Location Format

Understanding Location Format

What is Location Format?

A Location Format is a predefined structure that determines how location data is arranged within Canary7. It ensures consistency and provides a systematic way to organise and identify locations efficiently. 

Location formats offer clear indications of a location's position within a warehouse facility, typically following a structure code. For example, a commonly used format is A-01-01-A could represent:

• A: Area
• 01: Rack Number
• 01: Row Number
• A: Level

Beyond improving navigation and enhancing inventory track, location formats play a critical role in pick walk sequences - ensuring picks are arranged logically and efficiently along a predetermined path. This allows Canary7 to minimise travel time, reduce errors and dramatically improve picking efficiency.

Accessing Location Format

Within the Navigation menu, click on the search bar and type ''Location Format'' and click on "Location Format". Location Format is also in Configuration, under Functional Area Setup > Inventory Control Setup > Location Format.

Adding a Location Format

Enter Required Fields

The required fields for location format are

•  Name

  A label that is used to identify the field.

• Length - how many digits/ characters do want it to be
• Type -  Alpha or  Numeric

  Using letters as a data type

  Using numbers as a data type

  Using letters as a data type

  Using numbers as a data type

•  Description

  Text that informs the user of what the field is.

  Text that informs the user of what the field is.

A format could be tailored to your location labels. For example, if you want to make a format that is 

Area-Rack-Row-Level  (such as A-01-01-01) you would configure it as follows

Having a Separator (typically a hyphen) is recommended to make your locations easier to read. Once you have added all the parts to make your format ensure that you have checked as without this, the format won't appear.