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# Inventory

> Inventory functionality specific to the Swiss version of Business Central. It covers printing inventory picking lists from sales orders and Swiss inventory management behavior such as default location codes, multiple shipments per invoice, and inventory reporting.

Path: [Business functionality](../../../business-functionality.md) > [Local functionality](../../local-functionality.md) > [Switzerland](../switzerland.md) > Inventory · tier official · system inventory · narrative reviewed (checked by Opus)

## Overview

This section describes inventory features that apply to the Swiss (CH) version of Business Central. It has two pages and no subtopics.

Start with "Swiss inventory management [CH]" for the general behavior: invoices can track multiple shipments, and default location codes from item cards are used on sales lines and journals. It also mentions storing customer and sales person information and customized reporting through Inventory reports.

Then read "Print an Inventory Picking List from a Sales Order in Switzerland" if you work with warehouse picking. It explains how to use the Picking List action on a sales order to print bin codes, location codes, serial numbers and quantities.

## Key points

- Swiss inventory management tracks invoices that have multiple shipments.
- Default location codes from item cards are used for sales lines and journals.
- Customer and sales person information is stored, and Inventory reports give detailed, customizable reporting.
- The Picking List action on a sales order prints an inventory picking list.
- The picking list shows bin codes, location codes, serial numbers and quantities.
- Only items with a shipping quantity greater than zero appear on the picking list.

## Learn pages

- [Print an Inventory Picking List from a Sales Order in Switzerland](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Switzerland/how-to-print-an-inventory-picking-list-from-a-sales-order): Learn how to print an inventory picking list directly from a sales order in the Swiss version of Business Central.
- [Swiss inventory management [CH]](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/LocalFunctionality/Switzerland/swiss-inventory-management): This article describes Swiss enhancements to special inventory management features in Business Central.

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