# Starshipit WMS
Canonical: https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms
Markdown: https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms.md
Updated: 2026-05-07

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.starshipit.com/llms.txt).

> Set up and run warehouse operations with Starshipit WMS.

## Sections
- [Get started with WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/getting-started): Understand what Starshipit WMS does, choose your operating model, and prepare for a successful go-live.
- [Set up and administer WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/warehouse-configuration): Configure your warehouse, users, settings, integrations, and operating model.
- [Receive stock](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/inbound): Plan, receive, and put away stock in your warehouse.
- [Fulfil orders](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/outbound-fulfilment): Manage orders, pick, pack, ship, and automate fulfilment in WMS.
- [Control inventory](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/inventory-management): View, maintain, move, replenish, and plan inventory across your warehouses and sales channels.
- [Manage returns](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/returns): Set up, process, and decide how to handle returned stock.
- [Reporting and data tools](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/reporting): Monitor WMS activity, find records, and import or export data.
- [Use WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/categories/starshipit-wms/mobile-app): Use WMS Mobile to receive, move, count, pick, pack, and troubleshoot warehouse work.

## Articles

### Get started with WMS
- [Set up Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000002-set-up-starshipit-wms): Step-by-step guide to enabling Starshipit WMS, signing in for the first time, and completing initial warehouse setup.
- [Understand Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000001-understand-starshipit-wms): Learn what Starshipit WMS is, how it differs from a basic inventory system, and how it connects to Starshipit, commerce platforms, and warehouse tools.
- [Prepare your warehouse for WMS go-live](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000043-prepare-your-warehouse-for-wms-go-live): Use this checklist to prepare locations, products, people, devices, and a safe first day of warehouse operations.
- [Choose your WMS operating model](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000042-choose-your-wms-operating-model): Decide how Starshipit WMS will work with Starshipit, your sales channels, warehouse locations, and clients.
- [Understand WMS terms and key concepts](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000003-understand-wms-terms-and-key-concepts): A reference guide to stock statuses, location types, job types, tracking types, allocation strategies, and other key WMS terms.
- [Migrate starting stock and cut over to Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000049-migrate-starting-stock-and-cut-over-to-starshipit-wms): Prepare, import, validate, and reconcile starting stock when moving warehouse operations to Starshipit WMS.

### Set up and administer WMS
- [Understand WMS integrations](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000044-understand-wms-integrations): Compare the WMS connection options for Starshipit, Cin7 Core, and supported commerce platforms.
- [Set up warehouse locations and work areas](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000033-set-up-warehouse-locations-and-work-areas): Set up warehouse locations including pick faces, bulk storage, staging docks, packing benches, and equipment to control stock accuracy and streamline picking.
- [Set up WMS users, roles and client access](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000036-set-up-wms-users-roles-and-client-access): Choose WMS roles, add user permissions, limit 3PL client access, and resolve missing pages or actions.
- [Troubleshoot Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000047-troubleshoot-starshipit-wms): Find the right next step when WMS users cannot access a page, stock does not look right, or an inbound or fulfilment workflow cannot progress.
- [Configure WMS products and inventory](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000006-configure-wms-products-and-inventory): Configure how products behave in WMS including bundles, units of measure, tracking types (batch/serial), and allocation strategies (FIFO, LIFO, FEFO).
- [WMS settings reference](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000031-wms-settings-reference): Learn what each of the 21 WMS Settings tabs controls across operations, orders, inventory, notifications, account, apps, and system.
- [Set up Shopify with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000018-set-up-shopify-with-starshipit-wms): Import Shopify products into Starshipit WMS and keep inventory aligned with per-store writeback, location buckets and manual syncs.
- [Set up BigCommerce with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000050-set-up-bigcommerce-with-starshipit-wms): Import BigCommerce products into Starshipit WMS and configure location-aware inventory writeback for each connected store.
- [Set up WooCommerce with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000051-set-up-woocommerce-with-starshipit-wms): Import WooCommerce products into Starshipit WMS and configure automatic or manual inventory writeback for linked products.
- [Set up Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000052-set-up-adobe-commerce-magento-2-with-starshipit-wms): Import Adobe Commerce or Magento 2 products into Starshipit WMS and configure location-aware inventory writeback for each store.
- [Set up Cin7 Omni with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000053-set-up-cin7-omni-with-starshipit-wms): Import Cin7 Omni products into Starshipit WMS and configure branch-aware inventory writeback for linked products.
- [Set up Unleashed with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000054-set-up-unleashed-with-starshipit-wms): Import Unleashed purchase orders into Starshipit WMS and configure SKU-based inventory writeback to an Unleashed warehouse.
- [Set up Cin7 Core with Starshipit WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000035-set-up-cin7-core-with-starshipit-wms): Connect Cin7 Core directly to Starshipit WMS, map a warehouse, import opening stock, and manage product, purchase order and inventory syncs.
- [Run WMS alongside Starshipit](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000004-run-wms-alongside-starshipit): Run WMS alongside your existing Starshipit workflows with hybrid outbound models or headless mode for inventory tracking while keeping current processes.
- [Set up WMS for a 3PL](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000032-set-up-wms-for-a-3pl): Decide between a single shared WMS instance and separate instances per client, understand how to segregate inventory with zones, and configure Starshipit WMS to run a third-party logistics operation.

### Receive stock
- [Receive stock against a purchase order](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000008-receive-stock-against-a-purchase-order): Record incoming deliveries against purchase orders using desktop or mobile, with support for batch, serial, and partial receipts.
- [Manage suppliers and purchase orders](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000007-manage-suppliers-and-purchase-orders): Create and manage suppliers and purchase orders in Starshipit WMS to track incoming stock and drive your receiving workflow.
- [Put away received stock](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000009-put-away-received-stock): Move received stock from staging docks to final warehouse locations using putaway jobs on desktop or mobile.

