Overview
Warehouses can now cap how much inventory a location can hold by configuring a Location Capacity Type and Maximum Capacity Quantity on the location record. Once configured, the Check Location Capacity Type putaway algorithm action can use these limits to exclude locations that would go over capacity from putaway suggestions
When to Use It
You want to prevent operators/putaway suggestions from overfilling a location beyond a set number of units or pack quantities
Setup Instructions — Configure Capacity on a Location
Navigate to Warehouse Setup → Locations.
Open the location (or Create Location).
On the Information tab, find Location Capacity Type.
Select Maximum Unit Quantity or Maximum Pack Quantity (default is None).
Enter a value greater than 0 in Maximum Capacity Quantity (this field is disabled until a type is selected).
Click Save.
💡 Tip: For bulk setup, use the Location Excel import/update template — it now includes Location Capacity Mode and Maximum Capacity Quantity columns. Leave both blank to leave a location uncapped.
Setup Instructions — Enforce It in a Putaway Algorithm
Go to Algorithms → Putaway Algorithm and open (or create) a rule.
Add the Check Location Capacity Type action.
Save the rule.
How It Works
Max Unit Quantity mode: Sums all inventory at the location (converted to base unit of measure, across all SKUs and LPs) and excludes the location if adding the incoming quantity would exceed the limit.
Max Pack Quantity mode: Sums inventory by pack type instead of base units, and applies the same exceed/exclude logic.
No mode configured: Location is treated as uncapped and always passes the check.
This action works alongside your algorithm's other actions/conditions — it filters whatever candidate pool has already passed prior filters.
Key Fields
Field | Description | Notes |
Location Capacity Type | Dropdown: None (default), Maximum Unit Quantity, Maximum Pack Quantity | Information tab, Location setup |
Maximum Capacity Quantity | The numeric ceiling for the selected type | Must be > 0 when a type is selected; disabled when type is None |
Location Capacity Mode / Maximum Capacity Quantity (Excel) | Import/update columns | Leave blank for uncapped; invalid values reject only that row |
Common Questions & Edge Cases
Does this block manual scans? No — it only filters putaway suggestions. Operators can still scan any location manually if no suggestion is available.
What if a location holds multiple SKUs? For Max Unit Quantity, all SKUs' units are summed together against the limit.
Can I bulk-configure this? Yes, via the Location Excel import/update template or Open API.
Example 1 — Max Unit Quantity
Location A-1-01 is configured with:
Location Capacity Type: Maximum Unit Quantity
Maximum Capacity Quantity: 50
Currently holding: 45 units
Incoming putaway | Total after putaway | Result |
LP with 6 units | 45 + 6 = 51 | ❌ Excluded — exceeds 50 |
LP with 5 units | 45 + 5 = 50 | ✅ Included — meets limit exactly |
Example 2 — Max Unit Quantity, mixed pack types (cases + eaches)
Location A-1-02 is configured with:
Location Capacity Type: Maximum Unit Quantity
Maximum Capacity Quantity: 100
Currently holding: 40 units
Incoming LP: 5 Cases (1 Case = 10 Units) + 5 individual Units
Case quantity converted to base units: 5 × 10 = 50
Plus loose units: 5
Incoming total: 50 + 5 = 55 units
New total: 40 + 55 = 95 → ✅ Included (95 ≤ 100)
Same location, a bigger incoming LP: 5 Cases + 15 individual Units
Incoming total: 50 + 15 = 65 units
New total: 40 + 65 = 105 → ❌ Excluded (105 > 100)
Example 3 — Max Pack Quantity
Location A-1-03 is configured with:
Location Capacity Type: Maximum Pack Quantity
Maximum Capacity Quantity: 6
Currently holding:
2 Cases + 5 individual Units → current pack quantity = 2 + 5 = 7
Incoming: 1 LP with Box pack type (1 pack)
New pack total: 7 + 1 = 8 → ❌ Excluded (8 > 6)
If the limit were instead 50 for the same starting inventory:
New pack total: 7 + 1 = 8 → ✅ Included (8 ≤ 50)
Example 4 — Combined SKUs
Location Loc1 holds two SKUs:
SKU A: 1 Case = 2 Units → currently 3 Cases + 4 Units
SKU B: 1 Case = 5 Units → currently 2 Cases + 3 Units
Current totals:
Unit quantity: (3×2 + 4) + (2×5 + 3) = 10 + 13 = 23 units
Pack quantity: 3+4+2+3 = 12 packs total
Incoming putaway: 2 Cases of SKU A + 1 Unit of SKU B
As units: (2×2) + 1 = 5 incoming units
As packs: 2 + 1 = 3 incoming packs
Mode | Current | Incoming | New Total | Limit | Result |
Max Unit Quantity | 23 | 5 | 28 | 30 | ✅ Included (28 ≤ 30) |
Max Pack Quantity | 12 | 3 | 15 | 16 | ✅ Included (15 ≤ 16) |
Example 5 — Empty location, no bypass
Location A-2-01 is empty (0 units currently) and configured with:
Maximum Unit Quantity: 20
Incoming LP: 25 units
New total: 0 + 25 = 25 → ❌ Excluded, even though the location is completely empty