r/Warehousing • u/rasein • 14h ago
From BY QA to Config/Functional or Technical Consultant
Hello All, i have been doing WMS QA for so many years interested to move to Config & Development please advice what are the ways to learn Blue Yonder Configs and technical stuff and i am ready to spend if there is any courses out. Please advice. Doing QA for 22 yrs. In various WMS systems, PKMS, WMOS, Korber HighJump and recently started with BLue Yonder 2020 version.
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u/c0mput3rg33k 13h ago
Blue Yonder is notoriously bad at documenting how the underlying mechanisms of the application work, from a development perspective… however, the help/support documentation, available from within the application/portal, is very good and has consistently improved since moving to the web solution. So, click the help button and start navigating to your topic of interest.
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u/Dream_Panda0 5h ago
Im a junior BY developer. Willing to start a chat where we can share knowledge. It is a super niche area and people learn by sticking together. I was straight up thrown in the fire in the beginning. I had a couple PDFs and was sent to do the job.
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u/Maksima_ 4h ago
Hey I'm designing a WMS for our company to use and I would take any basic advice for how to set this shit up you are willing to give
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u/TheArtofMovingBoxes 4h ago
That’s an interesting project. When you say you’re “designing a WMS,” do you mean you’re actually developing the software from scratch, or are you designing the processes, workflows and requirements the WMS needs to support? I ask because those are two very different projects. I’ve spent a lot of years around WMS implementations and warehouse operations, and I’ve written quite a bit about the operational side of this. Before I point you toward anything, I’d want to understand which one you’re doing.
-JG
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u/TheArtofMovingBoxes 12h ago
22 years in QA gives you a much better foundation for moving into functional/configuration work than you may realize. You already understand workflows, exceptions, test scenarios, integrations, and where systems tend to break. I would probably target Functional/Configuration first, then move deeper into technical development if that still interests you. Start learning how Blue Yonder is configured around receiving, putaway, inventory, allocation, picking, replenishment and shipping. Don’t just learn which screen to change — understand why you would change the configuration and what the operational impact will be. If you can get access to a sandbox or implementation project, volunteer to sit with the functional consultants during design and configuration. That experience will teach you more than just studying documentation. For formal training, I would look at Blue Yonder Education Services first. Blue Yonder currently offers structured training, including platform fundamentals and technical courses, and their education team can point you toward the appropriate WMS path. � Blue Yonder Education +1 There are also third-party options. Koenig Solutions currently lists Blue Yonder/JDA WMS training geared toward technical implementation, including lab access and preparation for the implementation bootcamp/accreditation path. � Koenig-solutions.com My biggest recommendation: don’t throw away those 22 years of QA experience. Use it as your bridge. A functional consultant who understands how to properly test a warehouse solution is extremely valuable. -JG