Editing and Updating Inventory

The following guides users on how to edit and update existing inventory.

Work within a laboratory space continually changes. SafetyStratus has features that empower users to keep an accurate and up-to-date inventory.

Editing Existing Inventory

To edit existing inventory details, select the Edit icon to open the Manage Inventory page. This page will allow you to edit all details about a chemical including updating details like expiration dates and dates when chemical containers are opened. Once you are satisfied with the update, select Submit.

Edit Chemical Inventory

Manage Inventory allows you to edit existing inventory details. The edit button should not be used to update things like disposed chemicals, replaced chemicals, and dispensed chemicals.

Dispense, Dispose, and Replace

Dispose, Dispense, Replace Icons.

To manage your active inventory, SafetyStratus allows you to dispose, dispense, and replace for chemicals within the inventory.

Dispose

Disposing of chemicals within your inventory may be done in bulk or for a single inventory item. To begin, select the Dispose icon. The Dispose Inventory page will allow you to dispose of all or some of the inventory currently entered.

Dispose Inventory Popup

Replace

For items that are routinely ordered for the laboratory, you may utilize the Replace option to replace existing inventory. This option opens the Replace Inventory page.

Replace Inventory Popup

Dispense

In the event that a container is divided and dispensed among a series of containers, you can note this in the inventory by creating dispensed containers. These containers are associated with the original container and the amount dispensed is subtracted from the original container quantity.

Dispense Inventory Popup

Bulk Transfer

Bulk transfer is available for inventories. This enables entire inventory sets to be transferred to another member company by selecting the chemicals and individuals receiving the material.

Transfer Inventory Page

Once the window opens you may choose to transfer surplus inventory or transfer ownership of chemicals. Select the group for which you want to transfer inventory and the location the chemicals are moving to within LSU. Once entered, select Submit.