From 1f1f56225c403aa504ca6228d391a08425748155 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vrms Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:59:27 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update warehouse.md (#7544) added some detail about link between Warehouse & Warehouse account & machanics of sub-warehousese (Warehouse >Room >Row > Shelf >box --- erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/stock/warehouse.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/stock/warehouse.md b/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/stock/warehouse.md index 172e469607..74ee8ccb8a 100644 --- a/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/stock/warehouse.md +++ b/erpnext/docs/user/manual/en/stock/warehouse.md @@ -4,15 +4,27 @@ customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities, towns, and villages. They mostly have loading docks to load and unload goods from trucks. +The terminology of 'Warehouse" in ERPNext is a bit broader though and maybe can be +regarded as "storage locations". For example you can create a sub-Warehouse which +practically is a shelf inside your actual location. +This can become quite a detailed Tree like >Warehouse >Room >Row >Shelf >Box + To go to Warehouse, click on Stock and go to Warehouse under Setup. You could also switch to 'Tree' View or simply type warehouse tree in the awsone bar. Warehouse In ERPNext, every Warehouse must belong to a specific company, to maintain -company wise stock balance. The Warehouses are saved with their respective -company’s abbreviations. This facilitates in identifying which Warehouse -belongs to which company, at a glance. +company wise stock balance. In order to do so each Warehouse is linked with an +Account in the Chart of Accounts (by default of the the same name as the Warehouse +itself) which captures the monetary equivalent of the goods or materials stored +in that specific warehouse. If you have a more detailed Warehouse Tree as the one +described above most likely it's a good idea to link the sub-locations (>room >row >Shelf, ...) +to the account of the actual Warehouse (the root Warehouse of that Tree) as most +scenarios do not require to account for value of stock items per Shelf or Box. + +Warehouses are saved with their respective company’s abbreviations. This facilitates +identifying which Warehouse belongs to which company, at a glance. You can include user restrictions for these Warehouses. In case you do not wish a particular user to operate on a particular Warehouse, you can refrain