IM Setup Guide
Welcome to Verdeshell IM

Let's get your stock under control — one simple step at a time.

A friendly, click-by-click guide to setting up Verdeshell IM — your inventory management app. No technical knowledge needed: if you can fill in a form, you can do this. It comes in three parts — lay your foundations (settings & structure), build your catalogue & network, then go live and start moving stock — followed by a quick tour of everything else the app can do. Work through it in order and tick each step off as you go. Stop and come back anytime.

About 1 hour for the essentials 20 steps + a tour of every module Go at your own pace

? How to use this guide

  1. 1Work top to bottom — Part 1 (Foundations) comes first because your products and stock build on it.
  2. 2Every step names exactly where to click, using the app's own left-hand menu names.
  3. 3Some steps are marked optional — skip them if that feature isn't for you.

Before you begin

  • You're signed in as the organisation owner (the account that created the company).
  • Have a rough list of your products, your warehouses/stores, and your suppliers & customers.
  • Your team's work emails for the invites in Part 2.
Part 1 of 4

Foundations — set up your workspace

These are the things you set up once. They power everything else — how money and dates look, where your stock lives, how products are organised, and who can do what. Do them in order.

1

Tell the app about your business

Your name, country, currency, time zone and date format — the foundation everything sits on.

~4 minDo this once
Settings Org Settings
  1. In the left-hand menu, open Settings, then Org Settings.
  2. Check your currency, time zone and date format — and set your country if it's not right.
  3. Click Save.
💡Why this matters — Verdeshell IM works in any country. Your currency and time zone decide how prices, stock values and dates appear everywhere in the app. Setting them first saves fixing things later.
2

See your plan & what's included

A quick look at your subscription and its limits — so nothing surprises you later.

~2 min
Billing Subscription
  1. Open Billing, then Subscription to see your current plan.
  2. Note your plan's limits — how many locations, team members and products (SKUs) it allows. You can upgrade here anytime.
🔒New accounts start on a free trial. Seeing a padlock on a menu item? That feature simply isn't in your plan yet — that's normal, not a fault. The essentials (products, stock, orders) are always available.
3

Add your locations

The buildings where you keep stock — warehouses, shops, or offices.

~5 min
Locations All Locations
  1. Open Locations, then All Locations, and click Add Location.
  2. Give it a short name (e.g. "Main Warehouse") and pick a type — Warehouse, Store, Distribution Centre, and so on.
  3. Click Save, and repeat for each place you hold stock.
🏢Just one warehouse? Add that one and move on — you can add more anytime (up to your plan's limit).
4

Divide each location into sections

The zones, aisles, racks and bins inside a location — the exact spots where items actually sit.

~8 min
Locations Sections
  1. Open Locations, then Sections, and click Add Section.
  2. Choose which location it belongs to, give it a code and name, and pick a type (Zone, Aisle, Rack, Bin…).
  3. To nest one inside another (a bin inside an aisle), pick its parent section.
💡Why this matters — Verdeshell IM tracks stock per section, not just per building — so you always know the exact shelf an item is on. Start simple: even one "Main Floor" section per warehouse is enough to begin. You can add more anytime.
5

Check your units of measure

How you count things — Each, Box, Kilogram, Litre, and so on.

~3 min
Products Units of Measure
  1. Open Products, then Units of Measure. 14 common units are already there (Each, Box, Carton, Kg, Litre…).
  2. Add any of your own — e.g. PALLET or DOZEN — with + New Unit.
  3. Optional: add a conversion so the app knows, for example, 1 CASE = 24 EA.
📏Every quantity in the app shows its unit — so "50" is never ambiguous, it's "50 EA" or "50 KG". Pick the right unit for each product when you create it (next part).
6

Organise products into categories

Your product tree — Department → Category → Sub-category — so the catalogue stays tidy.

~6 min
Products Categories
  1. Open Products, then Categories, and click Add.
  2. Build from the top down: a Department, then Categories under it, then Sub-categories if you need them.
  3. Optional: on a category, add custom attributes (spec fields like "Colour" or "Voltage") — you'll fill these in when you add products.
🗂️Keep it light to start. A couple of departments is plenty — you can grow the tree as your range grows.
7

Add your brands

The makers or labels your products belong to.

~3 minOptional
Products Brands
  1. Open Products, then Brands, and click Add Brand — enter a name and code.
  2. Optional: upload the brand's logo.
8

Match brands to categories

Which brands are allowed in which categories — keeps people from picking the wrong pairing.

