Boxes & Locations
Every box in the warehouse and where it sits.
Overview
When “Track every box” is switched on in Inventory settings, received stock is split into boxes. Each box has one barcode and one bin, with its batch, expiry, quantity and status (in stock, quarantine or empty). Put-away fills bins in order (zone, rack, shelf, bin), honouring put-away rules, and the next shipment continues where the last stopped. A box that finds no free bin is listed on the receipt line as “No free position”.
You can browse boxes, hold or release a box, move a box by scanning a bin label, and print labels. Boxes inside the quarantine window before expiry are held automatically: picking skips them and delivery refuses them. Stock leaves nearest expiry first.
When to use boxes & locations
- You need to find where a box is.
- You hold stock that is close to expiry.
Step by step
In the Inventory module open Operations in the green navigation bar, then choose Boxes & Locations under Scanning.
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What you see on the screen
- The screen says: “Boxes appear here when a stock receipt is confirmed. Make sure “Track every box” is switched on in Inventory → Settings.”
- Actions on the screen: Check expiry now.
Automation
- An hourly check holds boxes inside the expiry quarantine window and releases automatic holds if the window is shortened.