How locations work
The Location tab is where stock stops being a single number and becomes a set of places you can walk to.
The three quantities
At the top of the tab, your stock is split three ways:
| What it means | |
|---|---|
| Assigned | Placed in a location. You can go and find it. |
| Unassigned | Held, but not placed anywhere yet. |
| Scrapped | Written off. Still recorded, no longer usable. |
Assigned plus unassigned is what you can actually use. A large unassigned figure usually means stock arrived and nobody has put it away.
Location types
Every location has a type, and the type decides which fields describe it. A shelf might need aisle, bay and level; a bin might need a single code. Choosing the type first is why the assign and relocate dialogs ask for it before anything else.
One type behaves differently: a location of type SCRAP turns the assign and relocate dialogs into a write-off. See Scrap stock.
The location list
Underneath the totals, each location holding stock is listed with its quantity. For a lot tracked part, the lots at each location are shown beneath it. So you see more than twelve units on a shelf: you see which batches they came from.
Each row offers the two moves:
- Relocate, to move stock somewhere else
- Assign, to place more stock here
Sync serial numbers to stock
For serialised parts the tab offers a Sync Serial Numbers to Stock action. It reconciles the recorded serial numbers against the stock figures when the two have drifted apart.
You should rarely need this
Normal moves keep serial numbers and stock in step on their own. Reach for the sync when a figure looks wrong after an import or an interrupted operation, not as part of a routine.
What to do next
- Stock showing as unassigned: Assign stock
- Stock in the wrong place: Relocate stock
- Stock that is no longer usable: Scrap stock