Inventory Staging and Receiving

Before stocking inventory items into a location, they first must be staged. 

Staging allows for bulk additions into a location from an off-site storage facility. 

To use the Staging/Receiving tools, first set up Source Locations. 

These are typically warehouses where post-production new inventory is stored prior to becoming available for retail sales. 

To set up a new inventory source, navigate to Products > Inventory > Admin > Sources. 

Use the New Source link to create warehouse locations that are not directly tracked for inventory in eCellar. 

Inventory Staging

Staging inventory is a list of on-order SKUs that can then be received into a location.

You may want to create a staging order at the same time the transfer request or bill-of-lading is sent to a warehouse.

In the Admin Panel navigate to Products > Inventory > Staging / Receiving.

1. Enter the order details and SKUs for Staging:
   1. SKU(s) to be received
   2. Source
   3. Order Date
   4. Expected Receive Date

   5. Order number

      

      
      

As each SKU is added to the staging order, a list will be created in the Receiving section. 

Inventory Receiving

1. Select the SKU(s) to be received by checking the box on the left.
2. Select the units to be received.
3. Select the location to which the SKU(s) will be received from the drop-down menu.
   1. These are the locations that have Inventory checked. See this article for more details on Locations.

4. Click Transfer

   

   
   
5. If only a portion of the total staged is received to one location, the balance will remain to receive to other location(s).