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What Are Locations and Sub-locations?

Always know where your stock is by organizing your inventory into locations and sub-locations. A location can be a warehouse, a stockroom, or a service van, and a sub-location can be an aisle, a shelf, or a bin. This article walks you through what locations and sub-locations are, how location types work, and how the Main location behaves.

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Locations and sub-locations

Location pin icon

Location

A place where your inventory is stored.

WarehouseStockroomTruck
Parent box connected to two smaller boxes icon

Sub-location

A smaller space inside a location.

AisleShelfBin

For example, a warehouse can have aisles, each aisle can have shelves, and each shelf can have bins.

Main
↳Miami Warehouse
↳Aisle A
↳Shelf 1
↳Shelf 2
↳Aisle B
↳Service Van 1

Each sub-location inside a location needs its own name. Different locations can reuse a name, though. For example, both Miami Warehouse and Chicago Warehouse can have an Aisle A.

💡 The Main location cannot be deleted or moved under another location.

Location types

You can give each location a type to describe what it is, such as a warehouse for a large storage space or an aisle within the warehouse. You can choose from these types:

Warehouse iconWarehouse
Aisle iconAisle
Shelf iconShelf
Bin iconBin
Drawer iconDrawer
Truck iconTruck
Van iconVan
Stockroom iconStockroom
Zone iconZone
Cabinet iconCabinet
Overflow iconOverflow
Room iconRoom
Other iconOther

Frequently asked questions

Can I delete or move the Main location?
No. Main is the default location. It is where your other locations are added, and where new stock goes when you do not choose a location, so it cannot be deleted or moved under another location.
Can I delete a location?
Yes. Deleting a location permanently deletes everything inside it, including its items and any sub-locations, and this cannot be undone. Sortly asks you to confirm before it deletes anything. If you want to keep the stock, move it to another location first. The Main location cannot be deleted.
Can two locations share a name?
Yes, if they are inside different locations. For example, two different warehouses can each have an Aisle A. Two locations in the same place cannot share a name, even if they have different types. Sortly asks you to choose a different name.
Does the location type change how a location works?
No. The type is a label that describes the location. It does not change how stock is stored or counted.
What happens when I move or rename a location?
When you move a location under a different location, its sub-locations and stock move with it. When you rename a location, its path updates everywhere it appears, including in your activity history.