Overview
A license plate (LP) is a scannable label that tracks a group of items as one unit, for example a pallet, a carton or a tote. Receiving into LPs lets you move and put away everything on the LP with a single scan. A parent LP holds several LPs, for example cartons on a pallet. See What Are License Plates and LP Types?.
When to use it
Stock arrives on pallets or in cartons that you want to track as one unit.
You want to put away a whole pallet in one move.
Several cartons arrive on one pallet and should stay together.
Prerequisites
LP types exist for the warehouse.
To receive onto a parent LP, the parent LP’s LP type can be used as a parent.
Receive into an LP
1. Select the PO and the location
Open Receiving, select the PO and confirm the receiving location, as in Receiving by Purchase Order (Mobile).
2. Choose the receiving type
Choose Receive on an LP. To put LPs onto a parent LP, choose the parent LP option instead (see below).
3. Choose Single SKU or Mixed LP
This choice only sets how you scan:
Option | How scanning works | Example |
Single SKU | After each receipt, the app asks you to scan an LP again | Each carton gets its own LP: scan LP, product, quantity, then the next LP |
Mixed LP | You keep scanning products onto the LP you scanned | A mixed pallet: scan the pallet LP once, then every product on it |
💡 What an LP may hold is set by its LP type, not by this choice. An LP type with Only 1 SKU refuses a second product in both modes.
4. Scan the target LP
Scan or enter the LP number. If the LP doesn’t exist yet, you can create it on the spot: choose the LP type and enter any required dimensions.
If creating new LPs is turned off, Logiwa IO shows “There is no LPN with this code. Please scan another LP code.” for an LP number that doesn’t exist.
5. Receive the products
Scan the products and enter the quantities as in the standard flow. Tap Change to switch to another LP. Use the LP settings (gear icon next to Change) to enter the LP’s length, width, height and weight.
Receive LPs onto a parent LP
Choose the parent LP option as the receiving type. Scan the parent LP and the LP that goes onto it, then receive the products into the LP. The LP is placed on the parent LP in the receiving location.
Example: Three cartons arrive on one pallet. Scan the pallet’s parent LP, then each carton’s LP and its products. In inventory, the three carton LPs show the pallet as their parent LP.
⚠️ A parent LP can’t be set on a PO line. Choose it while receiving.
What happens to the LP
The LP you scan | Result | Message |
Is empty and stands in another location | It’s moved to the location you’re receiving in, with the received items | — |
Holds stock in another location | Receiving is blocked | “This LP/Tote has inventory in different location. Location: [location]” |
Already holds another product in the location you’re receiving in, and its LP type allows several SKUs | The items are added to the LP | — |
Already holds another product, and its LP type has Only 1 SKU | Receiving is blocked | “Multiple SKUs for the LP are not allowed ([LP])” |
Is received onto a parent LP | The LP is placed on the parent LP | — |
What admins can set
In Mobile Screen Configuration: Receiving, admins can:
Set Receive on an LP or Receive without LP as the default receiving type, or hide the choice.
Set Single SKU or Mixed LP as the default and stop receivers from changing it.
Stop receivers from creating new LPs.
Set a default LP type and mandatory dimensions for new LPs.
Make the LP settings (length, width, height, weight) mandatory.
Common questions
Why can’t I add a second product to my LP? The LP’s type has Only 1 SKU turned on. Receive the second product into another LP.
The LP I scanned was in another location. Where is it now? An empty LP is moved to the location you receive in. An LP that holds stock in another location can’t be used: move it first, or use another LP.
Can I receive one by one into an LP? Yes. See One-by-One Receiving (Mobile).