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Working with Warehouses

APM uses warehouses to track inventory and inventory transactions. A large site might have multiple locations where inventory is stored. Each location can have different material or different demands for the same material. It is not uncommon for a main warehouse to be the main supplier to satellite warehouses. For these reasons, you can set up multiple warehouses, transfer material between warehouses, and maintain detailed transaction records.

There are no limits to the number of warehouses that you can create, and in complex sites, there may be a large number. As a general rule, if a storage location is uncontrolled, you should not set it up as an APM warehouse because it would be almost impossible to maintain an accurate transaction history.

Warehouses enable you to see the stocked items, issue items, receive items, check replenishment status, count inventory items, and view warehouse transactions.

You can also view the warehouse items sorted by warehouse inventory group. This allows you to view inventory balances for regular or consignment warehouse items. See Viewing Inventory Balances for a Warehouse Inventory Group.

To Open a Warehouse

1.	Select the site’s Resource Management view, Inventory tab. The Warehouses tab shows a list of your site’s warehouses.

2.	Double-click the warehouse that you want to open. APM opens the warehouse’s Stocked Items view. For example:

3.	Review any of the following views to see more information about the warehouse and warehouse items:

Stocked Items

Lists all of the warehouse items stocked in the warehouse. You can view items sorted by part number, inventory group, and primary storage location. You can add new warehouse items from this view.

Issue Window

Lists all open and closed pick lists for the warehouse, work order requirements, and material requisitions. You can create and manage pick lists from this view.

Receiving Dock

Lists purchase orders and warehouse transfers waiting to be received, as well as receiving reports. You can receive purchase orders and transfers from this view.

Replenishment

Lists replenishment demands for this warehouse and for all warehouses.

Count Sheets

Lists current and historical count sheets. You can create and manage count sheets using this view.

Transactions

Lists all transactions for this warehouse, including issues, returns, receipts, tool usage, adjustments, and transfers.

4.	To view the warehouse’s properties, from the Warehouse menu select Properties. The Properties dialog appears.

Note: For details on each of the warehouse properties, see **Setting up Warehouses.

5.	To close the Properties dialog, click Close.

6.	When you are finished, close the Warehouse window.