SCM – How Do I Create External/Private/3PL Warehouses?

  • This article describes how to create a warehouse online through the user interface.
  • There is a warehouse bulk upload function, which is described in this knowledge base article.

How To Get There

  • From the Main Menu
    • Supply Chain -> Warehouses List
  • In the Warehouses List Screen
    • Click on the + Add New Warehouse button at the top right of the screen

    • A Create Warehouse form will appear (see screen print below) where you can enter the warehouse details
  • When the details have been entered, click on the Save button at the bottom of the popup entry form

What Is It For?

  • To enter Warehouse details so that
    • Products can be assigned to the warehouse when you have stock of a product in that specific warehouse
    • Purchase Orders can retrieve the delivery address of  a Purchase Order

Hints and Tips

  • It is advisable that you create your list of Lead Times details before creating Suppliers, as you will need to assign a supplier lead time from the list to create the Supplier. Please see the article about Creating Editing and Assigning Lead Times for details.
  • While it is not mandatory, creating all your Warehouses before creating Suppliers Purchase Orders will simplify your workflow. 
  • A warehouses bulk upload function is available to load supplier details from an Excel spreadsheet, please read the Bulk Uploading Warehouses Details article

Screen Print

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