Item Disposition
The item disposition feature enables the documentation of an organization-defined disposition status for all items that have been removed from a device. This allows you to know more than just which items were removed and when, but also what final state they ended up in. When an item is removed from a device, it could have been used, returned, transferred to another location, scrapped due to expiry or damage, or just misplaced. Get peace of mind and regulatory compliance by ensuring you have tracked the item all the way to its final status.
Specifically, when the item disposition feature is enabled, the following will occur in your Stratosphere organization:
- Users will be able to set a disposition status for every item.
- The status can also be edited on the Item Details page.
- The "Removed Items Needing Disposition" widget will appear at the top of the dashboard for all users.
- Item Disposition changes will be captured in the audit log report.
- The Inventory Exceptions Report is available for all users. This report displays all items that are in inventory but already have an item disposition status set.
- The "Item Exceptions" widget will appear in the dashboard for all users.
All items that are "out" are included on the removed items report. Items which have actually been consumed or permanently removed should have a status set promptly. Items which are simply "unused" should be physically returned to inventory and do not need a disposition status. The "Removed Items Needing Disposition" displays the count of all items that are out of inventory with no item disposition status. This count should be 0 if all unused inventory is properly put away into inventory and the status for all dispositioned items have been set. This widget links to the "Removed Items Report".
The removed items report contains all the information you need to uniquely identify the removed items. It is very important that you document the item disposition for the correct item. (Default options are Used, Returned, Scrapped, and Transferred, but your organization may replace or add to these options)
- First, select any number of items via the checkbox column which wish to set to a particular status. You can "select all" by clicking the checkbox in the column header, or select rows individually.
- Once you have selected the items whose status you wish to set, simply select the correct status from the action bar. Statuses will be applied instantly, and the report will filter them out based on their new status.
- Repeat this process for each status you wish to set.
- Item Disposition is considered "complete" when no items are left with "No Status".
What happens if an item returns to inventory?
If an item has a disposition status set, then returns to inventory, it will no longer appear on the Removed Items Report, since it is no longer "removed". The item will instead appear in the Inventory Exceptions Report. The item's disposition status will be preserved and can be edited via the item details page. If the dispositioned item is removed again, it will return to the Removed Items Report, bearing its existing status, you will not be prompted to set its status again.
In case an item's disposition was documented incorrectly, the status can be updated at any time without the need for special permissions. There are two methods to edit the item disposition status.
- On the Removed Items Report, simply select "statuses to include" other than "no status" to display items that have already had a status set.
- Select the checkboxes for the rows whose statuses you would like to change.
- Select the desired status from the action bar, and all selected rows will have their statuses updated.
Viewing and Editing Item records directly requires the "Item Management" role to be granted in your user record. Contact your system administrator to add this capability.
- Go to the Items page.
- Browse or search for the item whose status you wish to set.
- Click the RFID Tag EPC to open the item details page.
- Select the status.
- Save Changes to update the status.
Item Disposition of all currently removed items can be reviewed at any time via the Removed Items Report, by using filters to include the desired statuses.
In addition to the status itself, Stratosphere also stores who set a status, and when. This information for the current status is stored on the Item Details page.
To review the complete history of an item's disposition status, including changes prior to the current status, search for the specific Item record in the Audit Log Report.
Enabling Item Disposition requires the "Organization Management" role to be granted in your user record. Contact your system administrator to add this capability.
To begin allowing users to document the item disposition status of items removed from their locations:
- Go to the organization page
- Select the "Add/Remove Features" tab
- Toggle the "Item Disposition" feature on
- Press "Save Changes"
Editing Item Disposition status options requires the "Organization Management" role to be granted in your user record. Contact your system administrator to add this capability.
The default options may not match your organizations terminology or workflow. To edit the item disposition options available for users to select:
- Go to the organization page
- Select the "Add/Remove Features" tab
- Scroll to the Item Disposition section and make any edits desired:
- Select an existing status' icon to select a new icon from hundreds of options
- Select an existing status' name to edit the name
- Select an icon and name in a new row to add a new item disposition status option.
- Delete statuses
- Press "Save Changes"
Changing the status options available will not impact previous documentation, so feel free to add, edit, or remove statuses as you see fit! No previous item disposition data will be lost or altered. Do be sure to clearly communicate any changes to users so that there is no confusion about the meaning of a particular status.
Disabling item disposition requires the "Organization Management" role to be granted in your user record. Contact your system administrator to add this capability.
Disabling Item Disposition will instantly hide all item disposition related elements, but the data will be retained, so the feature can be re-enabled in the future with this historical data intact.
To disable the item disposition feature:
- Go to the organization page
- Select the "Add/Remove Features" tab
- Toggle the "Item Disposition" feature off
- Press "Save Changes"
- Confirm your intention to disable by pressing "Save Changes" in the resulting popup.