Overview
Inventory locations are generally made up of two main components. First is the actual building or section of a building where stock is held. In Rootstock, this is known as the Location ID. Within the Location ID, a specific row, aisle, shelf, and bin may also be identified. This part of the location is called the Location Number. Location Numbers may be created on the fly or, for more control, created in advance.
The Inventory Location Numbers table provides the means to create Location Number in advance. These are used when the Site the inventory is held in is set to use pre-defined Location Numbers (field ‘Location Number Required Ind’ is checked on Site Master UI).
Inventory Location Numbers are only required when using "pre-defined" Location Numbers as set on Site Master.
Application
Location Numbers are a very flexible way of identifying the exact location of material in the warehouse. Row, aisle, and bin locations may be set up in advance, and each location may uniquely identify the type of container, rack, or bin in use. When putting material away or pulling it for orders, unique and clear Location Numbers simplify the task by providing documents in stocking order, if desired, greatly reducing the number of steps required to perform the task.
Setup
Site Master
If the desire is to use pre-defined Location Numbers, check ‘Location Number Required Ind’ on the applicable
Site Master.
Navigation
Inventory Location Numbers
This path takes the user to the List View screen, displaying all current Location Numbers in the system.
From here, the user may edit existing Stock Location Numbers or, by selecting ‘New Stock Loc Number’, create a new Location Number record.
Fields
Division: User’s current division. If Location Numbers are to be created for a different division, the user’s Manufacturing User record must be changed to the correct division first.
Inventory Location ID: An existing stock Location ID selected from the pull-down. If the desired stock Location ID is not available, it will need to be added to the stock Location ID table prior to creating the Location Number.
Inventory Location Number: The specific location within the Stock Location ID. Up to 20 alpha-numeric characters.
Description: User-defined description of this Location Number.
Pick Sequence: User-defined sequential number used to sequence the order in which items are picked for Work Orders and Sales Orders. Work Order picklists and Sales Order picklists can be created using these values.
SEE ALSO
