# Global Inventory Hub

The fulfillmenttools Global Inventory Hub enables the distribution and management of the entire network inventory across all facilities. Stock can be categorized according to various criteria, such as storage location or condition, and made available for sale.

## Overview inventory modules

Our Global Inventory Hub offers various functionalities that can be used modularly depending on your individual use case and requirements. Central modules such as stocks are necessary to manage inventory via fulfillmenttools.

<table><thead><tr><th width="142.98828125">Functionality</th><th width="144.046875">Store</th><th width="151.00390625">Dark store/small warehouse</th><th>Comment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/listing">Listing</a></td><td>✔</td><td>✔</td><td>Recommended so that article data can be shown in the front end &#x26; <a href="broken-reference">stock properties</a> can be used.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/stock">Stock</a></td><td>✔</td><td>✔</td><td>Required for all inventory features besides storage locations. Recommended for routing &#x26; picking.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/reservations">Reservations</a></td><td>✔</td><td>✔</td><td>Automatically made when using orders &#x26; routing.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/stock/stock-availability">Safety stock</a></td><td>✔</td><td>🅧</td><td>Used to reserve stock in stores for offline customers.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/stock/stock-properties">Stock properties</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Recommended for tracking expiry dates or other special attributes on stock level. Prevents expired items from being sold, and can be used for picking by FIFO.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="listing#stock-available-until">Stock available until</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended when using expiry dates or sales periods so that expired / outdated products are not sold.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/inventory-traits">Inventory traits</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Used for differentiation between (non-) pickable and/or (un-)blocked stock. Enables assignment of articles to dedicated locations for <a href="broken-reference">location recommendations</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/categories">Article categories</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Categories can be used to mark listings as belonging to a specific group.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../backoffice/facility-view/inventory/inbound">Inbound</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Necessary for making <a href="broken-reference">expected stock</a> already available for sale. Allows managing the goods receipt and storage process via fulfillmenttools.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/storage-locations-and-zones">Storage locations</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Allows managing the facility layout and using the <a href="broken-reference">inbound</a>, storage, relocation, <a href="broken-reference">running sequence</a>, and <a href="broken-reference">location recommendations</a> features.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="broken-reference">Zone</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended if useful for managing the facility layout or using <a href="broken-reference">zone picking</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/channel-inventory">Channel inventory</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Used for reserving stock for specific (sales) channels.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/measurement-units">Measurement units</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended if other units than pieces should be tracked.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/stow-jobs">Stow jobs</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Allows managing the storage and relocation of items.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="global-inventory-hub/stock/external-stock-change-reasons">External stock change reasons</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Allows giving reasons for changes in stock levels (can only be used in combination with stow jobs as of now).</td></tr><tr><td><a href="configurations#short-pick-configuration">Short-pick configuration</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended if picking is used and stock should be adapted after <a href="broken-reference">short-picks</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="configurations#unmixed-storage-configuration">Unmixed storage configuration</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended if the same article with different attributes (e.g., expiry date) should not be stored on the same location.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="configurations#outbound-stock-configuration">Outbound stock configuration</a></td><td>🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended if items should be tracked until handed over to a shipping provider / customer.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="broken-reference">Backoffice – Stock overview</a></td><td>✔</td><td>✔</td><td>Always on</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../backoffice/network-view/inventory">Backoffice – Listings</a></td><td>✔</td><td>✔</td><td>Always on</td></tr><tr><td><a href="broken-reference">Backoffice – Channel inventory</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>Recommended if channel inventory feature is used.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../backoffice/facility-view/inventory/inbound">Backoffice – Inbound</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Recommended if inbound and expected stock features are used.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../backoffice/facility-view/inventory/storage-locations">Backoffice – Storage locations</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Recommended if storage locations are used.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="../apps/inventory-app">Inventory app</a></td><td>✔ / 🅧</td><td>✔</td><td>Allows managing the goods receipt, storage and relocation of items via an Android app.</td></tr></tbody></table>