Order Fulfillment Worksheet can trigger an inventory movement directly when it identifies that a required movement is standing between available inventory and a pickable state. This applies specifically in directed put away and pick locations where inventory may exist in a bin that cannot be picked from directly.
Identifying When a Movement Is Needed
In locations using directed put away and pick, inventory sometimes sits in bins designated for storage or receiving rather than picking, meaning it is technically on hand but not immediately accessible for a pick. When the worksheet’s own availability calculation detects this situation, it flags the line to indicate that a movement is required before that quantity can be allocated and picked for an order. This gives a clear signal that inventory exists to fulfill demand, but a physical step needs to happen first to make it accessible.
Sending the Requirement to the Movement Worksheet
From within Order Fulfillment Worksheet, that flagged movement requirement can be sent directly to the movement worksheet, which is the standard Business Central tool for planning and executing bin to bin inventory movements. This creates the necessary movement lines automatically based on the quantity and location identified by the fulfillment worksheet, rather than requiring someone to manually figure out and enter the movement details separately. Once the movement worksheet has those lines, the movement can be executed and posted following the same process as any other warehouse movement.
Why This Matters for Directed Put Away and Pick Locations
Companies using directed put away and pick locations often have more complex bin structures specifically because they are managing higher volumes or need tighter control over where inventory is stored versus picked. In these environments, movements are a routine part of daily operations, and being able to identify and generate movement requirements directly from the fulfillment worksheet reduces the manual work involved in bridging fulfillment planning with warehouse execution. Rather than a warehouse supervisor separately tracking which items need to move before they can be picked, that information flows directly out of the same tool used to plan fulfillment.
What This Does Not Do
Triggering a movement through the worksheet creates the movement lines in the movement worksheet, but it does not automatically execute or post that movement without further action. Someone still needs to carry out the movement, whether through a handheld device or manually, and then confirm and post it in Business Central. The worksheet’s role is to identify the need and generate the movement instructions, not to physically move inventory on its own.
Related Tools
Order Fulfillment Worksheet identifies when a movement is required and sends that requirement directly to the movement worksheet for execution. Warehouse Insight supports executing those movements using barcode scanning on handheld devices in directed put away and pick locations.
In short, the worksheet can trigger and populate the movement worksheet automatically when it detects that inventory needs to be relocated before it can be picked, streamlining the connection between fulfillment planning and warehouse movement execution.