~3 minOptional
Products Catalog Mapping
  1. Open Products, then Catalog Mapping.
  2. Pick a category and add the brands allowed in it. A brand allowed on a department flows down to everything under it.
9

Decide who can do what

Roles control which parts of the app each team member can see and change.

~5 min
Settings Roles
  1. Open Settings, then Roles. You already have sensible built-in roles — Owner, Admin, Member and Viewer.
  2. Need something in between? Click Add Role and tick exactly which permissions it gets in the matrix.
🔑Good to know — a role change takes effect the next time that person signs in. If someone's access looks stale, ask them to sign out and back in.
10

Set approval rules

Require a manager's sign-off on big actions — like a large order or work order.

~4 minOptional
Settings Workflow Rules
  1. Open Settings, then Workflow Rules, and add a rule.
  2. Choose the action (e.g. Sales Order), a threshold quantity, and who approves it. You can add several tiers for escalating sign-off.
Part 2 of 4

Your catalogue & network

Now add the things you actually buy, store and sell — your products — plus the suppliers you buy from, the customers you sell to, and the teammates who'll help you run it all.

11

Add your products

The heart of the app — each item you stock, with its variants and prices.

~10 min
Products Create Product
  1. Open Products, then Create Product. Enter a name and SKU (your own item code), and pick its category, brand and unit of measure.
  2. Choose a tracking type: Standard (most goods), Batch / Lot (things with expiry or lot numbers), Serialised (each unit has a unique serial), or Weight.
  3. Save, then open the product and add its variants (sizes, colours…) — each with a price, cost, and a barcode.
📦Lots of products? Use the bulk import option on the product list to add many at once from a spreadsheet, instead of one by one.
12

Give items barcodes & print labels

So you (and your scanners) can find any item in a fraction of a second.

~6 min

Add the barcode

Each variant has one primary barcode (its main code). Add it in the variant's Barcode field on the product page.

Products Product List open a product
  1. Open a product, click Edit on a variant, and type its barcode in the Barcode field.
  2. Got extra codes for the same item — a case barcode, or a supplier's code? Add them with the variant's Barcodes / GTINs button. They all scan back to the same item.

Print the labels

Identifiers Print Labels
  1. Open Identifiers, then Print Labels. Tick the items and codes you want and set a quantity.
  2. Choose a barcode style and how many labels per row, then Print.
🏷️Labels you print scan straight away. There's no separate "register" step — stick them on and they're ready to scan in and out.
13

Add your suppliers

The vendors you buy stock from.

~4 min
Suppliers Supplier List
  1. Open Suppliers, then Supplier List, and click Add Supplier.
  2. Enter a name, code and contact details. Save, and repeat for each vendor.
🚚Good to know — once suppliers exist you can link them to products, raise purchase orders, and later match their invoices to what you actually received.
14

Add your customers

The people or businesses you sell to.

~4 minIf you sell
Customers Customer List
  1. Open Customers, then Customer List, and click Add Customer.
  2. Enter their details. Optional: set a credit limit and payment terms so the app can flag over-limit orders.
15

Invite your team

Bring in the people who'll receive stock, pick orders and run counts with you.

~5 min
Users Invitations
  1. Open Users, then Invitations, and click Invite.
  2. Enter their work email and choose a role (from Step 9). They get an email to set their own password.
  3. Optional: on Sections, you can limit a person to only the sections they work in.
👥Good to know — your plan sets how many team members you can have. If you hit the limit, upgrade under Billing.
Part 3 of 4

Go live — put stock in and start moving it

Everything's set up. Now tell the app what you already have, book in deliveries, and start moving stock in and out. This is your day-to-day from here on.

16

Enter your opening stock

Tell the app what you already have on the shelves right now.

~15 minOne-off
Inventory Stock Overview
  1. Open Inventory, then Stock Overview, and click + Add / Set stock.
  2. Pick the item and the section it's in, and type the real quantity on hand. The app records the difference for you.
💡Batch or serialised items are different — for anything with expiry dates or serial numbers, use Receive Stock (next step) instead, so the batches and serials are recorded properly. "Set stock" is for simple, standard items.
17

Receive deliveries

Book in goods as they arrive — with batch, expiry and serial details where needed.

Ongoing
Inventory Receive Stock
  1. Open Inventory, then Receive Stock. Pick the item, the section it's going into, and the quantity.
  2. For tracked items, add the batch number & expiry, or scan/enter the serial numbers.
📥Buying against a purchase order? Raise a Purchase Order under Orders first, then receive against it — the app tracks part-deliveries and what's still to come.
18

Scan stock in & out

The fast way to move stock — scan a barcode instead of searching.

