It can be challenging to both keep track of where inventory is at and effectively manage how that inventory is used. DataNinja's Locations Management tools allow you to instantly pinpoint inventory locations and control inventory usage.

Within DataNinja, a Location is made up of two parts: a Zone and a Warehouse. Warehouses typically refer to buildings, or a portion of a building, and a Zone can encompass the entirety of the Warehouse or just a portion of it. You can have any number of Warehouses and Zones, or in other words- any number of Locations.

Financial System Differences

NetSuite

NetSuite and DataNinja define locations differently: a NetSuite location maps most closely to a DataNinja Warehouse. DataNinja maintains inventory at the bin/location level, so NetSuite bins should not be used for inventory that DataNinja manages.

Adding a Location

To get started with Locations, click on the gear in the top right of the page and go to "All Lists", then open "Locations". From the Locations page, click "Add Location" in the top right.

A new sidebar will appear, and you will need to fill in the Warehouse. If the Warehouse already exists in DataNinja, select it from the dropdown list. Otherwise, click in the "Warehouse" field and select "Add New Warehouse", and a new sidebar will ask for the Warehouse and address name, and the physical address of the Warehouse. Once the new Warehouse information is filled in, hit "Save" and you will return to the Add Location sidebar, as pictured below.

Once the Warehouse is selected, new fields will appear. Enter the Location name, abbreviation, and select the Zone. If the Zone doesn't exist in DataNinja, click "Add New Zone" and the sidebar will ask for the Zone information. Fill in the required fields and hit "Save" to return to the Add Location sidebar.

Now all that needs to be added is the storage condition, Location type, picking priority, and restrictions, and the Location is ready to be saved. See the Types and Restrictions page for details.

Picking Priority Uses

Picking priority automatically suggests inventory with the highest priority first for shipping or production. When printing a pick list, inventory with the highest priority will be displayed first.

Barcodes for Inventory Locations

Once your Locations are in the system, we recommend that you print the barcodes. Barcodes are a great way to link the physical space of your warehouse to your inventory system, that way you can scan to transfer and Cycle Count inventory rather than manually keying in the inventory location.

This is what a typical location barcode looks like:

To print a Location barcode, click on the gear in the top right, then go to "All Lists", then "Locations". From this page, select each of the relevant Locations, then click "Batch Actions" and "Print".

This will open a sidebar where you will select the printer the labels will print from, and choose what arrows will be on the label. The number of arrows is typically used in shelving areas to indicate which level the inventory is on.