How do I generate picking routes?

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Quick answer

Use this article to generate route-based picking work from Batch Orders.

Common use cases

Warehouse lead: Create a batch of picking routes for a merchant and warehouse.
Picker: Find route work after it appears in the Pick (Routes) queue.
Operations manager: Control route size using order count, product limit, bin count, and route ordering.

When to use this

You want to create picking routes from Batch Orders.
You know the merchant and warehouse context.
You know how many orders, products per order, and bins should be used.

When not to use this

You want to ship identical orders together from the Batch orders tab.
You are already inside Pick/Pack and need to scan a tote.
You need a guaranteed shortest path, volume-based template, or route algorithm explanation.

At a glance

What you are doing	What you need	Good result	Contact us if
Use this article to generate route-based picking work from Batch Orders.	Confirm the warehouse and merchant. Decide the number of orders to fulfill.	Logentic shows a successful route-generation message, route groups appear in Batch Orders, and the route work is visible from the Pick (Routes) tab in Fulfill Orders.	Generate Routes fails, no routes appear after success, the route count is wrong, or Pick (Routes) does not show the expected route work.

Before you start

Confirm the warehouse and merchant.
Decide the number of orders to fulfill.
Decide the maximum number of products per order.
Decide the number of bins.
Choose whether the route should use Alpha numerical or Shortest distance (Slower) ordering.

Steps

Go to Handling in the left navigation.
Open Batch Orders.
Select the Picking routes tab.
Choose the merchant.
Choose the warehouse when the warehouse selector is available.
Choose whether you are creating routes from Orders or Custom Product Orders.
In Picking Routes, enter Number of orders to fulfill.
Enter Maximum number of products per order.
Enter Number of bins.
Choose the route ordering option:
- Alpha numerical
- Shortest distance (Slower)
Select Generate Routes.
Confirm the success message appears.
Review the created route groups.
Go to Fulfill Orders and open the Pick (Routes) tab when you need to review the generated route work in the fulfillment queue.

Screenshots

Steps 1-10: Open Batch Orders, choose Picking routes, enter the route inputs, and choose the route ordering option.

Picking Routes tab showing merchant, Orders and Custom Product Orders tabs, route inputs, Alpha numerical, Shortest distance, and Generate Routes

Steps 11-13: Generate the routes and review the created route groups.

Picking Routes page showing created route groups and a Successfully saved the routes message

Step 14: Review the generated work from the Pick (Routes) tab in Fulfill Orders.

Fulfill Orders page showing the Pick Routes tab with route rows, total orders, SKU count, unit count, progress, and cart code

What good looks like

Logentic shows a successful route-generation message, route groups appear in Batch Orders, and the route work is visible from the Pick (Routes) tab in Fulfill Orders.

Common issues and next actions

If this happens	What to do next
Generate Routes is unavailable.	Confirm the merchant, warehouse, order count, product limit, bin count, and route ordering are filled in.
No route groups appear after generation.	Refresh the page and check the selected merchant and warehouse. Contact us if the success message appeared but no routes are visible.
The Pick (Routes) queue does not show the expected work.	Confirm you are in the same warehouse and check whether filters or saved tabs are limiting the visible queue.

Contact us when

Generate Routes fails, no routes appear after success, the route count is wrong, or Pick (Routes) does not show the expected route work.

Contact options

Email Logentic Support: best for detailed requests, screenshots, or follow-up context.
Open in-app chat: fastest when you are already signed in and need help in context.
Call Logentic: call (855) 529-0009 for an urgent launch, warehouse, or fulfillment blocker.
Request Slack support access: ask us to add your team to a shared Logentic support channel.

Send us this information

Screenshot of the Picking routes form.
Merchant and warehouse.
Number of orders to fulfill.
Maximum number of products per order.
Number of bins.
Route ordering option selected.
Screenshot of the route list or Pick (Routes) tab.
Expected result.
Actual result shown in Logentic.
Time and timezone.

Related workflow

Choose route inputs in Batch Orders.
Generate picking routes.
Review route groups.
Work the route queue from Fulfill Orders.