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Last Updated: 2025-10-31
Set Up Inventory Stocking Locations

Set Up Inventory Stocking Locations

  • Create inventory sites.
  • Security:
    Set Up: Inventory
     domain in the Inventory functional area.
You can define and manage 1 or more stocking locations within an inventory site. You can also add an inventory zone within an inventory site.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Stocking Locations
     task.
  2. Select the inventory site.
  3. As you complete the
    Location Details
     section, consider:
    Option Description
    Inventory Site
    Designate only 1 location within a location chain as an inventory site. A location can be both a site and stocking location.
    Example: A small warehouse where it's not necessary to track item quantities in individual bins.
    Inventory Zone
    Select to set a location as an inventory zone. You can assign 1 inventory zone in each inventory location chain.
    You can designate each location as either an inventory zone or a stocking location.
    Stocking Location
    Select to identify the location as a stocking location. A stocking location is where you physically store, track, and transact inventory.
    You can designate each location as either a stocking location or an inventory zone.
    You can have multiple levels to your stocking locations, tied to 1 inventory site.
    Example:
    Inventory Site
    Aisle 1
    Bin A
     can be stocking locations if:
    • You have items to stock at aisle level.
    • Other items to stock at bin level.
    Inventory Movement on Hold
    Select to prevent material movement in the location temporarily.
    Example: Don't enable movement of goods during an annual physical inventory.
    Include In Count
    Select to count items in this stocking location.
    Stocking Location Sort Order
    Enter the stocking location sort order to provide the best route for a counter.
    The sort order you enter determines the sorting order of the count sheet. Workday sorts the values entered in this field alpha-numerically. Example: Workday sorts the values of 1, 2, and 10 as: 1,10, 2, instead of 1, 2, 10.
    Goods Ownership
    Indicate whether the inventory site (Owned) or the supplier (Consigned) owns the goods.
    Inactive
    Select to inactivate a stocking location. You can inactivate a stocking location when these are all true:
    • There is no inventory on-hand.
    • There are no
      Open
      inventory count sheets.
    • The stocking location isn’t a default stocking location.
    • The stocking location isn’t an inventory site location.
    When you mark a stocking location as inactive, you:
    • Must manually inactivate subordinate stocking locations individually.
    • Can reactivate an inactive stocking location to be used on inventory tasks.
  4. In the
    Usage Details
     section, select 1 of these usage types on the
    Inventory Location Usage Type
     prompt:
    • Include in Replenishment
      : The replenishment calculations include inventory you store in this stocking location.
    • Quantity Available to Issue
      : When you quick issue, pick inventory, or create inventory picking lists, Workday uses any available quantity in this stocking location.
    When you don't select an option from the prompt, Workday sets both of these options to
    Yes
    .
You can modify certain location details only if there aren't any transactions associated to the stocking location.