Warehouse settings

Warehouse settings control rules that apply only to the warehouse shown in the page title. If the company has multiple warehouses, each warehouse can have its own picking limits, its own label prefixes, and its own invoice printing rule.

These settings are different from WMS settings. WMS settings are general account settings. The settings on this page apply only to the selected warehouse.

Note

The page is available only to users with Warehouse settings permission and only when a warehouse is selected.

Check prefixes before creating locations. After locations of a certain type exist, the prefixes for that type can no longer be changed from this page.

What Can Be Set

Setting	Default for new warehouses	What it controls
Picking limit - single-product orders	20	Maximum number of units Putaway WMS tries to include in an automatic list for single-product orders.
Picking limit - multi-product orders	20	Maximum number of units Putaway WMS tries to include in an automatic list for multi-product orders.
Single picking list threshold	50	Multi-product orders above this threshold are treated as separate lists instead of being mixed with other orders.
Replenish extra units	0	Extra units added on top of the calculated shortfall when a replenishment list is proposed.
Invoice auto-print mode	All orders	When the invoice is sent automatically to the invoice printer during packing.
Aisle prefix	A	Letter used in storage location codes for the aisle.
Bay prefix	B	Letter used in storage location codes for the bay.
Level prefix	L	Letter used in storage location codes for the level.
Bin prefix	B	Letter used for the final storage location position.
Receiving prefix 1 / 2	R / Z	First two segments in receiving location codes.
Picking cart prefix 1 / 2	P / C	First two segments in picking cart codes.
Quarantine zone prefix	QUARANTINE	Prefix added to quarantine zones created later.
Returns prefix	RETURNS	Prefix used for returns locations.

Numeric values must be whole numbers. Picking limits and the single-list threshold must be at least 1. Replenish extra units can be 0 or more.

Picking Limits

Picking limits are used when you start Picking without manually entering a specific order. Putaway WMS looks at orders ready for picking in order and tries to build a list that fits within the warehouse limit.

For single-product orders, the single limit is used. For multi-product orders, the multi limit is used.

Putaway WMS does not split an order just to fill a list. If an order has more units than the remaining list capacity, that order is left for a later list.

For multi picking, Single picking list threshold separates large orders. If a multi-product order has more units than the threshold, Putaway WMS prepares it alone in a dedicated list when its turn comes. If the current list already contains smaller orders, the large order is not added on top of them.

Tip

Do not increase limits only to reduce the number of lists. Lists that are too large increase travel distance, slow down checking, and raise the risk of wrong products.

Note

If you manually enter an order in the picking screen, that is an explicit choice. The automatic limit is no longer used as a filter for that order.

Replenish Extra Units

This setting is used for replenishment lists. Putaway WMS looks at open orders, calculates how many units are missing from locations available for picking, and adds the extra units configured here.

Example:

You have 5 orders that need the same product, and the picking locations no longer have available units for that product. In Warehouse settings, Replenish extra units is set to 3.

Putaway WMS calculates:

5 units needed for orders + 3 extra units = 8 units to replenish

In this case, the replenishment list proposes moving 8 units to a picking location, if enough units are available in the locations used for replenishment.

Putaway WMS does not create stock through this setting. If only 6 units are available, the list proposes at most 6, even if the setting brings the calculation to 8.

The setting is useful when you want to bring slightly more product into the picking area so you do not need to replenish again immediately after the next orders.

Invoice Auto-Print Mode

This setting applies in Packing, after all products for an order have been packed.

The options are:

Option	Behavior
Disabled	The invoice is not sent automatically to the printer. The operator can print it manually from the packing screen if it is available.
All orders	Putaway WMS tries to print the invoice for every packed order.
Orders without billing email address	Putaway WMS tries to print the invoice only for orders that do not have a billing email address.

Automatic printing happens only when the packing station has access to the selected invoice printer. If the printer is not available or has not been selected, the invoice is not printed automatically.

Putaway WMS does not automatically reprint an invoice that has already been printed at least once. Reprinting is done manually and requires confirmation.

Storage Location Prefixes

Storage prefixes control location codes in storage zones and in quarantine zones built with aisles, bays, levels, and bins.

The usual format is:

ZONE-A01-B01-L01-B01

In this example:

• ZONE is the zone name;
• A01 uses the aisle prefix;
• B01 uses the bay prefix;
• L01 uses the level prefix;
• the final B01 uses the bin prefix.

For these four prefixes, you can choose letters from A to Z. After at least one storage location exists in the warehouse, the fields are locked.

Receiving, Picking Cart, And Returns Prefixes

Special locations do not use the full zone, aisle, bay, and level format.

Location type	Format	Standard example
Receiving	PREFIX1-PREFIX2-NUMBER	R-Z-1
Picking cart	PREFIX1-PREFIX2-NUMBER	P-C-1
Returns	PREFIX-NUMBER	RETURNS-1

Receiving and picking cart prefixes are selected from letters A-Z. The returns prefix is entered as text and saved in uppercase.

Set these prefixes before creating the related locations. After receiving locations, picking carts, or returns locations exist, the related fields are locked.

Quarantine Zone Prefix

The quarantine prefix is applied to quarantine zone names created later.

If the prefix is QUARANTINE and you create the zone DAMAGED, the zone is saved as:

QUARANTINE-DAMAGED

Locations created in that zone then use the storage format, for example:

QUARANTINE-DAMAGED-A01-B01-L01-B01

The quarantine prefix is saved in uppercase. After at least one quarantine zone exists, the field is locked.

When Prefixes Are Locked

Prefix	Can still be changed when…
Aisle, bay, level, bin	No storage locations exist.
Receiving 1 / 2	No receiving locations exist.
Picking cart 1 / 2	No picking carts exist.
Returns	No returns locations exist.
Quarantine zone	No quarantine zones exist.

If a field is locked, Putaway WMS keeps the existing codes and does not allow changing the prefix from the page. This prevents already printed labels from no longer matching the new codes.

Saving

After making changes, press Save.

If a value is invalid or a locked prefix is changed, saving is refused and settings are not partially applied. Correct the field indicated by the message and save again.

After saving, settings apply to future operations. Codes for locations that already exist are not rewritten automatically.

Recommended Order

1. Select the correct warehouse.
2. Configure prefixes before creating locations.
3. Create receiving, storage, quarantine, returns, and picking cart locations.
4. Adjust picking limits after observing how the team actually works.
5. Configure automatic invoice printing only after the packing station has the printer ready.
6. Save and test a new picking list, receiving location, picking cart, and packing order.

What This Page Is Not For

Do not use this page for:

• changing currency, date format, or time format;
• configuring integrations;
• managing users or permissions;
• changing stock quantities;
• renaming codes for locations that already exist;
• correcting a receiving, picking, or packing flow that was started incorrectly.