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Bin recommendations

Recommendation order

Bins are scored from active warehouse locations (store_warehouse_details, status active):

PriorityRuleReason label
1Same SKU already assigned to binSame SKU already stored here
2Empty bin in same zone prefixEmpty bin in same zone
3Bin in zone where same SKU existsMatching category zone
4Any available binAvailable bin in warehouse

Best match = highest score. Up to two alternates from the same zone prefix.

Zone prefix

First segment of location code before ·, -, or / (e.g. A1 from A1·R3·S2·B04).

Occupancy display

UICalculation
Bar fill %items at location / default cap (300) — visual only
used/cap labelItem count at location vs default cap
N units fitcap − used on best-match card

Capacity is illustrative until per-bin caps are stored in layout. Bars show relative fullness for operator guidance.

Override

Scan or type bin code in Scan a bin barcode to override… → must match an active location in the selected warehouse.

Confirm action

Writes location_id and location_code on the inventory row via Confirm & Put Away.