Xentral’s Mobile Inventory App is a solution that allows you to keep track of your inventory anywhere, anytime without being tied to a fixed office or location. Instead of tediously walking through warehouses and manually writing down inventory, you simply use a mobile device to scan barcodes and update inventory in Xentral in real time, saving you a lot of time while working with significantly reduced error rates.
Important
The Mobile Inventory App is available free of charge to Xentral customers with a Business or Pro plan. You can download the app free of charge on your professional MDE devices or smartphones with Android or iOS operating systems. See chapter Installing the Mobile Inventory App to learn all about installing the app. However, take a look at the hardware requirements before downloading the app.
Advantages and features of the Mobile Inventory App
The Mobile Inventory App offers the following features and benefits:
Seamless login and app usage on different devices for multiple employees
Real-time inventory counts
Role assignment for the inventory process depending on the task of your warehouse employees (counters and controllers)
Convenient and uncomplicated selection of storage locations via barcode scanning
Easy and fast product registration via barcode scan
Transparent documentation and traceability of the inventory process
Preparation of electronically signed inventory reports after completion of counting
Tracking inventory changes at a glance in the Reports module (delta report)
Important
You may also be familiar with the inventory function in the menu Stock > Warehouse Management > Tab: Inventory in Xentral. This is a rudimentary form of inventory counting that cannot be performed on mobile devices and is therefore very error-prone. Furthermore, it is not possible to automatically record warehouse locations and products via barcode scanning. We recommend that you no longer use this functionality, but use the improved usability and the modern technological framework of the Mobile Inventory App.
Video tutorial on the Mobile Inventory App
Our video tutorial will take you through the steps of the app setup and show you a sample inventory process. Check it out to get a feel for the process:
Further resources and setup
If the benefits of the Mobile Inventory App have convinced you to get started, you can find more information and all the process recommendations and step-by-step instructions you need in the following articles: