Inventory [Enterprise]

What is the Inventory?

Get started with high level inventory concepts in Benchling

Written by Nima Jelveh
Updated over a week ago

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
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Configure container schemas

Configure the types of containers your lab is using

Written by Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago

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
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Create plates and fill wells

Create, import plates, and fill plate wells with entities

Written by Sahil Patel
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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
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Create new containers and fill samples within the box or plate page

Bulk create and fill containers within boxes

Written by Nima Jelveh
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Consume your Samples and Containers

Learn how to consume containers from a plate in the Benchling UI

Written by Sahil Patel
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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
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Differences between the new and historical transfer table

Understanding the differences between the new and historical transfer tables

Written by Lyndie Ho
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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

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

Create labels for printing

Create label templates and labels for containers or entities.

Written by Reed Molbak
Updated over a week ago

Set up the Zebra Browser Print application

Print directly from Benchling without configuring your printer.

Written by Bianca Endo
Updated over a week ago

Print labels for storage

Print labels directly from Benchling

Written by Sam Scott
Updated over a week ago

Print labels for registered entities

Track registered entities with labels

Written by Ashoka Rajendra
Updated over a week ago