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Client assets - booking in and returning

How Zigaflow allows you to book client assets in and out of customer locations with complete traceability

Client Assets can only be items with a reference (such as a serial number) and are automatically booked into a customer's location when dispatched from stock. They can be booked back in using a customer return.

Book an asset out to a customer

1. Open the delivery note the item(s) are being dispatched on, and make sure the item is picked from inventory. It is not, click on "Pick"

Delivery note Items tab with the Pick button highlighted in the Picked From column for the 300L Integrated Block line

2. Click "Pick"

Pick 300L Integrated Block from Stock window with the Pick button highlighted for the Aisle B row, quantity 1 entered

3. Click "×"

Stock picking dialog showing Total Picked: 1 and Pick buttons, with the close × button highlighted at the top right

4. When the delivery has been made, click on the status button to move it "Delivered" - this books the item out of stock and into the client asset register

Delivery note Draft status menu open with the Delivered option highlighted under Change Status To

View the client asset register

5. To view it in the register, click "Go To"

Delivery Note screen with the Go To menu highlighted in the top navigation bar, used to open the client asset register

6. Click "Client Assets"

Dropdown navigation menu open over an order form, with Client Assets highlighted between Tickets and Feedback

7. Select the customer

Client Assets filter panel with a customer selected from the scrollable list, beside a table of On-Site assets

8. Click to edit the asset

Client assets list with one On-Site asset row, edit pencil icon highlighted at the end of the row beside the delete icon

9. Click the "Links" tab to see connected documents (such as the delivery note), and/ or a service contract

Client asset record with the Links tab highlighted beside Notes, Attachments and Tasks below the Save Changes button

10. Optionally, set a next service date

Client asset record for 300L Integrated Block with the Next Service Date field and its calendar button highlighted

Return an asset to inventory

11. To book an asset out of the client asset list and back into inventory, click on "Go To"

Client Assets list with the Go To menu highlighted in the top navigation bar, next to Tasks and CRM

12. Click "Customer Returns"

Navigation menu open over the Client Assets list, with the Customer Returns option highlighted between Contracts and Stock

13. Click "New"

Customer Returns board with Draft and Sent columns, the purple New button highlighted at the top of the left panel

14. Select the customer

Customer Return form with a customer selected in the Customer field and the Contact dropdown highlighted, Saved message shown

15. Click "Add Client Assets"

Items tab with an empty section and the green Add Client Assets button highlighted among the item action buttons

16. Select the asset to return and click "Add"

Add Client Assets window with a "Saved!" message and the Add button highlighted on an On-Site 300L Integrated Block asset row

17. Click "×"

Empty client assets table showing No Records Found, with the close "×" button highlighted in the top-right corner

18. Set the inventory location the item is to be returned to. You might create an area called "Customer Return" or "Quarantine" for this is the inventory settings

Returns line item with Return Location showing *PLEASE SELECT* in red and the edit pencil icon highlighted beside it

19. Click here.

Return line item with the Return Location dropdown highlighted in red, next to Quantity and Client Asset columns

20. Select the location

Return Location dropdown open on a return line, with London : Aisle A highlighted and selected from the location list

21. Tick to confirm

Return line with Return Location set to London : Aisle A, and the tick button highlighted to confirm the line

22. Change the status of the customer return to " Received". This removes the asset from the customer's list and returns it into stock.

Customer return Draft status dropdown open with "Received" highlighted under Change Status To, below Sent, Collected, Returned

View asset and stock movements

23. To view the client asset movements, click here

Customer return record with the document search icon dropdown highlighted in the top toolbar, near the notifications bell

24. Click "Client Asset Movements"

Logs & Exports submenu in the settings menu with the Client Asset Movements option highlighted by a click marker

25. The movements are listed here

Client Asset Log table with the two most recent asset movements highlighted, showing customer return and delivery entries

26. To view the inventory movements, click here

Customer Return screen with the document search icon dropdown highlighted in the top toolbar to view inventory movements

27. Click "Stock Log"

Logs & Exports submenu open from the settings menu, with the Stock Log option highlighted under Automation Log

28. This screen gives the dates and narratives for any inventory movement

Stock Log showing a Customer Return entry, with the Narrative field highlighted reading Add manually: From Customer Return
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