How To Create Stock Locations/Bays/Aisles
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This tab allows us to view, edit, and add stock locations to your store's Retail 365 account
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Once successfully added, these locations can be applied to a product's file
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Every stock location has four components
1) Aisle/Location
2) Bay/Gondala
3) Shelf
4) Other (this is simply an additional field allowing you to add any extra information about this specific location)
The following section details the steps in setting up stock locations for your store
Step 1: Create Aisles
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Login to Retail 365
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Press on the Config tile
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Select the Stock Locations tab
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Click the
button
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A window, similar to that displayed below, will now appear allowing you to add aisles to your store
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All pre-existing aisles are also visible from this window
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Click the
button
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A window, similar to that displayed below, will appear
- Enter a code for the new aisle in the Code field and a description of the aisle in the Description field
E.g. In the below example, the aisle/section in store is actually a wall. An example of a code for this could be 'W1' and the description may be 'Outer' or 'Near Window'
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Please note that the Code field is restricted to a Maximum of 3 Characters
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Click the
button
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The window displayed below will appear temporarily confirming that the aisle has been successfully created
Step 2: Create Bays
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Login to Retail 365
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Press on the Config tile
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Select the Stock Locations tab
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Click the
button
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A window, similar to that displayed below, will now appear allowing you to add bays to your store
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All pre-existing aisles are also visible from this window
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Click the
button
- A window, similar to that displayed below, will appear
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Enter a code for the new aisle in the 'Code' field and a description of the aisle in the 'Description field
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Please note that the 'Code' field is restritcted to a Maximum of 3 Characters
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Click the
button
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The window displayed below will appear temporarily confirming that the bay has been successfully created
Step 3: Create a Stock Location
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Login to Retail 365
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Press on the Config tile
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Select the Stock Locations tab
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Click the Add a new Stock Location button
- The screen displayed below will appear
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Select the Aisle and Bay for the stock location from the relevant drop-down
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The 'Shelf' field permits you to type in the shelf you would like to assign to this stock location
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Use the 'Other' field to enter any extra details about the stock location
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Press 'Save'
Please Note: the Code field is automatically generated by Retail 365
- For the above stock location the code generated will be A1B3B
A1 -First aisle, B3- Third Bay, B- Shelf B