A **workstation** (*Arbeitsstation*) is one of your [packing table entries](/company/packing-tables.md): a PC with its printers. X-Sitter remembers for your session which workstation you work at. Everything that is printed for you – article and pallet labels at [putaway](/inbound/putaway.md), shipping labels and delivery notes at the [packing station](/outbound/packing.md), the delivery note at [loading](/outbound/loading.md) – goes to the printers of this workstation. The workstation also decides which [picking carts](/warehouse-setup/picking-carts.md) and [pick list templates](/outbound/picklist-templates.md) you are offered and which storage area the [relocation](/stock/relocation.md) preselects.

## Before you start

- X-Sitter has switched on the workstation query for your company. If no dialog appears after logging in and you need a workstation, contact X-Sitter support.
- Your company has at least one [packing table entry](/company/packing-tables.md). Its **Packing table / PC name** is the name you choose.

## Choose the workstation after logging in

1. Log in as usual – see [Log in](/account/login-and-two-factor.md).
2. The dialog **Select a workstation** (*Arbeitsstation auswählen*) opens with the text "Please select your workstation to continue." (*Bitte wähle Deine Arbeitsstation aus, um fortzufahren.*). It cannot be closed – a workstation is required to continue.
3. Choose your workstation in the list and click **Select** (*Auswählen*).
4. You see "Workstation successfully saved" (*Arbeitsstation erfolgreich gespeichert*). The footer now shows **Active workstation: …** (*Aktive Arbeitsstation*).

![Screenshot: Dialog "Select a workstation" with the list of packing stations and the Select button](/account/images/workstation-select.png)

- If your company has **only one** packing table entry, X-Sitter chooses it automatically – no dialog appears.
- If your company has **no** packing table entry, no dialog appears – you work without a workstation. Functions that print (labels, delivery notes) then tell you that no workstation is selected.
- The dialog also appears after you **switch to another company** in the top bar.
- If a device at this workstation is due for its distilled-water check, the next dialog asks you to confirm it – see [Forklifts and devices](/administration/forklifts-and-devices.md).

## Change the workstation

Click **Active workstation: …** (*Aktive Arbeitsstation*) in the footer. The same dialog opens; choose the new workstation and click **Select**.

![Screenshot: Footer with "Active workstation: Packing station 1"](/account/images/workstation-footer.png)

The footer line is only visible once a workstation is chosen, and only on screens wider than a phone.

## Good to know / Troubleshooting

| Message | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| No workstations found. (*Keine Arbeitsstationen gefunden.*) | You opened the dialog from the footer, but your company has no packing table entry (any more). The dialog can be closed. | Create a [packing table entry](/company/packing-tables.md) or close the dialog. |
| No workstation selected (*Keine Arbeitsstation ausgewählt*) | **Select** was clicked without a choice. | Choose a workstation first. |
| *Es ist keine Arbeitsstation gewählt. Bitte zuerst eine Arbeitsstation auswählen.* (at putaway) | Label printing without a workstation. | Choose a workstation (footer or after the next login). |
| *Es konnte kein Packplatz ermittelt werden* (at loading) | No workstation chosen. | Choose a workstation. |
| The dialog does not appear | Only one packing table entry (chosen automatically), no packing table entry at all, or the query is not switched on for your company. | Check the footer; otherwise contact X-Sitter support. |