> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.ordereazi.com/central/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.ordereazi.com/central/warehouse-management/management/warehouses.md).

# Warehouses

Add a warehouse, change its details and address, and deactivate one you no longer use.

Every stock level, picking slip, and transfer belongs to a warehouse, so your warehouses come first when you set up Warehouse Management in OrderEazi. In **Warehouses** you add each warehouse, keep its details and address up to date, and deactivate ones you stop using.

### Before you start

**Permissions:** You need **View and Use as Administrator** or **View and Use as Manager**, in the **Warehousing** permission group. To add a warehouse, you also need **Create Warehouses**, in the same group.

**Managers:** With **View and Use as Manager**, you only see the warehouses ticked under **Manage Warehouses** on your user. A warehouse you add isn't ticked for you, so ask someone with the **Manage Users** permission to tick it in [Edit User](/central/order-management/settings/manage-users/edit-user.md).

### How to open Warehouses

In the warehouse menu, select **Management** > **Warehouses**. You see each warehouse's **Code**, **Name**, **Short name**, **Description**, and **Status**.

To find a warehouse, type part of its name or code in **Warehouse Name/Code** and select **Filter**. To download the list as a spreadsheet, select **Export**.

### How to add a warehouse

1. Select **Add Warehouse**.
2. Enter the **Long Name**, **Short Name**, **Description**, and **Code**. All four are required, and the **Code** must be different from every other warehouse's.
3. Under **Warehouse Address**, enter the warehouse's address. It's optional.
4. Select **Create**.

You'll see "Warehouse \[name] has been created.", with the warehouse's long name in place of \[name].

**Example:** You open a second store in Cape Town. You add a warehouse with the **Long Name** "Cape Town Warehouse", the **Short Name** "CPT", the **Description** "Montague Gardens store", and the **Code** "CPT01". It's created with its standard locations, ready for its bins.

#### The locations a new warehouse comes with

A new warehouse is created with these locations, so you can receive and return stock straight away:

* **Areas:** **Pick-Face**, **Bulk**, **Returns**, and **Receiving**.
* **Bins under Receiving:** **PO-Good-Bin** and **PO-Damaged-Bin** for stock received on Purchase Orders, and **WT-Receiving-Bin** for warehouse transfers.
* **Bins under Returns:** **R-Good-Bin**, **R-Faulty-Bin**, and **R-Damaged\_WriteOff-Bin** for client returns.

> **Warning:** Don't rename or delete these bins. Receiving, client returns, supplier returns, disposals, and warehouse transfers look for them by name.

Add your own bins under **Pick-Face** and **Bulk** in [Locations](/central/warehouse-management/management/locations.md).

### How to change a warehouse

1. In the warehouse's row, select the gear, then **Edit**.
2. Change its details or address.
3. Select **Save**.

You'll see a message that the warehouse has been modified.

### How to deactivate a warehouse

Before you start, move any stock out of the warehouse with a warehouse transfer.

1. In the warehouse's row, select the gear, then **Deactivate**.
2. Select **Yes, deactivate it!**.

The warehouse's **Status** changes to **Inactive**. It's no longer offered when you choose a warehouse, such as on a project line, or when you add a location or printer. Its stock, locations, and history stay as they are.

To use it again, select the gear, then **Re-Activate**.

### What it does not do

**No deleting:** You can't delete a warehouse. Deactivate it instead.

**No automatic access:** Adding a warehouse doesn't give anyone access to it. Each person's warehouses are ticked on the **Warehouse** tab of their user, and branches and sales channels have their own warehouse lists.

### Related pages

* [Locations](/central/warehouse-management/management/locations.md): the areas and bins inside a warehouse
* [Edit User](/central/order-management/settings/manage-users/edit-user.md): choose which warehouses each person works in
* [Branch Setup](/central/order-management/settings/branch-setup.md): give a branch its warehouses