Article Contents
Introduction
In addition to the iOS app, you can take inventory counts in your web browser.
The web browser doesn't have the barcode scanner, but you can search / scroll through your venue's item list.
You can use a laptop and count areas in real time, or enter values from a count that was taken earlier on paper etc.
Note: The web inventory is optimized to work with Google Chrome. Please use Chrome for the best user experience.
Starting an Inventory
To start an inventory on the WISK Web Portal:
Click Inventories > Inventories on the side menu bar
Click the “New inventory” button
The venue's storage areas display. You can either start the count in an area or manage your areas.
Managing Areas
Adding an Area
To add an area:
Click the "New area" button
Give the area a title and click "Save"
The new area appears in the list and can be counted
Note: Area names must be unique. You cannot create an area with the same name as an existing or archived area.
Editing / Deleting an Area
To edit or delete an existing area:
Click the pencil icon beside the area name
On this screen you can:
Change the area name
Click the photo to replace it or
Archive the area by clicking "Actions" > "Archive"
Counting Areas
This section outlines how to:
Enter an area to begin counting
Search for items and add new ones
Submit counts of full and partial units for items of various measurement types.
Entering an Area
To start counting in an area, click the "Start" button beside it.
Once inside the area, the window is divided into two sections:
On the left-hand side is where you scroll through and search the items in your venue, add the quantity counted, then submit it
Everything you submit appears on the right-hand side in the summary
Selecting an Item to Count
There are multiple ways to select an item to count it:
Searching All Venue Items
Quick Search
Previous Inventory List
Note: You can switch between these methods at any time during the inventory process.
Searching All Venue Items
On the left, click the "View" drop-down and select "Search All Venue Items"
All the venue's items display, sorted alphabetically by family and category. You can scroll through the list or use the search field to find the specific item
After finding the item, you’ll select your method of counting, enter the quantity, then click the checkmark button.
Note: For specific details about counting units, please see “Counting Items” below.
Quick Search/Add
To use the quick search/add feature:
On the right, click either the "Add inventory entry" button or the magnifying glass icon
Type the name of the item you want to count. Click the matching result from your venue's item list
The item is pulled up. Any counts of the item already submitted display. Click the "Add inventory entry" button to add another count. For more details, see the "Counting Items" section
Previous Inventory List
If you have previously completed an inventory count, by default, it displays your previous inventory in the order it was submitted.
This saves you a lot of time when counting in areas where items don’t move around much (stocks rooms, wine racks, etc.), as you can quickly adjust the count and submit the new value.
You can select the “Previous Inventory” or “Previous Inventory + Movements” from the list of Views.
Note: If you select previous inventory + movements, this factors in any returns, invoices, or depletions that may have updated the stock in that area since the most recent inventory count.
You can then work your way through the list and update and submit the counts
If there are items you no longer have in stock, you can choose to:
submit these as 0 so they appear in the list during your next count
hide them from view
To learn more, see:
Submit All at Once
If you have selected the "Previous inventory" or "Previous inventory + movements" view you'll notice there is a "Submit all at once" button.
This submits everything currently on the list on the left, and is only visible if you haven't counted anything in the area yet. This submits different items depending on whether you have "Previous inventory" or "Previous inventory + movements" selected.
You can then adjust the actual counts on the right hand side as needed.
Note: If you're taking inventory on a monthly basis or longer, we don't recommend using "Previous inventory + movements" if submitting all, since the items received on an invoice may no longer exist in that area or have been moved to another area. This will result in having to delete a number of items from the right-hand side.
Adding a New Item
If the item doesn't appear using any of the methods above, you’ll need to add it to your venue.
Note: Except for your first inventory in WISK, most new items should be added to your venue when entering invoices. For more information, please see:
To create an item:
Click “Create new item”
Type the name of the item in the “Title” field. As you type the name, it searches the WISK online database to find a match. Click the matching result to add the item. If there is no match, fill in the required fields at a minimum: Title, category, and item measurement.
Note: For more information about adding a new item see:
Click “Save”. The item is added to your venue and can be counted.
Counting Items (Full & Partial)
When you have found the item, you’ll need to add the count.
Just like the iOS app, the way you count an item depends on its unit of measurement:
Unit-based
Weight-based
Volume-based
To learn more about units of measurement, see:
Unit-Based
As a reminder, items with the "unit" measurement type are best suited for things that don’t require a weight or volume, and are measured whole.
You can count unit-based items as individual units, cases, or sub-units.
Full Units / Cases
Select either unit or case. Case only displays if a case size has been set for the item. You can add a case size by clicking the pencil icon
Enter the quantity and click the checkmark button
The item is submitted and added to the summary
Note: If there is a mix of individual units and cases, you submit them separately. In the example below the units count was submitted first, then the cases count
Sub-Units
If the item size is greater than 1, you can count sub-units of that item. For example a carton of eggs has individual eggs, but there are 12 in a carton so the measurement is "12 units". You can count full cartons, and individual eggs if needed.
Select "Partial". This only displays if the item measurement is greater than 1.
Enter a quantity between 1 and the item measurement size. In this example since the size is 12 units, you can enter a value between 1 and 11. This would be the number of individual eggs in the carton. Click the checkmark to submit the count.
