{"id":6701,"date":"2023-09-12T12:19:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T12:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/user_manual\/%d8%a5%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%af%d8%b9-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%b9%d9%8a-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%af\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:04:14","slug":"adding-a-subsidiary-warehouse-and-assigning-a-primary-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/adding-a-subsidiary-warehouse-and-assigning-a-primary-warehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a Subsidiary Warehouse and Assigning a Primary Warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1694524093722{margin-left: 200px !important;}”]Organizing the various warehouses, determining the main warehouse, and the sub-warehouses is one of the most important factors for successful inventory management. You can easily add new sub-warehouses and determine the main warehouse. We will review the steps in this article.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”How to Add a New Warehouse” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1694524109313{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766408140904{margin-left: 200px !important;}”]Click on the “Warehouses” dropdown from the “Inventory” in the main menu and click on the “New Warehouse” button.<\/p>\n

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\nEnter the basic warehouse information such as name, and address for shipping goods from and to it.<\/p>\n

Control the warehouse status:
\n– Active: When the warehouse is in use.
\n– Inactive: When the warehouse is temporarily paused.
\n– Suspend: When the warehouse is completely paused.<\/p>\n

\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_message message_box_style=”3d” message_box_color=”alert-warning”]Note: Do not activate the “Primary” status for sub-warehouses. There is always one main warehouse in the system.[\/vc_message][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766408231052{margin-left: 200px !important;}”]Inventory permissions include viewing its data, creating related invoices, editing the inventory itself, and these permissions are assigned to one of these roles:
\n– Everyone:<\/strong> All system-access rights users can obtain this permission.
\n– Specific Employee:<\/strong> This means the warehouse is specific to a particular employee.
\n– Specific Role:<\/strong> Where permission is granted to all employees with a specific role you choose.
\n– Specific Branch:<\/strong> This means assigning the warehouse’s permission to the users of one of your branches.<\/p>\n

\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_message message_box_style=”3d” icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-book”]To learn how to assign a warehouse to a specific employee, check this guide<\/a>[\/vc_message][vc_message message_box_style=”3d” icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-book”]To learn how to assign a warehouse to a specific branch, check this guide.[\/vc_message][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766408471666{margin-left: 200px !important;}”]After adding the active sub-warehouse, you can select it in the system screens related to the warehouse if you want, such as the requisition screen or the invoice screen.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Assigning the Primary Warehouse” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1697620336718{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766408639129{margin-left: 200px !important;}”]You can assign one primary warehouse in the system, and the primary warehouse appears as a default warehouse when conducting any transaction unless you replace it with another sub-warehouse.<\/p>\n

To assign a warehouse as the primary one, click on the “Warehouses” dropdown from the “Inventory” in the main menu, click on the “New Warehouse” button or choose an old warehouse and click on the “Edit” button, then activate the “Primary” checkbox \u2611\ufe0f on its data screen, and click the “Save” button.<\/p>\n

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