Chapter 1 — Inventory Basics
LESSON INFO
Audience
- Supervisors permitted to correct Item IDs.
- Scanner App users who validate item details in the field.
Prerequisites
- You can navigate to Inventory > Inventory Items.
- If you plan to validate via Scanner App, you have access to the relevant screens:
- Find Item permissions (Find Inventory Item By Item ID, Get Inventory Item).
- Update Item permissions if you will update from scanner.
Skills you’ll build
- Find an item in the Inventory Items grid using Query Builder.
- Open the Edit Inventory Item form and identify what is editable vs read-only.
- Apply a change safely (measurements, location, status, notes/attachments).
- Avoid common failures caused by missing required fields, length limits, and uniqueness constraints.
- Verify the change using the Audit Log and the Scanner App.
LESSON OUTLINE
Concept
- Inventory Items is the system of record for materials in Themis-Trace.
- Items are managed from a grid and edited in an Edit Inventory Item form.
- Some fields are read-only (for example: Assigned ID, Current Facility, Current Location, Received Date, Shipped Date).
- Item ID is read-only in the form, but can be changed through a dedicated Update Item ID form (pencil icon), when permitted.
Locate and open an item
- Go to Home > Inventory > Inventory Items.
- Use the grid filters or Query Builder to locate the item.
- Typical identifiers shown in the grid include Assigned ID, Item ID, Customer, Facility, Location, Receiving BOL, Shipping BOL.
- Select the correct row to open the Edit Inventory Item form.
- Confirm you have the right item using read-only identifiers in the form:
- Assigned ID (TTIN)
- Item ID
- Customer
- Current Facility
- Current Location
Safe edits
Update item details in the Edit Inventory Item form
- Use Save or Save & Close.
- On save, the form validates required fields and highlights incorrect inputs if there is an error.
Change Item ID
- In the Edit Inventory Item form, select the pencil icon beside Item ID.
- Enter New Item ID.
- Confirm the change when prompted.
- Optional: print a tag.
COMMON ISSUES
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Likely cause: A required field is missing.
Checks: Look for required fields in the Inventory Item model:
Assigned ID
Item ID
Customer
Status
Product Type
Ship To
Sold To
Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Required fields are tenant-dependent and can vary across installations. Required fields will have a Blue indicator on the left side of their border.
Fix: Fill the missing required fields and save again.
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Likely cause: Uniqueness validation on Item ID change.
Checks: Search the Inventory Items grid for the proposed new Item ID. Verify that it is present already.
Fix: Use a different new Item ID.