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StoresFlow handbook

Record and control physical stock, locations, demand, counts and the Purchasing handover.

Review edition · 25 October 2026

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StoresFlow

Your role

Start here: Owner

Prepare the site and assignments, and arrange independent operational authority.

Owner
Your role

Start here: Author

Prepare materials and policies, exact quantities and evidence for review.

Author
Your role

Start here: Reviewer

Check exact proofs, operational impact and reviewer independence before activation.

Reviewer
Your role

Start here: Supervisor

Oversee physical stock, discrepancies, holds and the Purchasing handover.

Supervisor
Your role

Start here: Operator

Record actual receipts, locations, picks, issues, returns and count observations.

Operator
Your role

Start here: Viewer

Read current quantities, movements, receipts and retained evidence safely.

Viewer
Site administration

Set up stores, bins and opening stock

Prepare locations and reviewed imports before a single controlled opening.

Owner · Author · Reviewer · Supervisor
Authoring

Prepare materials, exact units and policies

Build the reference and policy drafts production will use.

Author · Reviewer
Authoring and approval

Prove, review and activate an exact release

Check independent examples, current impact and reviewer rules, including rollback.

Author · Reviewer
Everyday work

Receive and put away an actual delivery

Record partial arrivals, approved lots and physical placement without duplicating a receipt.

Operator · Supervisor
Everyday work

Reserve, pick and issue for a job

Keep requested demand, committed material and physical use distinct.

Operator · Supervisor · Viewer
Everyday work

Move material and return unused stock

Preserve custody through transfers, arrivals, picked returns and issued returns.

Operator · Supervisor · Viewer
Stock control

Count locations and review discrepancies

Freeze a reconciled scope, record observations and complete the reviewed count.

Operator · Supervisor
Exceptions

Correct stock and manage holds

Keep reason-coded adjustments, named corrections and review acknowledgements distinct.

Supervisor
Connected work

Understand replenishment and receipt reports

Follow need and on-order status while preserving StoresFlow stock authority.

Operator · Supervisor · Viewer · Owner
Records and evidence

Read history and prepare documents

Trace running balances, sources and retained outcomes without mistaking a PDF for current stock.

Operator · Supervisor · Viewer · Owner
Exceptions

Recover an unconfirmed recording

Check the original request before retrying a recording or physical action.

Owner · Author · Reviewer · Supervisor · Operator
Site administration

Review recovery and close or reopen a site

Preserve custody evidence, complete exports and independent decisions.

Owner · Supervisor
Your role

Choose the right role for each action

Check operational, authoring and administrative authority, additional station checks and review independence.

Owner · Author · Reviewer · Supervisor · Operator · Viewer
Worked handovers

Work through a partial delivery and a shift handover

Follow exact stock, job demand, Purchasing receipt evidence and an interrupted recording across two shifts.

Owner · Author · Reviewer · Supervisor · Operator · Viewer
Field reference

Enter material quantities, references and locations correctly

Check exposed movement and demand inputs, exact units, reference lengths and recovery after a refused or interrupted recording.

Operator · Supervisor · Author · Reviewer
Administration

Manage site people and working stations

Restrict central grants, enrol a working position and hand over station access safely.

Owner · Supervisor · Operator
Connections

Approve sales channels and resolve deductions

Bind the intended SmartFACT Data channel and distinguish waiting changes, refusals and recorded shortfalls.

Owner · Author · Reviewer · Supervisor
Administration

Manage read credentials and event delivery

Issue scoped read access, maintain signed destinations and review retained event replays.

Owner