Warehouse

Inventory management in Bimp is built on warehouses and, if needed, storage locations. This section covers how to post, transfer and write off goods, run stock counts and track items by serial number.

Start here: Inventory management in Bimp: overview of documents and settingsWhat Bimp inventory management includes: warehouses, storage locations, stock posting, transfers, write-offs, stock counts, serial numbers and stock control.2 min read

Warehouses and stores: creation and hierarchyHow to create a warehouse or store in Bimp, choose the main warehouse, build a hierarchy of groups and sub-warehouses, and set up a store's price list and cash desks.
Storage locations: address-based storage in a warehouseHow to create bins and bin groups in the Bimp "Storage locations" directory and assign products to them in the product card for address-based warehouse storage.
Stock control: how to prevent selling into negative stockHow to turn on stock control in Bimp so the system does not let you sell or write off more than is in the warehouse, and what happens if you turn the switch off.
Stock posting: how to receive goods without a supplierHow to create a Stock posting document in Bimp: when you need it, three ways to create it, document fields, cost price, warehouse and income item.
Stock transfer between warehouses, in transit, and printing a waybillHow to create a Stock transfer in Bimp: types "To warehouse", "In transit" and "Cost price", adding goods, the "Delivery" and "Print" tabs, waybill printing.
Write-off: the document and write-off with a barcode scannerHow to write off goods from a warehouse in Bimp with a Write-off document or quickly with a barcode scanner: fields, expense items, shortages and the scanning session.
Writing off materials to the cost price of an order or work orderHow to write off materials to the cost price of a Customer order or Work order in Bimp: the "Cost price" operation type, cost object in the header or table, reports.
Stock count: how to find and close discrepanciesHow to run a stock count in Bimp: create the document, fill in recorded and actual quantities, account for kits and close the difference with stock posting and write-off.
Serial number tracking: strict and informational modesHow to set up batch and serial number tracking in Bimp: strict mode with balance control by series, informational mode without control, batch and series masks.
Searching and scanning serial numbers: common problemsWhy Bimp does not find a product by serial number, does not show a series in the "Movement" tab or will not add it to a return by scanner, and how to fix it.