" for each order before marking it packed.
- If "Issue goods in Edara" is set to "When packed", goods are issued as soon as the order is packed.
Try It Yourself
Sample data — it doesn't affect any real data. Select one or more orders and click "Create Wave", then open "Pick Waves", start the wave and pick its items, then pack its orders.
You May Be Wondering
Who sees a wave assigned to "Any picker"?
Why doesn't "Confirm pick" work?
Why doesn't "Mark packed" work?
When are the wave's shipments created?
If you encounter any challenges or have questions during these processes, you can contact our technical support team, who are ready to assist you at any time.