Here´s how you take inventory using the mobile app
Before heading out to inventory, an administrator needs to have created the location(s) you’ll be working with. A location is a digital representation of a physical building, office, or similar space.
📚 At the bottom of this section, you’ll find more chapters if you want to explore Palats in greater depth.
💙 Be sure to check out our Tips & Tricks before you start inventorying!
Who is this for?
This section is intended for both administrators and members – in other words, anyone who has permission to inventory one or more locations.
Depending on how your organization works, you may also be listing items on a marketplace as part of the inventory process.
Model vs. Item – what’s the difference?
In Palats, we work with Models and Items – and here’s how they differ:
Model
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A model is a product type that can exist in many unique instances (called items).
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Model-specific fields are shared across all items of that model.
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If you have the same armchair in another color, it’s considered a different model.
Article
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An article is the actual piece of furniture – a specific unit belonging to a model.
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Articles have their own unique attributes like condition and location.
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Articles that share a model have the same model specifications, but each article has its own article-specific data.
💙 Tip! If your organization has a standard product range, you can create your models in advance. That way, they’ll be ready in your model library and can be quickly added during inventorying. See video below.
Inventory