Multi-Warehouse Allocation (MWA) rules for your daily orders can override where a transfer order is meant to ship from. To prevent this, ShipHero automatically adds two order tags to every transfer order. You can use these tags in an MWA rule so each transfer order allocates from the warehouse sending the inventory, with no manual tagging.
- transfer_from_[Warehouse ID]: The Warehouse ID of the sending warehouse (for example, transfer_from_8968).
- transfer_to_[Warehouse ID]: The Warehouse ID of the receiving warehouse (for example, transfer_to_10527).
Both tags appear in the transfer order's Order History as "Added order tag" entries, so you can confirm which warehouses a transfer order moves between.
To create a transfer order, see How to Create a Transfer Order to Move Inventory Between Warehouses. For how MWA rules work in general, see How to Use Multi-Warehouse Allocation Rules.
Table of Contents
- How to Find the Warehouse ID for a Transfer Order MWA Rule
- How to Create an MWA Rule for Transfer Orders
- Using the transfer_to_ Tag for the Receiving Warehouse
How to Find the Warehouse ID for a Transfer Order MWA Rule
The Warehouse ID is the number ShipHero uses in the transfer_from_ and transfer_to_ tags. Find the ID of the sending warehouse before you create the MWA rule.
- Go to My Account > Warehouses.
- Select Settings for the warehouse.
- Check the browser address bar. The number at the end of the URL is the Warehouse ID. For example, in https://app.shiphero.com/dashboard/warehouses/edit/1234, the Warehouse ID is 1234.
How to Create an MWA Rule for Transfer Orders
An MWA rule for transfer orders uses the transfer_from_ tag as its condition, so every transfer order from that warehouse allocates from it.
- Go to the MW Allocation page.
- Select Create new rule.
- In Conditions, select Order contains tags.
- Enter transfer_from_ followed by the sending warehouse's Warehouse ID (for example, transfer_from_8968), then press Enter.
- In Actions, set the rule to allocate the order, and select the sending warehouse in the FROM WAREHOUSES dropdown. This must be the same warehouse as the Warehouse ID in the tag.
- Select Create.
- Enter a name for the rule and select Save.
Example MWA Rule to Allocate Transfer Orders
This example rule makes transfer orders allocate from the Primary warehouse (Warehouse ID 8968):
- Condition: Order contains tags transfer_from_8968
- Actions: Entire order, Allocate, All items
- FROM WAREHOUSES: Primary
Using the transfer_to_ Tag for the Receiving Warehouse
The transfer_to_ tag lets you build automation rules for transfer orders headed to a specific warehouse. For example, you can email the receiving warehouse team when a transfer order is created for them.
This example automation rule, named "Transfer to Email," emails the receiving team for Warehouse ID 10527:
- Trigger: Order Tag equals transfer_to_10527
- Action: Send Email, with the team's email address and a message about the incoming transfer