How to Scan and Manage Inventory Using Your Smart Phone
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How to Scan and Manage Inventory Using Your Smart Phone

October 01, 2024October 01, 2024

Having the ability to scan and manage inventory from your phone is essential for inventory counting and tracking. In this article, you'll learn how to do that with your Bottle POS.

Image displaying the Dashboard page of the Bottle POS Admin Dashboard accessible on a Smartphone.

 

Receiving Items on Mobile

 

To get started, login to your Admin application on your smartphone. Then you'll want to tap the multi-colored arrow in the upper left to view the function menu.

 

Working With Inventory on Your Smartphone

Tap the Items section to open the menu. Tap on Items in the menu to open that page.

Image displaying the Items tab in the Bottle POS Admin app on a smartphone.

Once you're in the Items section, tap on the camera button to open the barcode scanner.

Image displaying the Fast Inventory Count and Fast Label Print checkboxes on the Items page of the Bottle POS Admin mobile app.

  1. Check the Fast Inventory Count checkbox before scanning to have the scanned item automatically open with the Quantity On Hand field selected.
  2. Check the Fast Label Print checkbox before scanning to automatically print a label while scanning.

Now, scan the item by positioning the barcode inside the orange box in the center of the screen.

Image displaying how to scan an item via smartphone camera with the Bottle POS mobile Admin app.

Edit your item as needed and tap the Update button at the bottom of the screen to save your changes.

Image displaying the edit page that pops up after scanning in your item's barcode into the Bottle POS mobile Admin app.

From the Items page, you can use the Camera button to scan your next item, if needed.

Image of a newly-added item in the Bottle POS mobile Admin app.

 

Related Topics

How to Add the Admin App to Your Smartphone

How to Add an Inventory Item

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why isn't my barcode scanning?

A: If the barcode is dirty or damaged it may not be able to be scanned.

 

Q: I have a question, but I can't find my answer here, how do I get more assistance?

A: You can ask any question at the number below. Contact our 24/7 support team at: (877) 381-4087

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