Ongoing
Inventory Scan Stock
  1. Open Inventory, then Scan Stock. Choose Stock In or Stock Out and the section.
  2. Scan items one after another with a USB scanner — each scan adds a line. Review, then Commit.
📱Out on the floor? The Verdeshell IM mobile app does the same with your phone's camera — scan to receive, issue, or count, right where the stock is.
19

Create & fulfil orders

Sell to customers, buy from suppliers, or move stock between your own locations.

Ongoing
Orders Create Order
  1. Open Orders, then Create Order, and pick the type — Sales, Purchase or Transfer.
  2. Add the items and quantities. For a sales order, step it through Allocate → Dispatch to ship it; a transfer moves stock from one location to another.
🧾Share it as a document — open any order and use PDF / Print to send a clean purchase order to a supplier or a delivery note to a customer.
20

Never run out — and keep it accurate

Set reorder points so you're warned early, and count your stock to stay honest.

~8 min

Reorder points & low-stock alerts

Inventory Reorder Rules
  1. Open Inventory, then Reorder Rules, and set a reorder point and quantity for your key items.
  2. When stock dips below the point, it shows in Alerts › Low Stock — and you can auto-draft a purchase order from there.

Stock counts (audits)

Inventory Audits
  1. Open Inventory, then Audits, and start a count for a section, an item, or the whole site.
  2. Enter what you actually counted, then Reconcile — the app safely corrects the records to match reality.
Count little and often. A quick weekly count of one section keeps your numbers trustworthy without ever shutting the warehouse down.

🎉 That's it — you're live!

Your Verdeshell IM is set up and stock is flowing. Tick off what you've done — it saves automatically. Then explore what else the app can do below.

Part 1 · Foundations
Company profile & preferences set1
Plan & limits reviewed2
Locations added3
Sections & bins created4
Units of measure checked5
Categories built6
Brands added (optional)7
Catalogue mapping (optional)8
Roles reviewed / created9
Approval rules (optional)10
Part 2 · Catalogue & network
Products & variants added11
Barcodes added & labels printed12
Suppliers added13
Customers added (if you sell)14
Team invited15
Part 3 · Go live
Opening stock entered16
First delivery received17
Scan in / out tried18
First order created19
Reorder points & first count20
This checklist is a personal reminder, saved only on this device and browser. It isn't shared with your team — everyone who opens this page keeps their own list. Your real setup lives in the Verdeshell IM app.
Part 4 of 4 · Optional

Explore the rest of Verdeshell IM

Your core setup is done. Verdeshell IM has plenty more built in — here's a quick tour so you know what's there and where to find it. Turn each on whenever you're ready. Anything showing a padlock simply isn't in your current plan yet.

Make & trace

🏭
Manufacturing

Build finished goods from a recipe (bill of materials). Work orders consume components and cost the finished item — with work centres and overhead.

Manufacturing
🔬
Serial & Batch tracking

Track every serial number, and manage batches with expiry dates. Stock ships oldest-expiry-first (FEFO) automatically.

Inventory › Serial Registry / Batch Stock
🧬
Lot trace & recalls

Trace any batch forwards and backwards — from raw material to finished goods — for fast, precise recalls.

Reports › Lot Trace

Buy & sell

🧾
Supplier invoices

Match a supplier's bill against the purchase order and what you actually received — a 3-way match — before you approve payment.

Orders › Supplier Invoices
🔁
Transfers

Move stock between locations — instantly, or as a two-step in-transit transfer with a receive at the far end.

Inventory › Transfer Stock
Approvals inbox

Anything over your thresholds waits here for a manager to approve or decline in a click.

Approvals

Scan & devices

🔖
Identifiers & scanning

Register and resolve barcodes, QR codes and NFC tags. Every scan is logged in a full scan history.

Identifiers
🖥️
Devices

Register the handheld and USB scanners your team uses, and manage their access.

Devices › Device List
📱
Mobile app

Scan to receive, issue, count and pick orders from your phone — anywhere in the warehouse.

Verdeshell IM · iOS / Android

Insight & help

📊
Reports

Stock value, cost of goods sold, movement history, stock by section, MRP, production cost and supplier performance — all exportable to CSV.

Reports
🔔
Notifications

Timely nudges for low stock, near-expiry batches and important stock movements.

Notifications
💬
Support

Raise a ticket and track our reply, right inside the app.

Support
🤝Need a hand at any point? Email our team at support@verdeshell.com — we're happy to help you get the most out of Verdeshell IM.