system.mes.location.saveLocation

Description

Creates or updates a Locations record in the system based on the provided parameters.

Syntax

system.mes.location.saveLocation(**location_data)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the location.
description	String	A detailed description of the location.
parentId	String (ULID)	The ULID of the parent location.
type	String	The type of the location (e.g., ENTERPRISE, COMPANY, SITE, AREA, LINE, CELL_GROUP, CELL, UNIT).
processType	String	The process type for the location (e.g., STORAGE, CONTINUOUS, BATCH, DISCRETE, NONE).
sortOrder	Integer	Determines the display order of the location.
allowNegativeInventory	Boolean	Allows inventory to go negative at this location.
storageCapacity	Double	Maximum storage capacity allowed at the location.
storageCapacityUnitId	String (ULID)	The ULID for the storage capacity unit to be used as the default unit of measure for this location. See unit_of_measure.
lotStorageStrategy	String	Defines the lot storage strategy (e.g, ALLOW_MULTIPLE, ALLOW_SINGLE_OR_THROW, MERGE_INTO_PREVIOUS, MERGE_INTO_NEW, NO_STORAGE).
lotUseStrategy	String	Defines the lot usage strategy, such as FIFO or FEFO.
path	String	Path of the location within the hierarchy.
id	String (ULID)	The ULID of the location (optional, used for updating an existing location).
notes	String	Notes related to the location.
enabled	Boolean	Indicates if the location is active and enabled.
spare1	String	Additional field for user-defined context.
spare2	String	Additional field for user-defined context.
spare3	String	Additional field for user-defined context.

Returns

Returns a JSON representation of the saved location.

Code Examples

# Generate the object structure for a new location object, set the name and save it
new_location = system.mes.location.newLocation()
new_location['name'] = 'Warehouse'
saved_location = system.mes.location.saveLocation(**new_location)

# Output the JSON representation of the saved location
print(saved_location)

# Generate the object structure for another new location object to update the previous location
location_data = system.mes.location.newLocation()

# Set basic attributes for the updated location
location_data['id'] = saved_location.id
location_data['name'] = 'Warehouse'
location_data['description'] = 'Main storage location for raw materials.'
location_data['type'] = 'AREA'
location_data['processType'] = 'STORAGE'
location_data['sortOrder'] = 1
# (You can continue setting other properties as needed here)

# Save the location to update it in the system
updated_location = system.mes.location.saveLocation(**location_data)

# Output the JSON representation of the updated location
print(updated_location)