The Packing Table's Own Page
As orders come in, they need to be picked, packed, and shipped. The picking list is the page your warehouse staff works from all day long. By default, it displays all paid orders with the status “In Progress,” with the oldest ones first, so no customer gets left behind at the bottom of the pile, and it’s designed to be used with a mouse, a scanner, or your fingers on a tablet. If you sell to business customers on credit, you can also include unpaid orders once you’ve set them to “In Progress,” so the warehouse doesn’t have to wait for payment. They’re clearly marked “Unpaid.”
A queue, not a list
On the left-hand side is today’s queue, showing the order number, customer name, shipping carrier’s logo, and how far along you are on each order. You can always see how much is left, and you can jump directly to an order with a single click.
The layout adapts to the screen. On a computer, the queue is fixed to the side; on a tablet, it becomes a horizontal strip; and on a mobile device, it turns into a bar at the top that stays in place as you scroll, with two large buttons for the previous and next orders. These are three different ways of working—not the same page in three sizes.
Everything about the item on a single line
Each item gets its own line with an image, quantity, shelf location, item number, barcode, and current stock level, and the lines are sorted by shelf location so you can follow your route through the warehouse. The customer’s comment, the customer’s responses to additional fields, and the store’s internal note appear at the top of the order in a colored block so they can’t be overlooked.
Checkmarks stay where you put them
Check the “Packed” box when the item is in the box. The checkmarks are saved in your shop, not in the browser. They survive a page reload, they carry over to the tablet out in the warehouse, and if two of you are packing, you’ll be working from the same list. They are automatically cleared when the order leaves the “In Progress” status, and in the case of a partial shipment, only for the items that were placed in the box.
Scan instead of clicking
Turn on scanning, and the system will automatically find the order on the page that’s missing the item you just scanned. If two items are needed, scan twice. Standard USB and Bluetooth handheld scanners work without any setup, and there’s an audible confirmation and vibration on compatible devices, so you can keep your eyes on the item.
If you scan the barcode on a printed picking list, the page jumps directly to that order, even if it’s located somewhere else entirely in the queue. You can let the system complete the order on its own once the last item has been scanned, if you wish.
Two print documents, each serving a different purpose
- The picking list accompanies the package, and the lists are grouped together on the sheets so that short orders share a sheet. A large order number and barcode at the top, the shipping method in a box, the customer’s comment directly below the header, and the items sorted by shelf location. No prices, no sales tax, no customer information beyond name, ZIP code, and city—plus whatever the customer has written themselves
- The consolidated picking list combines all items from all orders and sorts them by shelf location, so you make one trip through the warehouse instead of one trip per order. The “Distribution” column shows which orders the items are destined for
Four buttons, and only one of them sends an email
"Pending," "Complete," and "Shipped" are located at the bottom of each order and work without reloading the page. "Split Delivery" is in the same place; it opens the packing page and sends you back afterward, and it only appears when there’s actually something to split. "Shipped" is the only status that sends the customer a notification.
On mobile and tablet, you can also swipe the order away: to the right for “Shipped” and to the left for “Pending.” The card follows your finger and tilts, and the button you tap lights up so you can see what’s happening before you let go. Swiping right does the same thing as the “Shipped” button.
Picking Mode and the Tablet App
Picking mode hides the admin menu so the entire screen is the picking list. The picking list can also be pinned to the home screen as an app on mobile, tablet, and computer, and it opens in full-screen mode without the browser’s address bar.
Batch management is included
If you use batch management, you select the batch directly on the item line. The system suggests the batch that expires first, so items with the shortest shelf life are shipped first, and you can split an order line across multiple batches. This selection carries over to the inventory posting.
Get started
- Go to Orders → Picking List
- Assign your items a shelf location so that both the screen and printouts sort them in the order you walk through the warehouse
- Print picking slips for today’s batch, or enable scanning if you have a screen at the packing table
- Check off items and complete the order with “Done” or “Shipped”