Item tracking

If you're using an advanced workflow, you can enable item tracking, a powerful inventory management feature that gives you real-time visibility into your stock. By assigning tracking attributes, such as serial numbers, lot numbers, expiration dates, and storage bins, you can monitor the movement and location of goods across your supply chain.

This added visibility helps your team make smarter decisions, operate more efficiently, and maintain tighter control over inventory from receipt to fulfillment

Key benefits

• Prevents stock-outs and overstocking by optimizing inventory levels.

• Speeds up warehouse operations by reducing search time and improving pick accuracy.

• Ensures that the right items are shipped, reducing fulfillment errors and returns.

• Supports kit assembly with traceable components and finished goods.

• Provides clear insight into what’s in stock, where it’s stored, and how long it’s good for.

Item tracking options

You can apply item tracking to individual items, components, or kits. It's especially useful during fulfillment, where accurate data about picked or packed quantities is essential.

Bin tab field descriptions

Tracking method	Description
Bin	Bin tracking is used to identify specific storage locations of items within a warehouse. Bins make it easier to find items when you put away, pick, and cycle count inventory. Bin tracking does not support negative quantities. To learn how to set up bin tracking, see Bins.
Lot	Lot tracking helps you organize specific sets of items into categories, for regulatory, safety, or quality control. For example, you can create categories for items with similar characteristics, such as perishable goods, chemicals, medical supplies, or health and beauty products. To learn how to set up lot tracking categories, see Lot categories.
Serial	Serial tracking is useful for high-value items, or items with warranties that might require after-sale services. Examples are electronics, appliances, or medical devices. You'll create a specific 'mask' to define the entry format for product serial numbers. See Serial masks.
Expiry date	For perishable items, you can enter expiry dates to monitor shelf life and reduce waste.