Warehouse Management: An Overview
Warehouse Management extends Inventory with multi-site control: knowing exactly how much stock sits in each location, moving goods between sites with a proper in-transit trail, structuring bins and zones, and seeing capacity before an aisle overflows.
Inventory still owns products, GRNs, and sales — Warehouse Management adds where stock physically sits.
What you can do
- Run more than one storage site — a branch, a depot, a shop back room, a cold store
- See exactly how much stock is in each warehouse, and what's reserved versus available
- Move stock between warehouses with approve, ship, partial receive, and cancel steps — never a silent quantity edit
- Define aisle / shelf / bin addresses, with optional barcodes and capacity limits
- Use a visual warehouse map for zones and racks
- Monitor how full locations are getting, and review a combined movement history
Before you start
| You'll need | Why |
|---|---|
| Inventory module enabled | Warehouse Management is an add-on to it — products, GRNs, and sales still live there |
| Warehouse Management module enabled | Warehouse menus appear once it's on |
| View inventory permission (minimum) | To see warehouses and stock |
| Manage inventory permission | To create or edit warehouses and approve transfers |
| At least one product | Nothing to move without items in the system |
Finding your way around
| Menu | What's there |
|---|---|
| Inventory Operations → Warehouses | List and maintain warehouses |
| Inventory Operations → Storage locations | Aisle / shelf / bin addresses |
| Inventory Operations → Stock Transfers | Move stock between warehouses |
| Inventory Operations → Warehouse Capacity | How full locations are getting |
| Inventory Operations → Movement history | Combined ledger, transfer, and map trail |
| Inventory Tracking → Visual warehouse map | Layout view and editor |
| Inventory Tracking → Warehouse analytics | Map-linked utilization insights |
| Inventory Settings → Barcode scanner | Personal scanner mode |
You'll also choose a receiving warehouse on every GRN, and can filter inventory valuation by warehouse.