Containers: Counting Them and Replenishing From Them
A container is a pallet, crate or roll cage that holds stock and stands on a bin, in the receiving area, or loose in the warehouse. Stock in a container counts as on hand, but it is not sellable until it is emptied into a bin, and it is never picked for an order. This article explains how containers are counted and how a pick bin is filled from a container.
Who It Is For
Warehouses on Full WMS with the module Bins and locations that keep bulk stock on pallets or in crates. Counting needs the module Stock counts.
Where to Find It
Containers themselves: Settings > Warehouse > Warehouses, open a warehouse, part Containers.
Counting: Warehouse > Counts (https://portal.qr-x.app/warehouse/counts) and the count plans in Settings > Warehouse > Stock.
Replenishing: Warehouse > Tasks (https://portal.qr-x.app/warehouse/tasks).
Count Containers
Cycle count: in the new count window, the Locations picker lists the containers in their own group Containers, for example "PAL-0001 · Container on A-01-2". Choose them one by one, next to bins when you want. A zone never includes containers.
Full stocktake: every active container of the warehouse is counted, after the bins.
Counting one item: the count covers the bins and the containers that hold the item.
Count plans: the scope All locations takes every active bin and container, ABC the bins and containers holding items of the chosen classes, and with Locations you can choose containers. The scope Zones never includes containers.
On the count screen a container carries the tag Container and the location it stands on. You count it like a bin. A difference on a container changes the units on hand only. Nothing becomes sellable, no backorder is filled and no shop is updated, because container stock is not sellable.
Count Containers on the Phone
In the QrX app the containers come after the bins, with the tag Container and where they stand. Scan the code on the container label to open it in the count. Use the newest version of the QrX app for this.
Replenish a Pick Bin From a Container
When a pick bin drops below its minimum, QrX suggests where to take the stock from: a bulk bin first, then another bin, then a container. When the source is a container, the task shows the tag Container and for example "24 in this container". Click the icon to fill the pick bin: the move window is filled in with the container, the pick bin and the quantity. The moved units become sellable in the pick bin.
History of a Container
Click a container to see what is in it. The icon Stock history of this container opens Warehouse > History with every movement in and out of that container.
Limits
A count holds at most 2,000 locations and 20,000 lines. Containers count toward both.
A container that was deleted or switched off while its count was open is skipped when the count is submitted. Nothing is booked for it.
One replenish task has one source. A container is only suggested when no bin can supply the item.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my available stock not change after I counted a pallet?
Stock in a container is on hand but not sellable. A count difference on a container changes the on hand number only. The units become sellable when you empty the container into a bin or move them to a pick bin.
Why is a container not in my zone count?
A container has no zone. Add it under Locations, or run a full stocktake.
When to Contact Our Support Team
Contact QrX support when a container that holds stock is missing from a full stocktake, or when a replenish task names a container that is empty.