### Fulfil orders
- [Automate warehouse work in WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000039-automate-warehouse-work-in-wms): Create WMS automations to hold or release new orders, assign ready jobs, and build scheduled pick batches with safe filters, timing, and monitoring.
- [Manage orders and allocation in WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000010-manage-orders-and-allocation-in-wms): Learn how orders flow from Starshipit into WMS, how stock allocation works, and how to release orders for picking and packing.
- [Pack and ship orders in WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000012-pack-and-ship-orders-in-wms): Verify picked items, pack parcels, and generate shipping labels from WMS packing benches.
- [Pick orders in WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000011-pick-orders-in-wms): Work single-order, batch, and tote pick jobs from the Starshipit WMS desktop interface using barcode scanning or manual confirmation.
- [Use Pack Now and Batch Pack Now](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000013-use-pack-now-and-batch-pack-now): Skip the standard picking workflow and send orders straight to a packing bench using Pack Now or Batch Pack Now.

### Control inventory
- [View inventory and stock levels](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000014-view-inventory-and-stock-levels): Monitor real-time stock levels by SKU and location, understand key inventory metrics, and use movement logs to trace every stock change.
- [Replenish pick faces](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000016-replenish-pick-faces): Keep pick faces stocked using automated capacity-based replenishment and demand-driven job generation in Starshipit WMS.
- [Plan reorders with Restocking Insights](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000017-plan-reorders-with-restocking-insights): Plan reorders, create supplier-grouped draft purchase orders, and export stock forecasts from Restocking Insights.
- [Adjust stock and investigate stock movements](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000020-adjust-stock-and-investigate-stock-movements): Use stock adjustments, movement logs, and process logs to keep inventory accurate and maintain a reliable audit trail over time.
- [Track stock in containers](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000034-track-stock-in-containers): Track stock in physical containers, scan container barcodes, and move containers through receiving, storage, picking and replenishment.
- [Run stocktakes and cycle counts](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000015-run-stocktakes-and-cycle-counts): Run full or partial stocktakes and targeted cycle counts to keep WMS inventory accurate, using desktop or mobile.
- [Transfer stock between warehouses](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000040-transfer-stock-between-warehouses): Transfer stock between eligible Starshipit WMS accounts and track the source order, destination purchase order, shipment, and receipt.
- [Sync exploding bundle availability to Shopify](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000048-sync-exploding-bundle-availability-to-shopify): Keep each exploding bundle's Shopify availability aligned with sellable component stock and open WMS order demand.

### Manage returns
- [Inspect, restock, quarantine or write off returned stock](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000046-inspect-restock-quarantine-or-write-off-returned-stock): Decide how to handle stock after a return is received, including moving it to sellable stock, quarantine, or a write-off workflow.
- [Set up WMS returns and quarantine locations](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000045-set-up-wms-returns-and-quarantine-locations): Create the locations and process rules your team needs to receive, inspect, quarantine, and restock returned stock.
- [Process returns in WMS](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000019-process-returns-in-wms): Process returned items against a shipped WMS order, update inventory, and complete any inspection, restocking, or write-off follow-up.

### Reporting and data tools
- [Import and export WMS data by CSV](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000041-import-and-export-wms-data-by-csv): Use the current Starshipit WMS CSV templates to import products, locations, purchase orders, adjustments, and stocktakes, or export inventory and reports.
- [Use WMS reporting and insights](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000021-use-wms-reporting-and-insights): Monitor warehouse health, fulfilment throughput, inbound receipts, shipment value and cost, and staff productivity using WMS reporting dashboards.
- [Search WMS records](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000022-search-wms-records): Use the WMS unified search to quickly find orders, products, inventory, locations, purchase orders, and more from one place.

### Use WMS Mobile
- [Set up WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000023-set-up-wms-mobile): Install the correct Starshipit WMS Mobile app, sign in, configure scanning and equipment, and verify your WMS workspace.
- [Manage inventory in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000029-manage-inventory-in-wms-mobile): View stock at a location, make inventory adjustments, and run cycle counts on the warehouse floor using the Starshipit WMS mobile app.
- [Pick orders in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000025-pick-orders-in-wms-mobile): Pick customer orders on the warehouse floor using the Starshipit WMS mobile app, including standard single-order picking and tote picking for multi-order runs.
- [Receive purchase orders in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000026-receive-purchase-orders-in-wms-mobile): Receive stock against a purchase order on the warehouse floor using the Starshipit WMS mobile app, including quantity entry, tracking details, and carton counts.
- [Troubleshoot Starshipit WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000038-troubleshoot-starshipit-wms-mobile): Fix sign-in, scanning, equipment, jobs, permissions, network, and label issues in Starshipit WMS Mobile.
- [Manage jobs in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000030-manage-jobs-in-wms-mobile): Understand how jobs work in the Starshipit WMS mobile app - claim jobs, manage assignments, filter by type, and know which jobs can be created directly on mobile.
- [Build kits in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000028-build-kits-in-wms-mobile): Assemble component products into kits or bundles on the warehouse floor using the Starshipit WMS mobile app.
- [Pack and ship orders in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000037-pack-and-ship-orders-in-wms-mobile): Find and claim single-order pack jobs, verify items, confirm packaging and carriers, and complete labels in Starshipit WMS Mobile.
- [Put away and replenish stock in WMS Mobile](https://support.starshipit.com/articles/14700000000027-put-away-and-replenish-stock-in-wms-mobile): Complete putaway and replenishment jobs on the warehouse floor using the Starshipit WMS mobile app — moving received stock to storage and topping up pick faces from bulk.
