What does the Location Nomenclature Generator do?

It produces clean, consistent location naming for new builds and re-warehousing projects. You define the pattern — aisle, bay, level and position — and it generates the full location master, complete with check digits and WMS-ready output.

What naming patterns can I define?

Pattern-based schemes across aisle, bay, level and position, using your own separators and padding. The generator applies the rules consistently so every location follows the same structure.

Are the generated names aware of picking order?

Yes. Sequences follow the physical walk through the warehouse rather than simple alphabetical order, so the names your pickers read match the route they actually take.

Can it help with renaming an existing warehouse?

Yes. For re-warehousing it produces old-to-new mapping tables, so you can run a controlled cutover from the current naming to the new scheme without losing track of any location.

Will the output import into my WMS?

The generator exports location masters in the import format your system expects. WareBee is an optimisation layer that works alongside your existing WMS, so there is no rip and replace — the new master goes straight into the system you already run.

How do I get my warehouse data into WareBee?

Through the Universal WMS API — REST, scheduled exports or a simple CSV or XLS upload. No IT integration project and no code are required, and getting started takes less than a day.

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Clean, consistent location naming for new builds and re-warehousing projects. Define the pattern — aisle, bay, level, position — and generate the full location master with check digits and WMS-ready output.

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Location Nomenclature Generator

Names your pickers and your WMS both understand.

Pattern-based generation

Aisle / bay / level / position schemes with your separators and padding.

The pattern is defined once — how many characters per segment, where the dashes fall — then applied automatically across every physical location in the building, flagging a collision or an over-length code before a single label gets printed. A mezzanine with an odd bay count still comes out following the same rule set as the ground floor.

Picking-order aware

Sequences that follow the physical walk, not just the alphabet.

Sequence numbers are drawn from the serpentine path a picker actually walks down an aisle and across to the next one — so two locations with consecutive numbers sit next to each other on the floor. Sort a pick list by location code and it already reads in walking order, no separate routing step required.

WMS-ready export

Location masters in the import format your system expects.

Every field name, delimiter and column order in the export matches the import template of the WMS you're on — not a generic CSV that then needs remapping by hand. The file you download is the file the go-live team uploads, the same afternoon it was generated.

Rename migrations

Old-to-new mapping tables for controlled cutovers.

Every renamed location keeps its old code linked to the new one in a lookup table your WMS and label printers both read — so a picker's handheld still resolves the old code during the changeover week. Zones cut over on their own schedule, instead of the whole site going dark for a single weekend.

Frequently asked questions

How WareBee generates clean, WMS-ready location names for new builds and re-warehousing projects.

What does the Location Nomenclature Generator do?
It produces clean, consistent location naming for new builds and re-warehousing projects. You define the pattern — aisle, bay, level and position — and it generates the full location master, complete with check digits and WMS-ready output.
What naming patterns can I define?
Pattern-based schemes across aisle, bay, level and position, using your own separators and padding. The generator applies the rules consistently so every location follows the same structure.
Are the generated names aware of picking order?
Yes. Sequences follow the physical walk through the warehouse rather than simple alphabetical order, so the names your pickers read match the route they actually take.
Can it help with renaming an existing warehouse?
Yes. For re-warehousing it produces old-to-new mapping tables, so you can run a controlled cutover from the current naming to the new scheme without losing track of any location.
Will the output import into my WMS?
The generator exports location masters in the import format your system expects. WareBee is an optimisation layer that works alongside your existing WMS, so there is no rip and replace — the new master goes straight into the system you already run.
How do I get my warehouse data into WareBee?
Through the Universal WMS API — REST, scheduled exports or a simple CSV or XLS upload. No IT integration project and no code are required, and getting started takes less than a day.

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