This is a two part series to introduce Business Central Warehouse Management on a high-level.

In Business Central, there are various warehouse configurations available, which can be overwhelming for new onboarding customers, especially those transitioning from system without inventory management capabilities.

Hence, in this series, I will simplify and streamline the understanding of the high-level differences between various warehouse configurations found on the “Location Card” in Business Central and what are their Inbound and Outbound processs flow.

To make it more straightforward, we will focus solely on Purchase, Sales, and Transfer. Warehouse handling for Assembly and Production follows nearly identical flows.

The information here is summarized and made easier from Microsoft Learn.
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Types of Warehouse Setups

Type	Location Card	Screenshot
No Warehouse	everything uncheck
Basic (Inventory)	Require Put-away Require Pick
Basic (Warehouse)	Require Receive Require Shipment
Advanced	Require Put-away Require Pick Require Receive Require Shipment
Advanced (Put-away)	Require Put-away Require Pick Require Receive Require Shipment Use Put-away Worksheet
Advanced (Directed)	Require Put-away Require Pick Require Receive Require Shipment Directed Put-away and Pick

Inbound Warehouse Process

No Warehouse

Basic (Inventory)

Basic (Warehouse)

Advanced

Advanced (Put-away)

Outbound Warehouse Process

No Warehouse

Basic (Inventory)

Basic (Warehouse)

Advanced

High-Level Comparison