Creating Bins
A bin is a subdivision of a warehouse. Bins are used to record the specific location of inventory or specific stock types within a warehouse. You associate a stock type of Standard, Defective, or Unavailable with a new bin. You use bins with different stock types to store defective inventory or inventory you do not want readily available to the Sales or Service modules.
Getting to the TransactionGetting to the Transaction
From the Inventory menu, select Bins to open the Inventory Bins window.
Click [New] to open the New Inventory Bin window.
Basic InformationBasic Information
Using the New Inventory Bin window, do the following:
In the Bin field, enter a name or number to identify the bin.
In the Description field, enter brief text to further identify the bin.
In the Warehouse field, use the drop-down menu to select the warehouse in which this bin is located.
In the Warehouse field, use the drop-down menu to select Standard, Defective, or Unavailable.
Note: When the stock re-order report is run, e-automate ignores the quantities in the defective and unavailable bins.
In the Picking order field, enter the number assigned to this bin that determines where it is located and printed in the picking order.
Note: This number determines the order in which the items will be taken out of the bins for shipping.
In the On Hand Qty field, view the quantity of items in this bin.
Note: A blank line means this bin has not yet been identified as a default on the warehouse record.
Note: If the bin has been identified on the warehouse as the default bin, e-automate displays the item quantity and the message, “This is a default bin.”
Verify the Active checkbox is checked if you want this bin to be active.
Completing the TransactionCompleting the Transaction
Click [OK] to save the bin.
For additional information on bin inactivation, see Additional Info – Bin Inactivation.
Non-supported ReleaseNon-supported Release
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