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Inventory
Track the locations, contents, and experimental histories of your physical samples.
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30 articles in this collection
Written by
Nima Jelveh,
Ashoka Rajendra,
Bianca Endo
and 9 others
Overview
What is the Inventory?
Get started with high level inventory concepts in Benchling
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Configuration
Configure location schemas
Configure your fridges, freezers, shelves, racks, and more to model your lab's set up.
Written by
Sahil Patel
Updated over a week ago
Set up Inventory
Configure Inventory schemas and set up your locations to match your physical lab.
Written by
Sahil Patel
Updated over a week ago
Create Locations in the Inventory
Build out the location hierarchy for your fridges and freezers, including their shelves and racks, to model your lab.
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Configure box and plate schemas
Set up boxes and plates that you use in your lab.
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Configure container schemas
Configure the types of containers your lab is using
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Using Inventory
Add an entity to a container
Store registered entities in containers within the Inventory
Written by
Michael Ford
Updated over a week ago
Use the historical transfer table
Written by
Lyndie Ho
Updated over a week ago
Input information to Benchling using a matrix plate scanner
Perform Inventory actions using a matrix plate barcode scanner.
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Create plates and fill wells
Create, import plates, and fill plate wells with entities
Written by
Sahil Patel
Updated over a week ago
Create boxes and containers
Create and import boxes and containers and fill containers with registered entities
Written by
Andrew Collins
Updated over a week ago
Search your inventory
Use inventory search to find containers, container contents, and content fields
Written by
Stuart Teal
Updated over a week ago
Create and move samples in the Benchling
Create samples and track their locations within the Inventory Application in Benchling
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Move a box or plate
Move a box or a plate with only a few clicks
Written by
Sahil Patel
Updated over a week ago
Create new containers and fill samples within the box or plate page
Bulk create and fill containers within boxes
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Consume your Samples and Containers
Learn how to consume containers from a plate in the Benchling UI
Written by
Sahil Patel
Updated over a week ago
Move samples between locations
Move containers or samples from one box or plate to another.
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Transfer tables in Notebook entries
Use transfer tables to directly add registered samples to Inventory items such as locations, plates and boxes.
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Checking out containers
Check out containers to designate them as in use
Written by
Ashoka Rajendra
Updated over a week ago
Reserving containers
Reserve containers that are planned to be used in the future
Written by
Ashoka Rajendra
Updated over a week ago
Differences between the new and historical transfer table
Understanding the differences between the new and historical transfer tables
Written by
Lyndie Ho
Updated over a week ago
Importing Legacy Data
Upload Inventory information via spreadsheet upload
Spreadsheet uploads are the most flexible way to input sample management - especially for legacy data from before you used Benchling.
Written by
Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago
Label Printing
Creating label templates using Zebra Designer
Use Zebra Designer to create compatible labels in Benchling
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Written by
Meghan Bosch
Updated this week
Configure printers for label printing
Choose and set up a Benchling-compatible printer for inventory labels
Written by
Stuart Teal
Updated over a week ago
Creating labels for printing
Create label templates and labels for containers or entities
Written by
Valentijn Broeken
Updated this week
Set up the Zebra Browser Print application
Print labels directly from Benchling.
Written by
Bianca Endo
Updated over a week ago
Preview label templates in Benchling
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Written by
Sumedha Sethi
Updated over a week ago
Print labels for storage
Print labels directly from Benchling
Written by
Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago
Purchase a compatible printer for label printing in Benchling
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Written by
Sumedha Sethi
Updated over a week ago
Print labels for registered entities
Track registered entities with labels
Written by
Ashoka Rajendra
Updated over a week ago