Containerized storage

[tlf30]

Hello,
I see there has been previous issues on this, so rather than open an issue, I figured it could be talked about here.
My current struggle in trying to build out my InvenTree install is handling "containerized" storage, such as bins or shelves.
Say I have a unit of bins that holds 32 bins. Or a set of shelves that is 25 shelves. Rather than try to build these by hand for every single "Container" that could hold something, it would be much easier (less time consuming) to simply be able to flag a storage location as having sub-containers, and enter how many and start number. For example, shelving unit 5 has shelve numbers 20 to 29. So I would enter container start number 20 and total container count of 10. Or bin unit contains bin numbers in coordinate form, like 1,1 to 10,10.
I feel like this could be done with a simple UI addition to the current storage location system.

My initial thoughts on how to implement without adding to much complexity:
Add a toggle to the storage location to indicate it has containers.
A drop down for 1D or 2D shows.
Inputs for a starting number for each dimension, and container count for that dimension shows.

The storage location tree does not contain all the different sub-containers, the part is just in the storage location. But when viewing the location of the stock item, the container is shown as a appended string on the storage location name.
When assigning stock, if the storage location is containerized, then it will also ask for which container the stock item is in.

This would cover a vast majority of use cases. If users want something more custom, then that would be on them to build it by hand or some other way.

Thoughts?

[matmair]

Why not use https://github.com/wolflu05/inventree-bulk-plugin ?

[tlf30]

So, I tried using the inventree-bulk-plugin yesterday and today. My largest issue is that I have to get the manual out and fiddle with it to get it to not throw an error on parsing the dimension field. I can see how that would be powerful for power users, but I think InvenTree needs something slightly simpler and much more user friendly as just a built-in option.

[matmair]

I am not a fan of adding another variance to stock storage / management in core. Especially if that introduces half-transparent behavior that asks for inputs at some points but not shows that info at other locations. That is another thing that users would need to be taught

[wolflu05]

My largest issue is that I have to get the manual out and fiddle with it to get it to not throw an error on parsing the dimension field.

Not sure, your request sounds pretty simple. Just enter 1-10 in the first dimensions filed, add another for "2D generation" and use {{dim.1}},{{dim.2}} in the name field for the location. There you have it (you can copy this and import from clipboard if you dont understand):

{"name":"","template_type":"STOCK_LOCATION","template":{"version":"1.4.3","input":{},"templates":[],"output":{"parent_name_match":"true","dimensions":["1-10","1-10"],"count":["",""],"generate":{"name":"{{dim.1}},{{dim.2}}"}}}}

Some basic examples like this are also in the readme. If you need this a lot of times and this sounds to complicated for you, you can also get something like your first described scenario with a template like this, just save it under a name and you never have to fiddle with all the options on a daily basis again:

{"name":"","template_type":"STOCK_LOCATION","template":{"version":"1.4.3","input":{"start":"1","count":"10"},"templates":[],"output":{"parent_name_match":"true","dimensions":["*NUMERIC(start={{inp.start}},count={{inp.count}})"],"count":[""],"generate":{"name":"{{dim.1}}"}}}}