Creating Default Stock Locations

Creating Default Stock Locations


Creating a default Stock Location allows you to receive product into a predetermined location when receiving against a Purchase Order. This allows you to track the product inventory upon receiving. We would suggest assigning a default location before receiving in inventory.


  1. Click Catalog.
  2. Click Products.
  3. Select a Product.
  4. Select the Inventory tab.
  5. Scroll Down to add a default inventory location, see image below:


  1. Fill in the fields to specify the inventory location.
  2. Click the blue plus button.
  1. Click Save and Continue.
  2.  Select the default location for the product in the Default Receiving Location dropdown, see Image below:
  3.  Click Save and Continue.








Now that a Default Receiving Location has been selected the location will auto populate for this product when receiving against a Purchase Order. See image of example Purchase Order below:



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