The item is submitted and added to the summary. In this example, since it was 5 of 12, it will show the count as 0.42 units of a carton of 12.
Weight-Based
You can count weight-based items by:
full units / cases if they come in packaging (bags of flour or produce, canned items etc)
entering a weight manually (partial packages or things like proteins sold by the lb or kg)
Full Units / Cases
In this example, we'll be counting 5lb bags of red onions.
Select either unit or case. Case only displays if a case size has been set for the item. You can add a case size by clicking the pencil icon.
Enter the quantity and click the checkmark button
Note: You can enter decimal numbers, but depending on what you're counting it may be easier to use "Manual" (see below).
The item is submitted and added to the summary
Enter a Weight Manually
Web inventory doesn’t integrate with the supported Bluetooth scale, however you can enter the quantity and unit of measurement of the item manually.
You can use this to count partial units, or any other item that must be weighed to know the quantity.
In addition to our 2x5lb bags of onions from the example above, we have a partial bag that we need to count. After weighing it, we can enter the value:
Select "Manual"
Click the "Unit of measurement" drop-down and select the unit
Note: If you select a different unit of measurement, it's converted into the unit of measurement of the item when submitted
Enter the quantity and click the checkmark button. In this example 1.85lbs of red onions converts to 0.37 of a 5lb bag
The item is submitted and added to the summary
Note: At this time, the web app doesn't have the containers feature that is available on iOS. Learn more:
Volume-Based
For volume-based items you can count:
full units and cases
partial units (visual method, scale / weight, or manual)
Full Units / Cases
For full units, you can submit them as individual units or cases:
Select either unit or case. Case only displays if a case size has been set for the item. You can add a case size by clicking the pencil icon
Enter the quantity and click the checkmark button
The item appears on the area summary and is now part of the inventory count. Every time you add an item, the inventory saves automatically
Partial Units
You can count partial units using the visual mode, scale, or enter a manual value.
Visual
Select "Visual" from the toggle options
Drag the slider to the approximate value remaining in the item. The slider goes up by values of 0.05 units
After making your selection, it calculates the volume remaining based on the volume of the item. In this example, 60% of 750ml is 450ml. Click the checkmark to submit the count
The item appears on the area summary and is now part of the inventory count
Scale
At this time, the web inventory doesn’t integrate with the Bluetooth scale that can be used with the mobile app. However, you can manually input the value in grams to get the amount remaining in an item.
Note: This is only possible for items that have full weights added.
Select "Scale" from the toggle options
Click into the "Scale" field and enter the weight of the partial item in grams. For your reference, the full weight of the item displays, along with the empty weight. If there is no empty weight for the item, it shows the estimated empty weight depending on the density rating of the item's category.
Note: At this time, the web only supports entering the weight in grams
The value in grams is converted to the volume remaining in the item. In this example, 832g of Jameson 750ml is equal to 273.4ml. Click the checkmark to submit the count
The item appears on the area summary and is now part of the inventory count. Every time you add an item, the inventory saves automatically
Note: At this time, the web app doesn't have the spouts feature that is available on iOS. Learn more:
Manual
This option allows you to enter the exact volume remaining in the item. Only use this if you have a way of knowing exactly how much is inside (pouring into a measuring cup, or using a tool that can track exactly how much of something was poured, etc).
Select "Manual" from the toggle options
Click the "Unit of measurement" drop-down menu and select a unit of measurement
After selecting the unit of measurement, enter the quantity and click the checkmark button
The item appears on the area summary and is now part of the inventory count. Every time you add an item, the inventory saves automatically
Counting Tips
Sometimes when counting, you may have both full and partial units grouped together. For example, on a bar shelf, you have 2 full units of Maker’s Mark 750ml, and about 0.5 of a unit if you were using the visual mode. Instead of adding two separate entries, you could enter 2.5 units to save time.
Exiting an Area
Every time you submit an item, the inventory saves. If you need to leave an area in the middle of counting, click the “X” button on the top right.
The location displays in blue, to indicate that a count is in progress, but hasn’t been finalized. Click back into the area to resume counting.
Reviewing & Submitting the Area
After you've finished counting in the area, review your items to make sure your counts are accurate.
Each item entry displays on the summary on the right-hand side. The items display in the order they were added.
If you need to adjust an entry, click into the quantity field and make your changes.
To see all submissions of an item in the area, click the "..." button. You can make changes to any of the submissions on this screen. If you edit an amount, click the checkmark button to save the new value.
Deleting an Item
If you need to delete an item, click the “delete” icon beside the item on the area summary.
Mark Area as Complete
When you've finished counting in an area, and everything is accurate, click the “Mark as completed” button.
This takes you back to the list of areas, and you’ll see that the area is now marked as "Finished" and is green.
You can start counting in another area. If you need to go back into a completed area, click “Modify”.
Note: You must mark every area as complete/finished to submit the inventory.
Finalizing/Approving the Inventory
When all areas are counted:
Click “Approve” on the top-right corner
Click “OK” on the confirmation screen
The inventory is now complete. The ending time of the inventory updates to reflect when it was submitted. You can now close the window, and you’ll receive a copy of your inventory report via email
You will also see a message showing when your next inventory is scheduled for. By default it will be 7 days after the previous inventory. Click "Change next inventory date" if you wish to change it.
