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Bin ranking in Business Central lets you control which bins the system prefers when it creates warehouse picks. The bin with the highest ranking gets picked first. You set the ranking as an integer value on each bin, and a higher number means the bin is more preferable to pick from.
Bin ranking is only available if you use a location with the checkmark in Directed Put-away and Pick enabled.
When you create a warehouse pick from a warehouse shipment, Business Central automatically selects the bin with the highest bin ranking that holds the item. If you change the ranking, the next pick will use the new preferred bin instead.
You can still override the suggested bin manually. On the warehouse pick line, you can drill down to the bin code to see where else the item is available, or change the zone code to look across all bins holding the item.
What bin ranking does and when it is available
The bin ranking functionality is available when you use a location with the checkmark in Directed Put-away and Pick. On each bin you can set a bin ranking on one of the columns. You can use any integer value, and the higher the bin ranking, the more preferable the bin will be to pick from.
In the example below, the bins in the bulk area (the 11 bins) have a bin ranking of 4 and 2. The production bins have a ranking of 5 on the dedicated bins and 0 on the other bins.
How bin ranking works when creating a warehouse pick
Start from a sales order and create a warehouse shipment. From the warehouse shipment, create a warehouse pick.
When you open the warehouse pick, the system suggests bins based on the bin ranking. With the original setup, the pick comes from the bins with the highest bin ranking. In the example, the pick is taken from bin 11.02 in the bulk area, because that bin has the highest ranking.
Changing bin ranking to control which bin is picked
To see the effect, delete the warehouse pick and run the scenario again with a different bin ranking. On the location, change the bin ranking on one of the bins. In the example, bin 120.05 gets a bin ranking of 5, which is higher than the 4 and 2 on the bins in the front. The bin ranking is the only thing that changes.
Back on the warehouse shipment, create the warehouse pick again. This time the pick selects the other bin, because it now has the highest ranking. The system follows whichever bin you have set as most preferable.
Overriding the suggested bin manually
You can still change the bin on the warehouse pick if you need to. If you want to change the bin code in the production zone and the new bin is in a different zone, you also need to change the zone code.
On the warehouse pick, you can drill down to the bin code to see where else the item is available. You can also change the zone code so you can look into all the bins where the item is available. Bin ranking controls which bin the system prefers to pick from, but you keep the option to override it.
Q&A
What is bin ranking in Business Central?
Bin ranking is an integer value you set on each bin to control which bins the system prefers when creating warehouse picks. The higher the ranking, the more preferable the bin is to pick from.
When is bin ranking available?
Bin ranking is available when you use a location with the checkmark in Directed Put-away and Pick.
Which bin does the system pick from first?
The system picks from the bin with the highest bin ranking that holds the item.
Can I override the bin the system suggests?
Yes. On the warehouse pick line you can drill down to the bin code to see where else the item is available, or change the zone code to look across all bins. If you change to a bin in a different zone, you also need to change the zone code.