You can use bin records to define bin locations within a warehouse or stock room. Bin record numbers are associated with items and included on receiving and fulfilling transactions to keep track of inventory for each bin.
To create bin records:
- Go to Lists > Accounting > Bins > New.
- In the Bin Number field, enter a number or code to designate a bin location in your warehouse or stock room.
- For example, you can name rows and shelves in your warehouse by letter and bins by number. The first bin in the first shelf on the first row would be AA01.
- If you use the Multiple Locations feature, select the location for this bin to designate where the bin is located.
- You cannot change the location after you save the bin record.
- In the Memo field, include further notes on the bin’s location or notes on what should be stored in the bin.
- Check the Inactive box to inactivate this bin record.
- Click Save.
After you have created bin records, you can set up item records for use with bins.
On each inventory item record that you want to track using bins, you must enable the Use Bins setting. If you use basic Bin Management, you must also assign at least one bin to the item. When a bin is associated with an item, it shows in bin lists for that item on transactions.
To set up item records for bins:
- Go to Lists > Accounting > Items.
- Click Edit next to the name of the item.
- On the item record, click the Purchasing/Inventory subtab.
- Check the Use Bins box.
- On the Bin Numbers subtab, in the Bin Number column, select a bin to associate with this item.
- If this bin is the preferred bin, check the box in the Preferred (Per Location) column.
- You can set only one preferred bin per location.
- On all receiving and fulfilling transactions, as well as the putaway worksheet, NetSuite assigns the preferred bin as the default bin for the item.
- Click Add.
- Click Save.