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Manage Inventory, Barcodes, and Labels with SciNote Advanced

This article explains how SciNote’s Advanced plan features help you manage barcodes, label printing, and inventory items to maintain traceability, organize storage, and avoid stockouts.

Inventory and barcode features (Professional plan)

  • Stock Management
    • Track reagents, consumables, and equipment with full lot-level traceability.
    • Receive low-stock alerts to prevent unexpected shortages.
  • Label Templates
    • Print barcoded labels for samples and storage items directly from SciNote to reduce manual labeling errors.
  • Item Relationships
    • Link inventory items to each other to reflect dependencies and associations between materials.
  • Storage Locations
    • Map physical lab storage (freezers, shelves, boxes) in SciNote so you always know where items are stored.
  • SciNote API
    • Integrate SciNote with other systems to extend inventory and barcode workflows.

How these features work together — practical uses

  • Maintain traceability
    • Use stock management with lot-level tracking and barcoded labels to link each sample or reagent to its lot information and storage location.
  • Reduce labeling errors
    • Use label templates to generate and print barcoded labels for both samples and storage items directly from SciNote.
  • Organize physical storage
    • Map freezers, shelves, and boxes in Storage Locations so barcoded items can be located quickly and unambiguously.
  • Prevent stockouts
    • Rely on low-stock alerts from Stock Management to reorder consumables and reagents before they run out.
  • Model item relationships
    • Link related inventory items (for example, consumables required for a kit) so workflows and dependencies are clear.
  • Extend workflows via API
    • Use the SciNote API to connect barcode and inventory data to external systems for reporting, procurement, or automation.

Benefits

  • Improved traceability through lot-level tracking and barcoded labels
  • Fewer manual labeling errors using label templates and direct printing
  • Faster item retrieval by mapping storage locations
  • Fewer interruptions in research thanks to low-stock alerts
  • Clearer inventory context by linking related items
  • Greater interoperability via the SciNote API

By combining stock management, label templates, storage location mapping, item relationships, and API integration available in the Advanced plan, SciNote provides a cohesive workflow for printing and using barcoded labels, tracking inventory at the lot level, organizing physical storage, and preventing stock shortages.