This is a guide to the various stages that inventory can hold in Appliance.io

In Appliance.io, inventory can be in one of five different stages.

Requests

On Order

Available

Reserved

Delivered

Requests

Inventory Requests are classified as an item that is being requested from the manufacturer. These can only be created if there are none “on order” or “available”

Inventory Requests can only be created through the location where inventory is received by the company. There will never be Requests through any other locations.

On Order

On Order inventory is classified as an item that is on order from the manufacturer but not yet received by the company.

On Order inventory can be reserved at any time.

Available

Available inventory is classified as an item that is at the warehouse nut not yet reserved for a customer.

Reserved

Reserved inventory is classified as an item that has already been sold to a customer and is awaiting delivery.

Delivered

Delivered inventory is classified as an item that has been delivered to the customer and is no longer on site. Some companies utilize third-party delivery services and in those cases, the item will be marked delivered as soon as the third-party has taken over.