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title: "Staging"
slug: "staging-job-execution"
description: "How do I complete a Staging Job Execution, and what is a Staging Job Execution? Simple guides on them to help with understanding its role within Canary7"
updated: 2025-07-31T08:28:08Z
published: 2025-07-31T08:28:08Z
canonical: "help.canary7.com/staging-job-execution"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.canary7.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Staging

## Understanding Staging

### What is Staging?

**Staging** is the process of temporarily holding packed shipments in a designated area before they are consigned to a carrier. It acts as a transition point where orders are organised, verified, and prepared for dispatch.

### Key Characteristics:

- Occurs **after Packing** and **before Consigning**.
- Ensures shipments are ready for loading in the correct sequence.
- Allows for final checks, such as verifying documentation or carrier allocation.
- Helps optimise warehouse space and workflow efficiency.
- **Facilitates pallet building** by organising shipments or containers into pallets for easier handling and transport.

### Accessing Staging

To access the Staging screen:

- Use the Navigation menu search bar — type **“Staging”** and select it.
- Or navigate via **Shipping > Staging**.

## How to use Staging

### Create a [Staging Profile](/v1/docs/staging-profile)

A **Staging Profile** in your WMS is essentially a filter that defines which staging jobs are presented to the user during job execution. When you're on the Staging Job Execution screen, you select a specific profile that tailors the list of staging jobs based on predefined criteria. Once selected, you **scan the container** to initiate the job.

**Key Settings defined by a Staging Profile:**

- **Allow Multiple Shipment Docking (Yes/No):**
  - Determines if the system should permit staging jobs that involve docking multiple shipments in one Location.
- **Stage All Containers For Shipment in Location (Yes/No):**
  - Specifies whether every container in a given shipment should be staged in the same location.
- **Verifications:**
  - **Scan Item (Yes/No) -** Requires item scan as part of the staging verification process.
  - **Location Check Digit (Yes/No) -** Requires operator to scan the location check digit for the Staging Dock.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1741695967521.png)![](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1741695989433.png)

### Select the Staging Profile

Click on the Profile drop-down menu, nad the correct profile must be selected so the product will be staged correctly. If you need to create a profile, here is a guide to [Adding a Staging Profile](https://canary7.com/help-center/docs/profiles#adding-staging-profile)

![select staging profile](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/select%20staging%20profile.png)

### Entering Required Fields

To use Staging Job Execution, the following fields may be required:

1. Scan/Enter the container number.![enter in container](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/image-1663063742684.png)
2. Scan/Enter the dock location.![enter in dock location(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/enter%20in%20dock%20location(1).png)

When you have completed these instructions, click on the next button![Next Button](https://cdn.document360.io/4ed7d884-d42a-4c7e-a949-08033b57dc86/Images/Documentation/Next%20Button.png) to complete the staging job execution.