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# Assign Stock Level

Give a product a home bin before any stock is in it, so returned stock is put away in the right bin.

When stock comes back from a client, the person putting it away needs to know which bin the product lives in. **Assign Stock Level** in OrderEazi gives the product an empty stock level (a record of one product in one location) in its home bin. When returned stock is put away (moved from the returns bin onto a shelf), the put away suggests that bin.

### Before you start

You'll need:

* **Permissions:** One of **View Stocklevels**, **View and Use as Manager**, or **View and Use as Administrator**, in the **Warehousing** permission group.
* **The bin:** The bin must already be set up as a location. See [Locations](/central/warehouse-management/management/locations.md).
* **Auto Select:** For put aways to suggest the bin, **Put-Away bin selection** must be **Auto Select** in [Warehouse settings](/central/warehouse-management/warehouse-settings.md).

### How to assign a stock level

1. In the warehouse menu, select **Stock** > **Assign Stock Level**.
2. On the list page, select **Assign Stock Level**.
3. Choose the **Warehouse**.
4. Scan or type the product's barcode, serial number, or code under **Item Barcode**.
5. Type the bin's exact name under **Location**.
6. Select **Submit**.

You'll see "Successfully assigned stock level". The product now has a stock level of 0 in that bin, with the **Default Maximum Qty For A Location** from Warehouse settings as its maximum.

**Example:** You've given the new product MUG-22 a home in bin C-03 of the Johannesburg Warehouse, but none is in stock yet. You assign it to C-03. When a client returns some mugs, the put away suggests C-03.

If you see "There already is an existing entry for this stock level.", the product already has a stock level in that bin. If you see "The source location was not found. Please check warehouse selection and location", check the bin's name and the warehouse.

### How to find an assignment

1. In the warehouse menu, select **Stock** > **Assign Stock Level**.
2. Choose the **Warehouse**.
3. Type a **Stock Item** or **Location**.
4. Select **Filter**.

Each row shows when the assignment was **Created**, the **Warehouse**, the **Stock Item**, its **Description**, and the **Location**. To download the list as a spreadsheet, select **Export**.

The empty stock level also shows in [Stock Levels](/central/warehouse-management/stock/stock-levels.md) when you clear **In Stock Only**.

### Related pages

* [Stock Levels](/central/warehouse-management/stock/stock-levels.md): see the stock in each location
* [Locations](/central/warehouse-management/management/locations.md): set up bins
* [Put Aways](/central/warehouse-management/move-stock/put-aways.md): put returned stock on the shelves