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Actual use of Warehouse Internal Picks

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Greetings to all of you.

I am having trouble understanding whats a real case scenario where we are going to need the warehouse internal picks.

So, for example lets say that we have a location with directed pick and put away enabled.

If i want to do some ad-hoc movements without having a dependency on a source document,in my mind at least,i would use the movement worksheet to create a warehouse movement and fulfill my requirement.

If i want to pick something in a push fashion, i will just create a warehouse pick from within the outbound source document(sales order for example).

If i want to pick something in a pull fashion, i will just release for example the needed sales orders and let the warehouse supervisor to use the Pick worksheet and create the needed warehouse picks.

So, in my mind, i cant figure out where the Warehouse Internal pick can be useful. Any thoughts on that? What am i missing?

Thank you in advance for your time.

With respect,

Antonis Kakavas

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Mansi Soni 8,909 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hello,

Warehouse Internal Picks in Business Central are designed for managing internal inventory movements that aren't tied to sales, transfers, or production orders. They’re typically used to move items from storage to staging areas for activities like quality checks, internal use, or repackaging. This helps maintain accurate inventory records while supporting smooth internal warehouse operations in a controlled and traceable way.

https://usedynamics.com/business-central/warehouse/internal-picks/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/warehouse-how-to-pick-for-internal-operations-in-advanced-warehousing

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Mansi Soni

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Sohail Ahmed 11,148 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hope this might be helpful:

You're right to question the specific use case for Warehouse Internal Picks when Movements and standard Picks handle many scenarios.

The primary use case for Warehouse Internal Picks is for internal consumption or non-standard outbound activities not directly linked to a sales order or production order component.

Key Scenarios for Internal Picks:

Consumption for Non-Production/Non-Sales Purposes:

Office Supplies/Indirect Materials: Picking items from inventory for use within the office (e.g., printer paper, cleaning supplies) that don't go through a formal sales or production process.

Samples/Donations: Sending out product samples or donations without creating a sales order.

Tooling/Maintenance: Issuing tools or parts from inventory for internal equipment maintenance.

Scrapping/Adjustment to Consumption:

If you need to pick items from a specific bin for scrapping or adjusting them out due to damage/obsolescence, and you want to record that movement from a specific bin, an Internal Pick can facilitate this.

Project Consumption:

For project-based consumption where materials are picked from stock for a project task, an Internal Pick can be used to track the removal from a specific bin location.

Quality Control Sampling:

Picking a specific quantity for quality testing that isn't tied to a sales or production order.

While Movement Worksheets can handle ad-hoc movements (changing bins), Warehouse Internal Picks are specifically designed for outbound movements from bins for consumption or removal purposes where no other "source document" (Sales Order, Production Order) exists to generate a standard pick. They provide the same guided picking experience (bin selection, validation) as regular picks, but for internal purposes.

Essentially, it's a structured way to pick inventory out of a directed put-away and pick location for internal "consumption" or "non-sales/non-production" outbound reasons, ensuring proper bin tracking and inventory accuracy for those specific scenarios.

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Ramesh Kumar 7,527 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Antonis,

I hope your doing well.

In one of the implementations I worked on, the setup included both Production and Warehouse. Whenever the Production team needed raw materials, they would create an internal pick, which allowed the Warehouse manager or staff to pick and pass the required items to Production.

While it may seem like a longer process, it significantly improves inventory tracking — especially useful when dealing with quality control or potential recall situations.

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YUN ZHU 95,681 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi, for example,

Moving items to staging areas for quality checks, Transferring items for internal use, Moving items for repackaging, Rebalancing inventory between locations, and Supporting other warehouse activities like cycle counting.

Hope this can give you some hints as well.

Thanks.

ZHU

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