Location Master

Locations in WMS represent storage locations in the warehouse. Below is a brief description of each Location field:

Location Type: Locations have different types depending on how they are used within the warehouse. The different Location Types are:


Location Type	Description
Active	Used for designating active locations. Active locations can only store units.
Consolidation	Used in PTS flow to assign Locations to Destination Stores.
Dock	Used to assign to loads during receiving/shipping.
Pack and Hold	Used for temporarily storing OBLPNs before shipping.
Yard	Used to locate trailer.
Packing Station	Used for packing LPNs with the ‘Packout’ RF option.
Drop	Used to hold both inbound and outbound LPNs while in between warehouse processes. You can configure the picking task to target a specific drop zone.
QC	Used to perform QC on LPNs during receiving.
Reserve	Used for designating reserve locations. Reserve locations store bulk inventory in all UOMs (LPN, Cases, Packs, and Units).
Staging Location	Used in the outbound process to consolidate OBLPNs based on a configured criteria.
Receiving Station	Used for inbound sorting functionality for LPNs.
VAS	Used to perform VAS on units during receiving/shipping.
Shipping Location	Used for shipping LPNs individually; if LPNs are located to a “Shipping Location”, its status is automatically updated to status “shipped”.

Additional warehouse Location Type identifiers are defined below:


Identifier	Description
Facility	Facility ID for location is part of.
Type	Add drop-down options
Dedicated Company	Used to assign a company to the location.
Location Size Type	Used in putaway for defining the Putaway Priorities.
Alloc zone	Refers to the Location’s allocation zone. This is a free-form field used to group locations that must be allocated separately. The ‘alloc zone’ field is used in “Allocation Mode” (Wave Template) and “Replenishment Rules” (Replenishment Template) for specific UOMs. By specifying an allocation zone, you can configure WMS to allocate inventory by zones.
Item	If Location applies to an item.
Area/Aisle/Bay/Level/Position/Bin:	Used to describe the specific warehouse location.
Pick Sequence	Numeric value used to determine the pick sequence between locations. NOTE: The picking sequence values for all locations must have the same number of digits; it is recommended that the user start this field with the value 10000.
Barcode	The location’s barcode.
Length/Width/Height	Refers to the location’s dimensions. These values are considered during two different processes: During Putaway logic if using the Putaway Search Mode “Most Empty by Volume” or “Least Empty by Volume”; As a trigger for Replenishment if using Replenishment Mode “Percentage of Max”.
Min/Max Units	Refers to the min/max units of inventory allowed in the location at a time.
Max LPNs	Maxinum LPNs the location can hold.
Mod Timestamp	When Location was last modified.
Mode User	User that last modified this location.
Allow Multi Sku	If checked, allows location to have multi-Sku.
To be counted flg	If checked, a cycle count has been created for this location.
To Be Counted Ts	A time stamp that gets set whenever the to_be_counted_flg gets set.
Lock Code	Used to lock a location. When a location is locked, all inventory stored in this location receives the specified lock code. Additionally, any other LPN that is located to this location will have that lock code added to it as well.
Last Counted At	When item was last counted.
Last Counted By	User that completed cycle count.
Allow reserve partial pick	This flag determines whether the location can be allocated for partial picking or not. If the flag is checked, the location is eligible for partial picking, and vice versa. If this flag is checked, you can add an extra restriction to prevent Full LPNs stored in this location from being broken by setting the Facility Parameter “RSV_PARTIAL_STRICT_FLG” to “YES”. Note: The system is not currently handling the Allow reserve partial pick flag during replenishments.
Lock_for_putaway_flg	If set to “YES”, the location is not considered when using “Directed Putaway.”
Putaway Seq	Refers to the putaway sequence of the location, similar to the Picking Sequence field. Putaway sequence values for all locations must have the same number of digits; it is recommended that the user start this field with the value 10000.
Replenishment Zone	Replenishment Zones define locations that are eligible for replenishment when a Replenishment wave is executed. Replenishment Zones must first be created in the “Replenishment Zones” screen.
Min/Max Volume	Refers to the min/max volume of inventory allowed in the location at a time. These values are used during the following: Putaway: If the location’s max volume is reached, WMS skips this location for putaway. Replenishment Mode “Percentage of Max”: If the location’s inventory drops below the ‘min volume’ value, WMS triggers this location to receive replenishment up to the defined ‘max volume’.
Restrict Batch	If the Restrict Batch flag value is set to yes, then the idea is to not have different batch numbers for the same sku present in a single location. If there are different batch numbers but each batch corresponds to different items, then the system should allow putaway to place the LPN. If a Pallet has two LPN's (LPN-1==>SKU-A batch-b1, LPN-2==>SKU-A, batch-2) then the location with restrict batch flag set to yes should not be picked even though capacity checks passes. If the flag value is set to no then the system allows mixing inventory with different batch numbers in same location for same sku. So If Pallet has two LPN's (LPN-1==>SKU-A batch-b1, LPN-2==>SKU-A, batch-2) then location with restrict batch flag set to no should be picked for putaway assuming other checks do pass.
Item Assignment Type/Item	These fields assign a permanent item to a location. If the Item Assignment Type is set to “Permanent” and the Item Code is specified in the Item field, other items may not be mixed in this location. These fields also set up locations for Replenishment.
Task Zone	Task Zones are used to group locations based on a functional configuration. Usually locations of type “Drop” are assigned Task Zones. Task Zones may be used to designate a “Destination Zone” in the Task Template. If this is defined, you are asked to drop the LPN to the “Destination Task Zone” at the end of a Task. Task Zones are also used as intermediary locations for Tasks that require multiple drop locations.
Mhe_system/Divert Lane	This field specifies whether or not this location will integrate with an mhe system for routing purposes. If an MHE system is defined, you must populate the specific Divert Lane code that the location will be used for during routing.
Pick zone	Configured / designated picking zone.
In Transit Units	Units that are en route to the location.
Cust Field 1-5	Used as custom fields for any custom operation. Example: Using cust_field_1 to populate a printer’s IP address to assign a printer to that location.
Display Text	A calculated field that is the concatenation of area, aisle, bay, level, position and bin. These are separated with a '-'.
Restrict Inventory Attribute	If checked, only allows one inventory attribute to be stored in the location.
Assembly Flag	If checked, flags a location where inventory is brought to to be assembled into a different SKU.
Billing Location Type	Specify billing location type.