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Add Labels to Inventory Items

Learn how to add labels to your inventory items

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Adding a label to a single item in the mobile app

  1. Search to find the equipment you want to add a label to

  2. Tap on the item to open it

  3. Tap ‘Options’

  4. Tap ‘Assign Labels’

  5. Use the dropdown to select the relevant label(s). You can add as many labels as you need.

  6. Tap ‘Done’

Adding a label to multiple items in the mobile app

If you have the physical items in front of you

  1. Open multi-scan by clicking on the symbol in the upper right hand corner of the app

  2. Tap 'Add Item'

  3. Use NFC, scan the 2D codes on your equipment, or search to build a list of items

  4. Tap ‘Options’

  5. Tap 'Assign labels'

  6. Use the dropdown to select the relevant label(s). You can add as many labels as you need.

  7. Tap ‘Done’

If you do not physically have the items with you

  1. From the Inventory tab, search or use filters to find the equipment you want to add a label to

  2. Tap 'Multi-select'

  3. Only the first 20 items in your list will load. The entire list does not load right away; instead, items are loaded in smaller chunks to prevent a slow loading time

    If your list has greater than 20 items, you will need to scroll to the bottom of the list to load all of your items

    Once you have scrolled to the bottom of your list, loading all items, you will need to make sure that 'Select all' is checked. If you tap 'Select all' before you scroll to load all items, the newly loaded items will not be selected. You will need to tap 'Select all' again to make sure all items are selected. A tick/check mark in this box indicates all loaded items have been selected

  4. Alternatively, you can select items one at a time by tapping the check box to the left of the item

  5. Tap ‘Options’

  6. Tap ‘Assign Labels’

  7. Use the dropdown to select the relevant label(s). You can add as many labels as you need.

  8. Tap ‘Done’

Assigning a single item of equipment in the web app

  1. Search for the item you want to add the label to and open the item

  2. Click ‘Options’

  3. Click ‘Assign Labels’

  4. Use the dropdown to select the relevant label(s). You can add as many labels as you need

  5. Click ‘Save’

Assigning multiple items the web app

  1. Head to the Inventory section of your Scannable dashboard

  2. Search or filter to find the items you want to add a label to and use the check-boxes to select the items

  3. Click on the 'Select a bulk action to perform' dropdown box on the bottom left of the screen, and select ‘Assign Label’

  4. Use the dropdown options to select the label you wish to add

  5. Click ‘Assign’

Using Multi-scan to assign multiple items the Web-Based App

You will need a USB NFC-Reader to use NFC Tags with the Scannable web-app

  1. Head to the Multi-scan section of your Scannable dashboard

  2. Use your USB NFC reader to scan your equipment and build a list of items you want to add to a group

  3. Click on the 'Select a bulk action to perform' dropdown box on the bottom left of the screen, and select ‘Assign Label’

  4. Use the dropdown options to select the label you wish to add

  5. Click ‘Assign’

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