How To: Unassign Stock from a Warehouse Stock Location


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Warehouse Location Control is an Advanced User feature.
It contains complex, resource-intensive functionality and a decision to begin using it should therefore not be taken lightly.

The stock items are usassigned from a stock location for several reasons including:

  • So that a new item can be stored there.
  • The item is discontinued.
  • The warehouse is being reorganised.
  • The location was added in error and is being deleted.

Before any stock items can be unassigned from a location their stock level must be zero.

Single Stock Location

Directly remove stock from the Single Stock Location

  1. Open a Warehouse screen (show me how).
  2. Click on the Perform Location Movements button in the Warehouse List screen. button to open the Location Move dialog.
  3. Tick the 'Load Stock Levels checkbox for both grids.
  4. Select the warehouse where the stock will be moved from using the 'Warehouse From' dropdown box in the upper grid.
  5. Focus on Stock Item at the Location you wish to move.
  6. Select the warehouse where the stock will be moved to using the 'Warehouse To' dropdown box in the lower grid.
  7. Focus on Stock Item at the Location you wish the stock item to be moved to.
  8. Press F4 or focus in the Quantity box in the bottom left hand corner.
  9. Enter the quantity to move i.e. the quantity currently in the location.
  10. Untick the Add to Group checkbox.
  11. Press F8 or click the move stock button button to instantly move the stock.
  12. Click OK to close the Location Move dialog.

Unassign the Stock from the Location

  1. Open the desired Warehouse by double clicking on it.
  2. Press Alt+E or click the green triangle icon is the buttonbar's EDIT button to enter edit mode.
  3. In the Warehouse grid focus on the location you wish to remove.
  4. Click on the Warehouse Unassign stock button button in the lower left.
  5. In the Confirm popup click on Yes.
  6. Press Ctrl+S or click the disk icon is the button bar's SAVE button to save the warehouse.

Multi Stock Location

Directly remove stock from the Multi Stock Location

  1. Open a Warehouse screen (show me how).
  2. Click on the Perform Location Movements button in the Warehouse List screen. button to open the Location Move dialog.
  3. Tick the 'Load Stock Levels checkbox for both grids.
  4. Select the warehouse where the stock will be moved from using the 'Warehouse From' dropdown box in the upper grid.
  5. Focus on Stock Item at the Location you wish to move.
  6. Select the warehouse where the stock will be moved to using the 'Warehouse To' dropdown box in the lower grid.
  7. Focus on Stock Item at the Location you wish the stock item to be moved to.
  8. Press F4 or focus in the Quantity box in the bottom left hand corner.
  9. Enter the quantity to move i.e. the quantity currently in the location.
  10. Untick the Add to Group checkbox.
  11. Press F8 or click the move stock button button to instantly move the stock. This is (Optional) as you may wish to create a batch to move a group of stock items.
  12. Repeat as required to remove all the stock from the location you wish to delete.
  13. Click OK to close the Location Move dialog.

Unassign the Stock from the Location

  1. Open the desired Warehouse by double clicking on it.
  2. Press Alt+E or click the green triangle icon is the buttonbar's EDIT button to enter edit mode.
  3. In the Warehouse grid focus on the multi stock location you wish to remove.
  4. In the lower grid focus on the stock item to unassign.
  5. Click on the Warehouse Unassign stock button button in the lower right.
  6. In the Confirm popup click on Yes.
  7. Repeat to unassign all the stock from the location; the lower grid should then be empty.
  8. Press Ctrl+S or click the disk icon is the button bar's SAVE button to save the warehouse.

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