Setting up your first bin structure

In Fast WMS a bin — a storage location — is a physical slot identified by its store plus a bin code. Every pallet's location and status is logged against a bin, so directed putaway and picking can send staff to the exact spot. Before you receive anything, you need a basic bin structure in place.

Building your first bins

1. Confirm your stores. Bins belong to a store, so make sure your warehouses and stores exist first (part of first-time setup).
2. Create storage locations. Add each bin with a clear code. Keep the pattern consistent so it reads the same on a label and a report — see choosing a bin naming convention.
3. Set capacity. Give each bin a capacity in kilograms or cubic metres, and optionally set item-versus-bin capacity so the system knows what fits where.
4. Mark at least one staging bin. Received pallets sit in a staging bin until putaway is confirmed. Without one, receiving cannot complete.
5. Add hold and damage bins. Designate quarantine or damage locations so problem stock has somewhere defined to go.
6. Set slotting priority (optional). Define, per supplier, which bins a pallet may go to and in what order, so auto-putaway fills the right zone first.
7. Print bin labels. Once bins exist, print and fix their barcode labels — covered in printing bin labels in bulk.

Checking your work

Once bins exist, the occupancy and bin-location stock reports show what is where. Run one after your first putaway confirmation to confirm the pallet landed in the bin you expect.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a staging bin?

Yes. Received pallets sit in a staging bin between goods receipt and putaway. Create at least one before your first GRN.

What are slotting rules?

They define, per supplier, which bins a pallet may go to and in what priority, so auto-putaway consumes eligible bins in the right order.