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Adding a new Inventory item on Desktop

Adding new Machinery & Equipment, Structures and Tools as inventory can be easily completed on both the Desktop and the App.

To add a new inventory on App, click here.


  1. From the left menu, select Inventory Machinery & Equipment / Structures / Tools.
    Then, click the Add New button.
  2. Complete the form as required.

    Tip: When naming your inventory, give the item a common name that would be used by your workers to make it easily identifiable.


    • Options specific to Machinery & Equipment:
      • Registration expiry
        Registration expiry date.
      • Set registration expiry reminder?
        If ticked, a task and notification will be generated as a reminder to re-register 7 days prior to expiry date.
      • Tickets or licence needed to operate?
        Tick the checkbox if relevant.
      • Odometer units
        To capture an odometer reading via the App, you must set the relevant units (hours, kilometres, miles) on the Desktop.
      • Odometer reading
        Use this field to update the engine hours or odometer reading for the item.
      • Schedule next maintenance by
        Indicate whether maintenance should be scheduled by date or by odometer units/hours for the item.
      • Next maintenance due at
        Enter when next maintenance is due for the item.
      • Generate reminder at
        If tracking next maintenance by odometer units (hours, kilometres, miles), you can define when you want the reminder (task and push notification) generated.
      • Purpose
        Allows you to describe the purpose of the next maintenance.
      • Maintenance frequency notes
        Allows you to record any other general notes about maintenance scheduling for the item.
    • Options specific to Tools:
      • Test/tag Expiry
        Captures when the last conducted test/tag expires. 
      • Set test/tag expiry reminder?
        If ticked, a task and notification will be generated as a reminder 30 days prior to the Test/tag expiry date.
      • Ticket or licence needed to operate?
        Tick the checkbox if relevant.
  1. (Optional) Upload Image
  2. Click Save.

Note:  A unique QR Code will be automatically created when the item is saved.

(QR codes are only available on a Professional subscription.)