Set up and use staging areas

A staging area is a temporary holding spot — somewhere stock pauses on its way in or out, without being a real storage location.

Add a staging area

1. Go to Warehouse → Warehouses → Staging.
2. Click Add new, name it (e.g. STG-INBOUND-1, STG-DOCK-A).
3. Save.

Two common uses

• Inbound staging — received goods sit here until they’re put away to a storage location.
• Outbound staging — packed orders wait here for the carrier pickup.

How staging differs from storage

Stock in a staging area is counted as inventory you own — but the area isn’t a picking location. An order can’t be picked from outbound staging, and stock isn’t expected to live in staging long-term. It’s a corridor, not a room.

Keep staging clear

Staging works only if it stays a transit zone. Stock that lingers in inbound staging is stock pickers effectively can’t reach — put it away the same day. A staging area that’s always full is really a put-away backlog.

Tip: name staging areas by dock or door (STG-DOCK-A). When a truck arrives, “stage it at Dock A” maps to a real place and a real Klovio location.