Moving Inventory Items

You can move inventory from one location to another within a warehouse or from one warehouse to another.

Moving inventory within a warehouse

Use the Stock Move transaction to move inventory from one location to another within a warehouse. You can move items and containers within a warehouse. You can only move containers if containers are in use at your site.

To move inventory within a warehouse:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Move It.
  2. Tap Stock Move. The warehouse assigned to your user account is displayed.
  3. Specify a container or item number. If you specified an item number, the item description and unit of measure are displayed.
  4. Specify this information:

    5. Location

    Select a location from which to move the items. If you are moving a container, this field is read only.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan a lot number. If you are moving a container, this field is unavailable.

    Document

    If applicable, specify a document number. This parameter is only displayed if the Document Number in Use parameter is selected on the Generic StockMove Parameters form.

    If you are not moving a container, the on-hand quantity and available quantity are displayed.

  5. If applicable, in the Qty field, specify the quantity to move. If you are moving a container, this field is unavailable.
  6. In the To Location field, specify the destination location.
  7. Select Process.

    8. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

    If the transaction is configured to automatically print labels, the labels are printed.

  8. If the transaction is configured to manually print labels, the Label Printing screen is displayed. Specify this information:

    9. Printer

    Select a printer.

    Label Per Box

    Specify the number of labels to print for each box.

    Qty Remaining

    The number of remaining labels to be printed is displayed.

    No of Boxes

    Specify the number of boxes for which to print labels.

    Qty Per Box

    Specify how many items are in each box.

  9. When the quantity of remaining labels to print is zero, select Print to print the labels. Optionally, select Clear Labels to clear the No of Boxes and Qty Per Box fields.

Moving inventory to another warehouse

Use the Multi-Site Move transaction to move inventory from one warehouse to another. You cannot move containers from one warehouse to another.

To move inventory to a different warehouse:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Move It.
  2. Tap Multi-site Move. Your current site and warehouse are displayed in the From Site and From Whse fields.
  3. Specify this information:

    4. To Site

    Select a destination site.

    To Whse

    Select a destination warehouse.

    Item

    Specify an item number. The item description and unit of measure are displayed.

    Location

    Select a location from which to move items. The on-hand quantity and available quantities are displayed.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan a lot number. If you are moving a container, this field is unavailable.

    To Move

    Specify a quantity to move.

    To Location

    Select a destination location.

  4. Select Move.

    5. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

    If the transaction is configured to automatically print labels, the labels are printed.

  5. If the transaction is configured to manually print labels, the Label Printing screen is displayed. Specify this information:

    6. Printer

    Select a printer.

    Label Per Box

    Specify the number of labels to print for each box.

    Qty Remaining

    The number of remaining labels to be printed is displayed.

    No of Boxes

    Specify the number of boxes for which to print labels.

    Qty Per Box

    Specify how many items are in each box.

  6. When the quantity of remaining labels to print is zero, select Print to print the labels. Optionally, select Clear Labels to clear the No of Boxes and Qty Per Box fields.

Related Topics

Configuring Multi-Site Move Parameters

Configuring Stock Move Parameters

Using Warehouse Mobility on a Mobile Scanner

Viewing Inventory at a Location

Viewing Inventory Status