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When you produce items in Business Central on locations with directed put-away and pick, you need a way to move the finished goods from the production bin into your warehouse inventory. The fastest manual option is an inventory movement, but it requires you to fill in all information by hand. A better approach for many situations is the warehouse internal put-away, which creates a put-away document and automatically suggests where to store the items.
The internal put-away is not tied to a specific production order. You can collect items from several production orders, register them on one document, and let the system suggest the bin codes. When you register the put-away, Business Central creates a normal movement in your warehouse.
Posting production output before moving items to inventory
On locations with directed put-away and pick, you first post the output from the production order through a normal output journal. After posting, the produced items sit in the production bin and you need to move them into your warehouse inventory.
You have two ways to do this. You can use an inventory movement, or you can create a put-away from a warehouse internal put-away. Both get the items into stock, but they differ in how much manual work they require and whether the system helps you find the right bin.
Using an inventory movement
An inventory movement lets you move the item into inventory directly. The drawback is that you have to fill in all the information manually. You specify the item number, the production bin you are moving from, and the quantity you have produced.
This works fine, but it is slower than the alternative because the system does not suggest anything for you.
Using a warehouse internal put-away
The warehouse internal put-away is designed to create a put-away internally from a bin code, without being attached to a production order. In a production scenario you point it at the production bin, the item number, and the quantity you have produced.
You can enter more than one line. If you have produced many different items and want to put them all away into the warehouse at once, you add a line for each of them on the same document. When you are done filling in the lines, you create the put-away.
Because the put-away is not linked to a specific production order, it is simply a collection of items you are taking into stock. This makes it a little faster than a manual movement.
Automatic bin suggestion when creating the put-away
The real advantage of the warehouse put-away is that it suggests where to store the items. The functionality has logic for proposing the bin code for each line, so you do not have to figure it out yourself.
A typical example: you have picked items from several production orders onto one pallet. You create the internal put-away, register all the lines, and then create the warehouse put-away. The system gives you a document with the suggested bins, and you handle the put-away from there.
Registering the put-away
When you are finished, you register the put-away. This creates a normal movement in your warehouse and brings the produced items into your available inventory.
Q&A
How do you move produced items into inventory on a location with directed put-away and pick?
First post the production output through a normal output journal. Then move the items from the production bin into inventory, either with an inventory movement or by creating a put-away from a warehouse internal put-away.
What is the difference between an inventory movement and a warehouse internal put-away?
With an inventory movement you fill in all the information manually. With a warehouse internal put-away the system suggests the bin code for each line, which makes the process a little faster and reduces manual work.
Is the warehouse internal put-away tied to a production order?
No. It is created from a bin code and is not attached to a specific production order. It is simply a collection of items you take into stock, so you can combine items from several production orders on one document.
Can you put away items from several production orders at once?
Yes. You can enter multiple lines on the internal put-away, for example when you have picked items from several production orders onto one pallet. You register all the lines and then create the warehouse put-away with the suggested bins.
What happens when you register the put-away?
Registering the put-away creates a normal movement in your warehouse and brings the produced items into your available inventory.