Warehouse Zones — SanadiqCloud
Product version: 1.0.0+1
Last updated: 2026-08-13
Audience: Tenant Owners, Tenant Employees, Regular Users
A. What is a Warehouse Zone?
A warehouse zone is a named functional area inside a warehouse (receiving, pick, pack, ship, and so on). Zones are a first-class inventory module — not only a free-text field on a bin.
Location (address)
└── Warehouse (facility)
├── Warehouse zone (receiving, pick, pack, …)
└── Stock pool / Inventory
└── Physical location (bin) — optional link to a zone
Use zones to group bins by how the floor is used. Bins can still carry aisle / rack / shelf / bin text and an optional warehouse zone picker.
Permission:
inventory:zone:read|create|update|delete.
B. Where to open zones
| Entry | Route |
|---|---|
| Hub Explore inventory → Warehouse zones | /inventory/zones |
| Warehouse detail Add zone | /inventory/zones/form (warehouse prefilled and locked) |
| Zone row / detail Edit | /inventory/zones/detail/:id, /inventory/zones/form?id=… |
C. Viewing the list
Columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Zone display name |
| Code | Unique code in the tenant (e.g. ZONE-RECV) |
| Type | Functional type (see below) |
| Warehouse | Parent warehouse |
| Active | Whether the zone is selectable |
| Updated | Last update |
Search matches name, code, or type. Filter by Active. Open a row for detail.
D. Creating a zone
- From the zone list Create, or warehouse detail Add zone.
- Fill in:
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Warehouse | Yes | Parent facility. Locked when launched from warehouse detail. |
| Name | Yes | Display name |
| Code | Yes | Unique per tenant |
| Type | Yes | One of the types below |
| Description | No | Notes |
| Active | No | Defaults on |
- Save. The warehouse picker is locked on edit.
Zone types
| Type | Typical use |
|---|---|
receiving |
Inbound / put-away |
bulk |
Bulk storage |
pick |
Forward pick |
pack |
Packing / staging |
ship |
Outbound / dock |
quarantine |
Hold / inspection |
returns |
Returns processing |
E. Detail
Hero: name, code, type, active. Record card: warehouse link, description, timestamps. Edit (needs update) and Delete (needs delete).
Deleting a zone does not delete bins. Bins that pointed at the zone keep their other placement fields; the zone link may be cleared.
F. How bins use zones
On Bins & shelves create/edit:
- Warehouse zone — optional dropdown of zones for the bin’s warehouse (
warehouse_zone_id). - Zone — optional free-text aisle-style label (still on the placement section).
Prefer the dropdown so pick lists and floor maps share the same zone records. See Physical Locations.
Bin type on the bin form is a local preset (standard, pallet, shelf, floor, cold), not a separate Help page. The API also has /bin-types; the current Flutter UI does not expose a bin-type list/detail module.
G. Related
- Warehouses — Add zone from warehouse detail
- Physical Locations — Attach a bin to a zone
- Overview — Hierarchy and hub tiles
- Pick Lists — Pick from a source bin (often in a pick zone)
Next: Locations
See also: Warehouses | Physical Locations | Stock & Inventory