Basic Guide to Inventory Management

This guide will help you to set up inventory/asset management and tracking for your business using CyberStockroom.

The Secret to Great Inventory Management: The location Map

Most inventory software starts with a list of products. CyberStockroom starts with an inventory map. The map is designed to give you a bird's eye view of your inventory so you can always easily answer the basic question:

HOW many of WHAT do I have WHERE?

With just a glance at the map, you will immediately have an idea of how many products are contained in each location, and with one click, you will quickly know exactly what they are. For a basic understanding of how this works, please refer to the articles: 

• Viewing a Product's Distribution
• Color Coding Of The Locations
• Setting A Minimum Threshold For All Products

A great way to get acquainted with the idea of an inventory map is to watch our video tutorial series and see the map in action:

Setting Up Your Map

The first thing you will have to do after creating a CyberStockroom account is to set up your map. Please take a look at the following articles to help you build a better map:

• Creating New Locations
• Editing Locations

Creating Products

After you have created your map and you now have some locations, you can start creating your products. The following articles can help you set up your products:

• Creating New Products
• Uploading Products from A File - If you have an existing list of products, you can take a look at this article to know how you can upload that list and use it on CyberStockroom.
• Getting The Most out of Your Map and Products - This is a guide on how you can maximize your experience with CS. It contains some 'Best Practices' based on how our customers use CyberStockroom.

Check Products in to Your Locations

Now that you have both your products and locations, it's time for you to check those products in to your locations. The following articles will help you with this task:

• How to check products IN to inventory
• Transferring Products between Locations
• Using A Barcode Scanner - If you are using barcode scanners or are planning to use them, this is a guide on how to use barcodes and scanners on CS.