Once a warehouse holds a lot of stock, you'll often want to know which shelf, aisle, or bin an item sits in. NexerIQ calls these warehouse locations. They are optional sub-places inside a warehouse, and each one can be marked as somewhere you receive into, pick from, or both. This article shows you how to turn locations on and set them up.

Turn locations on

1. Go to Settings → Products → General. Warehouses must already be enabled.
2. Tick Enable locations.
3. Optionally tick Locations strict — see the note at the end.
4. Click Save.

Add locations to a warehouse

1. Open Settings → Products → Warehouses and click Locations on the warehouse you want.
2. Click New and enter a Code (for example A-01) and a Name.
3. Optionally add a Location barcode so the bin can be scanned.
4. Pick a Location type: Storage, Receiving, Picking, Staging, Shipping, or Quarantine.
5. Click Save.

The three flags

Each location has three tick-boxes that control how it behaves:

• Receivable — stock can be received into this location when goods arrive.
• Pickable — stock can be picked from this location to fulfil orders.
• Default — NexerIQ suggests this location first when no other is chosen.

A bulk-storage shelf might be receivable but not pickable, while a shop-floor bin might be pickable but not receivable. Set them to match how you actually work.

Strict locations

With Locations strict switched off, you can leave a location blank and stock simply sits in the warehouse without a bin. With it switched on, NexerIQ requires a location every time you assign or transfer stock — useful for larger operations that always want bin-level precision.

Tip — keep codes short and consistent (aisle-bay-shelf, like A-01-3). Clear, scannable codes make picking and stock counts far quicker.