Create a new warehouse layout

This article describes how to set up information about the locations in a warehouse. These instructions only apply for the Inventory management module (when you aren't using warehouse management processes (WMS)), not when you're using the WMS-enabled warehouse functionality that's available in the Warehouse management module. You can use this procedure in demo data company USMF, or on your own data.

Set the default location capacity

1. Go to Inventory management > Setup > Inventory and warehouse management parameters.
2. Select the Locations tab.
3. In the Standard width field, enter a number.
4. In the Standard depth field, enter a number.
5. In the Standard height field, enter a number.
6. Select Save.
7. Close the page.

Define the location name format

1. Go to Inventory management > Setup > Inventory breakdown > Warehouses.
2. Select New.
3. In the Warehouse field, type a value.
4. In the Name field, type a value.
5. In the Site field, select the desired record in the lookup.
6. Toggle the expansion of the Location names section. The options in this section define the default format for location names. In our example, we'll include the aisle number, rack number, and shelf number.
7. Set the Include aisle option to Yes.
8. Set the Include rack option to Yes.
9. In the Format field, for the rack, type a value.
10. Set the Include shelf option to Yes.
11. In the Format field, for the shelf, type a value.

Define warehouse locations

1. On the Action Pane, select Warehouse.
2. Select Location Wizard.
3. Select Next.
4. Deselect the Outbound docks option
5. Deselect the Bulk locations option
6. Select Next until you come to the option to select Finish.
7. Close the page.
8. Refresh the page.

Warehouse blocking limitations

The Inventory management module doesn't support blocking or closing an entire warehouse for future transactions. As a workaround, you can rename the warehouse to indicate that it shouldn't be used for future transactions. Alternatively, you can block individual locations within the warehouse as needed. For details about blocking specific locations, see Inventory locations.