Allocation

Allocation - This configuration page features: Zones To Include (Comma separated list of Zones to include in Allocation; example A1,B2,C3), Allocation Style (options for Allocation behavior; FIFO=First in, First out; LIFO=Last in, First out; BinName=Based on alphanumeric bin sorting; Custom=Alphanumeric sorting of SequenceNumber value of the bin: default FIFO), Short Options (options for short behavior; ShipShort will allow Shipping of shorted orders; HoldShort will not release an order for Picking but reserves the stock; default: Ship Short), Allocate Bulk (include LPNs in Pickage Zones during Allocation to pick from; Yes/No toggle, default: No), Expiry Allowance (minimum number of days to be allowed on an Expiry Product to be allocated, this option is overridden by a Customer setting; default: 45) and Allocate Eaches (whether to allow allocating eaches for Packsize controlled items; Yes/No toggle, default: Yes).

After modifying any entry, select the “Save” button to the lower right.

When an Order Cannot Allocate

When allocation finds no usable stock, the error explains where the stock actually is instead of only saying there is none. For each short product it classifies every on-hand unit, for example:

Pickticket [PT-1042] No available Inventory to allocate. [14120] stock exists but: 5 blocked (Quarantine), 8 allocated to other orders, 12 in Warehouse [WH2], 4 expired.

The reasons it can report: blocked (with the blocking reason), allocated to other orders, in quarantine, awaiting Cycle Count, in a Production area, in a zone not selected for allocation or in another Warehouse, on bulk LPNs while bulk allocation is off, on an LPN not in a bin (Staging/dock), expired, or not matching the line's lot/expiry/Packsize requirements.

The [SKU] in the message is a link: it opens the Inventory report pre-filtered to that product, so the dispatcher lands directly on the rows to fix — unblock, move, or replenish — and can allocate again.