Organize inventory more efficiently by assigning storage bins in Katana. Storage bins are part of the Warehouse Management add-on.
What are storage bins?
Storage bins are designated areas inside a warehouse that help you organize, store, and find products quickly. Depending on your setup, a storage bin could represent a:
Shelf
Zone
Pallet space
Any other defined storage area
By assigning bins, workers always know exactly where to place, pick, and locate items — making inventory management faster and more accurate.
Key rules and limitations
Each variant per location can have a default storage bin.
Items cannot be split across multiple bins within the same location.
Unless multi-bins is activated (from Settings > Katana Labs by an admin user).
Storage bins are not visible in the Shop Floor Control app.
Setting up storage bins
You can add and manage bins in multiple ways:
From Settings > Locations > Storage bins tab – Add bins centrally.
From an Item card – Assign a default bin to a specific product or material.
Via imports – Use these templates:
Tip: Create purpose-specific bins such as Receive area, Quarantine, or Overflow for extra usage.
Where storage bins appear
Once configured, bins are shown in key documents and workflows, including:
Manufacturing order (PO) pick list (with storage info)
Consolidated pick list (with storage info)
Sales order packing list (with tracing data)
Stocktake reports (with storage info)
Stock screen (if multi-bins is enabled)
Guided putaway if receiving a PO or completing an MO (if multi-bins is enabled)
Stock screen
If multi-bins are enabled (from Katana Labs), you can view items' per-bin quantity directly from the Stock screen.
If batch-tracked items are in a bin, you can see in which bins each batch is located:
If serial-number tracked items are in a bin, the bin is closed by default, but you can click to expand and see all the serial-number items in the bin.
Why use storage bins?
Speed up warehouse operations – Workers know exactly where to put and find items.
Improve accuracy – Reduce picking and stocktake errors.
Streamline workflows – Consistent storage info appears across purchase, sales, and manufacturing processes.
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