# Guides

Set up warehouses and stock rules, track serialized items, and transfer, adjust, or scrap stock.

Source: https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/

- [Set up a warehouse](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/create-warehouse.md): Add a warehouse to the organization, configure its access points, and set its place in the hierarchy.
- [Configure a storage device](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/configure-storage-device.md): Set up the physical layout of a cabinet so the system can guide users to exact storage locations.
- [Set up a warehouse access point](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/set-up-warehouse-access-point.md): Configure a WAP with storage devices, administrators, and access controls for shopfloor operations.
- [Define stock rules](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/create-stock-rules.md): Configure where each item is stored per condition and set the quantities that trigger automatic replenishment.
- [Track a serialized item](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/track-serialized-items.md): Give a physical tool its own identity in the system and follow it through every location, service, and use.
- [Perform an inventory adjustment](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/perform-inventory-adjustment.md): Record an opening stock count or correct a discrepancy between physical and system quantities.
- [Process a transfer](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/process-transfer.md): Move items between storage locations or warehouses using a tracked transfer order.
- [Process a scrap list](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/process-scrap-list.md): Write off items that have reached end of life and remove them from inventory.
- [Configure usage costs](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/inventory/guides/configure-usage-costs.md): Set the costing method on categories so every pick and every machine hour posts the right cost automatically.