Allocate to Warehouse

Overview

The Allocate to Warehouse step assigns all shipments in an order to a specific warehouse defined in the workflow step configuration. This is useful when you want to force orders to be fulfilled from a particular location regardless of inventory distribution.

Identifier

Configuration Properties

Behavior

What It Does

1. Checks if the step is available for the order's market
2. Checks if the shipping method should be skipped (via SkipForShipment)
3. Checks if manual orders should be skipped (via SkipForManualOrder)
4. Retrieves the target warehouse code from configuration
5. Assigns the configured warehouse to all shipments in the order

Prerequisites

• Order must have at least one shipment
• The WarehouseCode property must be configured

Side Effects

• Updates WarehouseCode on all shipments in the order
• Does not validate inventory availability at the target warehouse

Business Cases

When to Use

• Centralized fulfillment: Route all orders to a central distribution center
• Market-specific warehouses: Use market restrictions to route orders from specific markets to designated warehouses
• Special handling: Route certain shipping methods to specific facilities

Example Scenarios

Scenario 1: Central Warehouse Configure with WarehouseCode = "CENTRAL" to route all standard orders to your central warehouse.

Scenario 2: Store Pickup Exception Configure with SkipForShipment = "ClickAndCollect,StorePickup" to allow store pickup orders to retain their store assignment while routing other orders centrally.

Scenario 3: Skip Manual Orders Configure with SkipForManualOrder = true when store staff manually create orders that should ship from their location rather than being reallocated.

Error Handling

Related Steps

• Set Warehouse Based on Zip - Assigns warehouse based on delivery location
• Try Reallocate Entire Order to Specific Warehouse - Similar but checks inventory availability first