# Bin locations and pick lists - Packboard 1.x documentation

> Give products a bin location, then print one pick list for a whole batch, sorted for a single walk through your shelves.

> [!NOTE]
> This is part of **Packboard Pro**.

A pick list is what the picker carries: everything a batch of orders needs, combined, in the order the shelves come. One walk instead of one trip per order.

![A batch pick list, sorted by bin](https://storage.extendiment.com/media/254/screenshot-1-c89e2b09.png)

## Bin locations

A bin location is where a product lives in your stockroom: a shelf, a box, an aisle. Use any code that sorts the way you walk, for example `A1-03` for aisle A, shelf 1, position 3.

1. Edit the product and open the **Inventory** tab of the Product data box.
2. Type the code in **Bin location**.
3. **Update** the product.

![The Bin location field on the Inventory tab](https://storage.extendiment.com/media/255/screenshot-6.png)

Variations use their product's bin, so a T-shirt in five sizes needs one bin on the T-shirt.

> [!TIP]
> Codes are sorted as text, so pad numbers to the same width: `A2-05` sorts before `A2-10`, but `A2-5` would come after it.

## Printing a pick list

- **On the board:** select orders in **To pick** and click **Start picking**. The pick list for the batch opens in a new tab and the orders move to Picking in one go. To print it again later, select them in **Picking** and click **Pick list**.
- **On the order grid:** select any orders and click **Pick list**.

Click **Print** at the top of the list, or use your browser's print command. If nothing opens, allow pop-ups for your store's admin.

## Reading a pick list

The heading shows your store, the date and time, and how many orders and units the batch has. Then one line per product (or variation):

| Column | What it is |
|---|---|
| ☐ | A box to tick when it's in the basket. |
| **Bin** | Where to find it, or — when the product has no bin. |
| **SKU** and **Product** | What to pick. |
| **Qty** | How many in total, for the whole batch. |
| **Orders** | Which orders need it, and how many when it's more than one: `#1042 ×2, #1045`. |

Lines are sorted by bin, then by SKU. Products without a bin come last, so the picker finishes the known route first.

Quantities are what's still to ship: refunded items are left out. The pick list doesn't change the orders or the stock; it's a list to work from.

## Then pack

Take the basket to the packing bench, then pack each order with its packing slip, or check every item with a scanner at the pack station; see **The pack station**.

Source: https://www.extendiment.com/plugins/packboard/docs/1.x/bin-locations-and-pick-lists