Add or change a location

In short

Go to Warehouses › Locations and select New Location, or select Actions, then Edit, in a location's row. Set its Location Type, Mixing Policy, capacity and switches, then save.

Before you start

You need to be an Admin or a Warehouse Manager. If you don't see New Location, ask an Admin.

The warehouse and zone must exist first. For racking and shelving, create many locations at once instead.

Steps

Add a location

1. Go to Warehouses › Locations and select New Location.
2. Choose the Warehouse and Zone. Choose an Aisle, Rack and Shelf only for a location in racking.
3. Enter the Code, such as DOCK-05, and a Name, such as Dock door 5. The code must be new in its zone.
4. Enter the same code in Barcode, so the label you print scans as this location.
5. Choose the Location Type and Mixing Policy. A type that rules out picking, putaway or allocation greys out those switches.
6. Under Lifecycle & Operational Capabilities, set Can Pick, Can Putaway, Is Allocatable and Hazard Compliant.
7. Under Capacity & Dimensions, enter Width (mm), Height (mm), Depth (mm) and Max Weight (kg). Max Volume (m³) fills in from the sizes.
8. If pickers walk to it, enter its Pick Sequence. You can't change it later.
9. Select Create. The location shows in the list with its Full Location Code.

Give a dock door the Location Type Staging Area. A delivery can be marked arrived only at a Staging Area, never at a Receiving Dock.

Change a location

1. Go to Warehouses › Locations and search for the location by its code.
2. In its row, select Actions, then Edit.
3. Change its type, Mixing Policy, switches, capacity or name.
4. Select Save changes.

To take a location out of use, flag it for maintenance instead of editing it.

What each Location Type rules out

Location Type	Always off
Standard Storage, Storage Area, Bulk Storage, Pallet Rack, Pick Face (Active), Returns Processing	Nothing: you set each switch
Receiving Dock, Staging Area, Shipping Staging, Shipping Dock, Quarantine	Is Allocatable: orders never reserve stock there
Red Tag, Pack Station, Held Parcels	Can Pick, Can Putaway and Is Allocatable

A Pack Station Location has no label size of its own. Its labels print on the paper its station sets, on Warehouses › Stations: see Set up a station.

What happens next

Stockist checks a location's switches, Mixing Policy, Hazard Compliance and Volumetric Capacity before any stock goes into it. Stock that breaks one is refused, with the reason.

Each warehouse needs a Red Tag Location that is Active before orders can be released. Next, print the location's label.