@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ storage location titles.
88The goal of this strategy is to save the warehouse worker from taking a long journey to a farther
99shelf when the product is also available at a closer location.
1010
11- .. seealso ::
12- :doc: `About removal strategies <../removal_strategies >`
13-
1411.. _inventory/warehouses_storage/sequence :
1512
1613To understand *location sequence * in the closest removal strategy, consider the following example:
@@ -20,29 +17,38 @@ To understand *location sequence* in the closest removal strategy, consider the
2017 A/Rack 2 `.
2118
2219 .. image :: closest_location/locations.png
23- :align: center
2420 :alt: Show a mockup of real storage location in a warehouse.
2521
2622 The sublocation, `Pallet `, is on the ground level. Products stored here are easier to retrieve,
2723 compared to requiring a forklift to reach `Rack 1 ` and `Rack 2 `. The storage locations were
2824 strategically named in alphabetic order, based on ease of access.
2925
30- .. important ::
31- To use this removal strategy, the :guilabel: `Storage Locations ` and :guilabel: `Multi-Step Routes `
32- settings **must ** be enabled in :menuselection: `Inventory app --> Configuration --> Settings `.
26+ Enabling the Closest Location removal strategy
27+ ==============================================
3328
34- .. seealso ::
35- :ref: `Set up removal strategy <inventory/warehouses_storage/removal-config >`
29+ **Storage locations ** and **multi-step routes ** are necessary features for setting all types of
30+ removal strategies on a location. However, these features are specifically required for the closest
31+ location removal strategy since it is only applied at the location level.
32+
33+ To activate these features, navigate to :menuselection: `Inventory app --> Configuration -->
34+ Settings `. Under the :guilabel: `Warehouse ` heading, enable the :guilabel: `Storage Locations ` and
35+ :guilabel: `Multi-Step Routes ` features. Be sure to :guilabel: `Save ` your changes.
36+
37+ .. image :: closest_location/enable-configuration-settings.png
38+ :alt: Enable Storage Locations and Multi-Step Routes in the inventory settings.
3639
3740.. _inventory/warehouses_storage/location-name :
3841
39- Location names
40- ==============
42+ Configure location names
43+ ------------------------
4144
4245To configure location names, begin by navigating to :menuselection: `Inventory app --> Configuration
4346--> Locations `. Then, select an existing location, or click :guilabel: `New ` to create a new one, and
4447then enter the desired name in the :guilabel: `Location Name ` field.
4548
49+ Set the removal strategy
50+ ------------------------
51+
4652Once the locations are named in alphabetical order, based on their proximity to the output or
4753packing location, set the removal strategy on the :ref: `parent location
4854<inventory/location-hierarchy>`.
@@ -53,46 +59,52 @@ named storage locations.
5359Doing so opens the form for the parent location. In the :guilabel: `Removal Strategy ` field, select
5460:guilabel: `Closest Location `.
5561
62+ .. image :: closest_location/set-closest-location.png
63+ :alt: Set Closest Location as the location's removal strategy.
64+
5665.. example ::
5766 In a warehouse, the storage location `WH/Stock/Shelf 1 ` is located closest to the packing area,
5867 where products retrieved from shelves are packed for shipment. The popular product, `iPhone
5968 charger ` is stored in three locations, `WH/Stock/Shelf 1 `, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2 `, and
6069 `WH/Stock/Shelf 3 `.
6170
62- To use closest location, set the removal strategy on the parent location, ' WH/Stock' .
71+ To use the closest location, set the removal strategy on the parent location, ` WH/Stock ` .
6372
6473Workflow
6574========
6675
6776To see how the closest location removal strategy works, consider the following example, featuring
68- the popular product, `iPhone charger `, which is stored in `WH/Stock/Shelf 1 `, ` WH/Stock/Shelf 2 `,
69- and `WH/Stock/Shelf 3 `.
77+ the popular product, `iPhone Charger `, which is stored in `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Pallets `,
78+ ` WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack 1 `, and `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack2 `.
7079
7180Fifteen, five, and thirty units are in stock at each respective location.
7281
7382.. tip ::
74- To check the on-hand stock at each storage location, navigate to the product form, and click the
75- :guilabel: `On Hand ` smart button.
83+ To check the on-hand stock at each storage location, open the :guilabel: `Locations ` report by
84+ clicking :menuselection: `Inventory app --> Reporting --> Locations `. Filter by :guilabel: `On
85+ Hand `, as well as product (if necessary).
7686
7787 .. image :: closest_location/on-hand-stock.png
78- :align: center
7988 :alt: Show on-hand stock at all locations.
8089
8190Create a :ref: `delivery order <inventory/delivery/one-step >` for eighteen units of the `iPhone
82- charger ` by navigating to the :menuselection: `Sales app ` and creating a new quotation.
91+ Charger ` by navigating to the :menuselection: `Sales app ` and creating a new quotation.
8392
8493After adding the products, clicking :guilabel: `Confirm ` creates a delivery order that reserves items
8594stored at the closest location, using the removal strategy.
8695
87- For more details about *where * the units were picked, select the :guilabel: `⦙≣ (bulleted list) `
88- icon, located on the far- right. Doing so opens the :guilabel: `Open: Stock move ` pop-up window that
89- displays how the reserved items were picked, according to the removal strategy.
96+ For more details about *where * the units were picked, click the :guilabel: `Details ` link, located on
97+ the far right. Doing so opens the :guilabel: `Detailed Operations ` pop-up window that displays how
98+ the reserved items were picked, according to the removal strategy.
9099
91- In the :guilabel: `Open: Stock move ` pop-up window, the :guilabel: `Pick from ` field displays where
100+ In the :guilabel: `Detailed Operations ` pop-up window, the :guilabel: `Pick From ` field displays where
92101the quantities to fulfill the :guilabel: `Demand ` are picked. All fifteen of the units stored at the
93- closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf 1 `, are picked first. The remaining three units are then selected
94- from the second closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf 2 `.
102+ closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Pallets `, are picked first. The remaining three units are then
103+ selected from the second closest location, `WH/Stock/Shelf A/Rack 1 `.
95104
96- .. image :: closest_location/stock-move-window.png
97- :align: center
98- :alt: Display *Pick From* quantities for the order for iPhone chargers.
105+ .. image :: closest_location/detailed-operations-window.png
106+ :alt: Display Pick From quantities for the order for iPhone chargers.
107+
108+ .. seealso ::
109+ - :doc: `About removal strategies <../removal_strategies >`
110+ - :ref: `Set up removal strategy <inventory/warehouses_storage/removal-config >`
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