Inventory
Get the most out of tracking your inventory in Beacon
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- What are container group names?
- How can I view all of our backordered items?Back ordered items can be viewed in the context of partial and unfulfilled requests, or in relation to catalog par levels
- How can I audit my inventory if I don't want to use Beacon Audits?If you have your own proprietary methods of processing your audits, Beacon still may be able to help. Regardless, here are some concepts to consider as you plan your process.
- What are Unique Device Identifiers (UDIs)?
- How do I import inventory to the console?
- How do I use Bills of Materials to manage custom trays and surgeon preferences?
- How do I manage my inventory detail information?
- How do I create inventory manually?
- How do I add/remove items from a container?
- How can I create a Bills of Materials to manage container Stock Levels?
- How do I maintain the product catalog?
- What is inactive inventory?
- How do I manage expiring inventory in ConnectSx?
- What are Tags and how do you leverage their power?
- How can I track where my inventory is geographically?
- How do I set par levels for my inventory?
- How do I create containers?
- Can I group inventory by the import that created it?
- How can I adjust out, remove, or correct inventory from my account with a stock adjustment?You can remove inventory from your account with a Stock Adjustment Event
- How do I manage inventory inspections in ConnectSx?
- Can I change a container's catalog #?Catalog numbers are tightly controlled, but can be modified in certain circumstances
- How can I manage inventory audits in Connectsx?Admins may trigger audit requests for custodians throughout their organization so they can return audit results within Beacon.
- Can I create an alternate catalog # for an item?Create an alternate catalog # for a Facility to manage pricing-based exceptions
- How can I create inventory by scanning the UDI to populate product info?Save time and headaches by using the UDI to pull inventory information in from the FDA GUDID Database.
- As a distributor, how does shared inventory work for me?
- How can I make changing locations on lots of inventory easier on myself?
- I accidentally created my container as a device, what should I do?
- How can I view all inventory tags in use in my system?
- How does custody work and how can my reps use inventory outside of their custody?
- How can I track inventory Par Levels in Beacon?
- How can I use an External Barcode Scanner in Beacon?
- How can I easily find my expiring/expired inventory?
- Why can't I see my inventory?
- Does Beacon automatically use FIFO or LIFO when selecting inventory?
- How can you (a sales or distributor user) Audit your own inventory without being assigned an Audit?
- How can I set up my product lines to simplify fulfilling requests for complete sets (containers/trays) and product lines? (Using container canonical names)If a user requests a product (rather than individual devices), the manufacturer can determine what items or containers are required to fulfill that product request in the Catalog.
- How do I keep track of my loaner trays in Beacon?
- How do I save a weight for my inventory items?
- How can I use OCR to search my inventory by scanning text?
- How do I look up Facility Stock by Custodian or Facility?
- How can I reserve containers for upcoming events? How does it differ from Assigning a container?
- How do I use or sell Packs?
- How can I manage groups of inventory that are packaged and sold together (Packs)?
- How do I deactivate a catalog number so it cannot be used or selected anymore?
- How can I tell when a device was deactivated?
- How do I scan barcodes to search and sell my inventory?
- How can I auto-reconcile my inventory audit discrepancies with Beacon?
- How can I remove reusable inventory from my account (Deactivate reusable inventory)?
- How do I prepare an inventory import?
- How do I view, search, and filter my inventory?
- How do I add the manufacture date to my inventory?
- How do I keep track of how much is in my inventory?
- How do I create new inventory in Beacon Mobile?
- How do I manage my inventory using Beacon Mobile?
- How do I deactivate inventory?
- How do I enter the cost of my items?
- How do I manage cycle counts in the system?
- How do I review my inventory levels in Beacon Mobile?
- How do I use hold statuses to manage my inventory in ConnectSx?
- Is facility stock included in the All Inventory view? What about Exports?
- How do I know if inventory has moved in and out of a container?
- How can I use a Bill of Materials to request replenishment?
- How do I fix inventory inaccuracies in my account?
- How can I save an image of a container and print it on a Device List?
- How can I plan and manage my containers (Sets) to cover my upcoming case schedule?
- How do I generate a barcode in the Console for one of my devices?
- How can I track which cases containers have been used in?
- How do I know when an item's lot number has been changed?
- Do changes I make to a container affect the devices in the container?
- How do I find and use inventory that is shared with me by my distributor? (For Sales Users)If your distributor shares inventory, you'll need to pay attention to which inventory you're selecting
- How can I manage the container return and check-in process in ConnectSx?
- Can I track warehouse locations in ConnectSx?
- Can I set inventory par levels for a Facility?
- How can I store lead times for my products in ConnectSx?Save your lead times to help your team manage reorders
- How do I use Beacon if I'm a distributor and my manufacturer is selling me inventory as Facility Stock?
- Enabling and Managing Pooled Inventory for Distributorships
- How can I use geographical restrictions in Beacon to manage where inventory is sold?
- How can I make Bulk Updates to my Inventory?
- How can I assign Blind Audits to my field users?
- Understanding and Using the Inventory Type Field in ConnectSx Beacon
- How do I manage Global Catalog Defaults for Inventory Device Type, Pricing, and Billable Status?
- How to View Change History for Lot Numbers and Expiration Dates in Beacon
- Understanding and Leveraging Container Group Names