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Inventory Location Hierarchy

Inventory Location Hierarchy
Company 1 or more required All locations must be assigned a location
Location 1 or more required
Department 1 or more per location Every location must have at least one department
Category 1 or more per location Every sku item belongs to a category
Sku Max 9,999 per category All sku items belong to a category
Examples
Single Location Examples
Company A
(Minimum Setup)
1 Company

1 Location

1 Department (covering all inventory)

1 Category (less than 10,000 skus)

1 - 9,999 Skus in inventory

Company B
(Typical Setup)

1 Company

1 Location

2-4 Departments

  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Kitchen
  • Carpet
  • Hardware
  • Lumber
  • Electronics

20+ Categories (All categories belong to a department)

  • Categories setup by vendor
    • IBSA
    • House-Hasson
    • Wallace
    • Weyerhauser
  • Categories setup by product
    • Weyerhauser
    • Yellow Pine
    • Fir
    • Redwood
    • Cedar
    • Etc.
  • Custom categories

Sku (All skus belong to a category)

  • 1-9,999 per category

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