Cycle Counts - Is the Picking Location always required when performing a cycle count?

Q: When I go to do a new cycle count and I select to filter the criteria, I have to select the product as well as the bin location in order for quantities to appear to then perform the cycle count. Is there any way of doing the cycle count feature without having to select bin locations?

A: The cycle count feature requires the picking location to be set when MPL's (Multiple Picking Locations) are enforced in the system. 
The idea is that by going to a certain Picking Location physically, you would perform the count for all products in that area. The product category option will let you filter out which products to count based on your physical picking location.