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.
Tell the app about your business
Your name, country, currency, time zone and date format — the foundation everything sits on.
- In the left-hand menu, open Settings, then Org Settings.
- Check your currency, time zone and date format — and set your country if it's not right.
- Click Save.
See your plan & what's included
A quick look at your subscription and its limits — so nothing surprises you later.
- Open Billing, then Subscription to see your current plan.
- Note your plan's limits — how many locations, team members and products (SKUs) it allows. You can upgrade here anytime.
Add your locations
The buildings where you keep stock — warehouses, shops, or offices.
- Open Locations, then All Locations, and click Add Location.
- Give it a short name (e.g. "Main Warehouse") and pick a type — Warehouse, Store, Distribution Centre, and so on.
- Click Save, and repeat for each place you hold stock.
Divide each location into sections
The zones, aisles, racks and bins inside a location — the exact spots where items actually sit.
- Open Locations, then Sections, and click Add Section.
- Choose which location it belongs to, give it a code and name, and pick a type (Zone, Aisle, Rack, Bin…).
- To nest one inside another (a bin inside an aisle), pick its parent section.
Check your units of measure
How you count things — Each, Box, Kilogram, Litre, and so on.
- Open Products, then Units of Measure. 14 common units are already there (Each, Box, Carton, Kg, Litre…).
- Add any of your own — e.g. PALLET or DOZEN — with + New Unit.
- Optional: add a conversion so the app knows, for example, 1 CASE = 24 EA.
Organise products into categories
Your product tree — Department → Category → Sub-category — so the catalogue stays tidy.
- Open Products, then Categories, and click Add.
- Build from the top down: a Department, then Categories under it, then Sub-categories if you need them.
- Optional: on a category, add custom attributes (spec fields like "Colour" or "Voltage") — you'll fill these in when you add products.
Add your brands
The makers or labels your products belong to.
- Open Products, then Brands, and click Add Brand — enter a name and code.
- Optional: upload the brand's logo.
Match brands to categories
Which brands are allowed in which categories — keeps people from picking the wrong pairing.
- Open Products, then Catalog Mapping.
- Pick a category and add the brands allowed in it. A brand allowed on a department flows down to everything under it.
Decide who can do what
Roles control which parts of the app each team member can see and change.
- Open Settings, then Roles. You already have sensible built-in roles — Owner, Admin, Member and Viewer.
- Need something in between? Click Add Role and tick exactly which permissions it gets in the matrix.
Set approval rules
Require a manager's sign-off on big actions — like a large order or work order.
- Open Settings, then Workflow Rules, and add a rule.
- Choose the action (e.g. Sales Order), a threshold quantity, and who approves it. You can add several tiers for escalating sign-off.
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.
Add your products
The heart of the app — each item you stock, with its variants and prices.
- Open Products, then Create Product. Enter a name and SKU (your own item code), and pick its category, brand and unit of measure.
- Choose a tracking type: Standard (most goods), Batch / Lot (things with expiry or lot numbers), Serialised (each unit has a unique serial), or Weight.
- Save, then open the product and add its variants (sizes, colours…) — each with a price, cost, and a barcode.
Give items barcodes & print labels
So you (and your scanners) can find any item in a fraction of a second.
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- Open a product, click Edit on a variant, and type its barcode in the Barcode field.
- 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- Open Identifiers, then Print Labels. Tick the items and codes you want and set a quantity.
- Choose a barcode style and how many labels per row, then Print.
Add your suppliers
The vendors you buy stock from.
- Open Suppliers, then Supplier List, and click Add Supplier.
- Enter a name, code and contact details. Save, and repeat for each vendor.
Add your customers
The people or businesses you sell to.
- Open Customers, then Customer List, and click Add Customer.
- Enter their details. Optional: set a credit limit and payment terms so the app can flag over-limit orders.
Invite your team
Bring in the people who'll receive stock, pick orders and run counts with you.
- Open Users, then Invitations, and click Invite.
- Enter their work email and choose a role (from Step 9). They get an email to set their own password.
- Optional: on Sections, you can limit a person to only the sections they work in.
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.
Enter your opening stock
Tell the app what you already have on the shelves right now.
- Open Inventory, then Stock Overview, and click + Add / Set stock.
- Pick the item and the section it's in, and type the real quantity on hand. The app records the difference for you.
Receive deliveries
Book in goods as they arrive — with batch, expiry and serial details where needed.
- Open Inventory, then Receive Stock. Pick the item, the section it's going into, and the quantity.
- For tracked items, add the batch number & expiry, or scan/enter the serial numbers.
Scan stock in & out
The fast way to move stock — scan a barcode instead of searching.
- Open Inventory, then Scan Stock. Choose Stock In or Stock Out and the section.
- Scan items one after another with a USB scanner — each scan adds a line. Review, then Commit.
Create & fulfil orders
Sell to customers, buy from suppliers, or move stock between your own locations.
- Open Orders, then Create Order, and pick the type — Sales, Purchase or Transfer.
- 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.
Never run out — and keep it accurate
Set reorder points so you're warned early, and count your stock to stay honest.
Reorder points & low-stock alerts
Inventory › Reorder Rules- Open Inventory, then Reorder Rules, and set a reorder point and quantity for your key items.
- 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- Open Inventory, then Audits, and start a count for a section, an item, or the whole site.
- Enter what you actually counted, then Reconcile — the app safely corrects the records to match reality.
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.
ManufacturingSerial & Batch tracking
Track every serial number, and manage batches with expiry dates. Stock ships oldest-expiry-first (FEFO) automatically.
Inventory › Serial Registry / Batch StockLot trace & recalls
Trace any batch forwards and backwards — from raw material to finished goods — for fast, precise recalls.
Reports › Lot TraceBuy & 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 InvoicesTransfers
Move stock between locations — instantly, or as a two-step in-transit transfer with a receive at the far end.
Inventory › Transfer StockApprovals inbox
Anything over your thresholds waits here for a manager to approve or decline in a click.
ApprovalsScan & devices
Identifiers & scanning
Register and resolve barcodes, QR codes and NFC tags. Every scan is logged in a full scan history.
IdentifiersDevices
Register the handheld and USB scanners your team uses, and manage their access.
Devices › Device ListMobile app
Scan to receive, issue, count and pick orders from your phone — anywhere in the warehouse.
Verdeshell IM · iOS / AndroidInsight & help
Reports
Stock value, cost of goods sold, movement history, stock by section, MRP, production cost and supplier performance — all exportable to CSV.
ReportsNotifications
Timely nudges for low stock, near-expiry batches and important stock movements.
NotificationsSupport
Raise a ticket and track our reply, right inside the app.
Support