Tool Kit Management
Tool Kits are special type of tools that contain or group other tools, acting as tool boxes designed for specific purposes. Kits can be used to track large Knaack boxes, wilding kits, scaffolding, rigging box, concrete box, safety box, etc.
Tools, Equipments, Bulk(Quantity items) and Consumables (materials) can be added to Kits. However, a kit cannot contain another kit. Kits can be transferred from one site to another site and can be also be checked out to a user.
Kit Management feature is available for Business and Enterprise customers.
How to Create a Kit
Adding Kit Tool is similar to adding any other tool, you can use Snap To Add (using AI) or manually add tool details. To indicate that tool is a Kit, Check the Is Kit
checkbox. This marks the tool as a Kit and enables you to add tools to it.
How to Add Tools to a Kit
- Navigate to the Tools tab. [shift-t]
- Find the Kit (tool) and click to view details. On the details page, select Kit Tools tab.
- Click
Add Tools
to add tools to the kit. This will show the familiar tools browser. ClickAdd
to immediately add the tool to the kit. When adding Bulk and Consumables, you will be shown quantity field as well.
How to Remove Tools from a Kit
- Navigate to the Tools tab. [shift-t]
- Find the Kit (tool) and view details. On the details page, select Kit Tools tab.
- Locate the tool you want to remove from the kit. Click icon to remove the tool from kit.
How to Transfer Kit
Kits are just a tool, like any other tool, you can transfer using regular Tool transfer to another location.
How to Checkout Kit
Kits are normal tools and can be checked out to user using Tools tabs, just add a Kit to cart, and Assign to user.
FAQ
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What happens when you delete a Kit
When you delete a Kit, the kit is broken up and all tools that are part of the Kit (are transferred and) show up under the tool store that Kit belongs to.
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What happens when you change Tool Name
When you change tools name (group/folder) from a Kit tool to a normal tool, kit is broken up and all tools that are part of the Kit (are transferred and) show up under the tool store that Kit belongs to.
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Temporary Kits
You can easily create a temporary kit by grouping related tools together as part of the Checkout Order. To create a temporary kit
- Navigate to the Tools tab.
- Add tools that make up the kit to cart
- Click Assign.
Instead of filling in CheckOut To user, just click
Save
. This will create a Pending Checkout tool order and make tools unavailable for others. Later you can bring up the Temporary Kit or checkout order using the Checkout tab and assign it to user.