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title: "Track Floating Inventory"
slug: "floating-inventory-dispatcher"
updated: 2023-05-21T14:03:14Z
published: 2023-05-21T14:03:14Z
canonical: "help.bringg.com/floating-inventory-dispatcher"
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# Track Floating Inventory

You can track these floating inventory items in Bringg, allowing you to view, at a glance, how many floating inventory items you have, where each item should be located, and who is responsible for them.

Floating inventory are items that are not connected with a specific order in Bringg, such as items that travel with the driver to be used as spare parts or for upsell. Drivers can take custody of floating inventory items, give them to a customer, or report them missing. [Learn more](/v1/docs/floating-inventory-driver).

For example, if a driver reports an item missing, you can find out whether the last owner was another driver and contact them, or if the last owner was the team which means the item should be somewhere in the fulfillment center.

## Before You Begin

- Confirm this feature is activated. [Learn more](/v1/docs/floating-inventory).
- Confirm you have a user of type dispatcher (or admin).

## Procedure

**Step 1:** Access the floating inventory page by selecting **Dispatch > Floating Inventory**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a18074ef-073a-4ab1-bcab-12625715280e/Images/Documentation/su-owned_floatinginventory_access.png)Access floating inventory page **Step 2:** Use the table columns and filters to view your items.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a18074ef-073a-4ab1-bcab-12625715280e/Images/Documentation/su-owned_floatinginventory_filter.png)Review the list of floating inventory items

| **Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **SKU** | Filter by the stock keeping unit (SKU) to find all items of a certain type. For example, to find how many items remain unsold at the end of a shift. |
| **Name** | Indicates the type of item listed. For example, the name may indicate that the item with SKU 3948593 is a spare tire. |
| **Serial number** | Identifies a particular item, as this is the unique identifier. For example, identify whether you have found the exact item that a driver reported as missing. |
| **Owner type** | Indicates the type of owner, either a team or driver. When a team is designated as the owner, this indicates that the items are located in the fulfillment center. |
| **Owner name** | Indicates who the item is assigned to. This is either a driver or team. |
| **Transfer method** | Indicates whether the last ownership or custody transfer was triggered by a driver or by an API call. |
| **Availability** | Use to understand which items are **missing, available** as a floating item, or **reserved** for a specific order. For example, filter to find all the missing items at the end of a shift in order to contact their last owner to try and locate them. Tip!Reserved items are removed from the floating inventory list as they are connected to an order once they are transferred to a customer. |
| **Created at** | Use to understand when the item was designated as floating inventory. For example, to understand what the chance of finding the item is. |

Note!Once floating inventory items are connected to an order, Bringg no longer lists them in the floating inventory page.

**Step 3:** Investigate the chain of custody by selecting **Activity log**.

For example, use the activity log to locate a missing item by finding the last places it was located.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a18074ef-073a-4ab1-bcab-12625715280e/Images/Documentation/su_owned_floatinginventory_activitylog.png)Review additional details in the **Activity Log**

| **Field** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Date** | The date the action was performed. |
| **Owner name** | Either a team name, driver name, or **None. None** indicates the item was created but not assigned, is connected to an order, or transferred to a customer. |
| **Custody** | Custody indicates where the item is physically located, therefore custody is transferred once a driver performs an action in the Driver App. The options are: - **Unknown** (0) - indicating that although the item is assigned, a driver has not taken custody yet. - Not in use (1) - **Driver** (2) - the driver took custody by selecting a button or scanning the item. [Learn more](/v1/docs/floating-inventory-driver). - **Customer** (3) - the driver scanned the floating inventory item in order to hand it off it to a customer. [Learn more](/v1/docs/floating-inventory-driver). - **Missing** (4) - the driver indicated the item as missing in the Driver App. [Learn more](/v1/docs/floating-inventory-driver). - (middle mile only) **Vehicle** (5) - Indicates the items are in transit. Used when Mass custody change to vehicle API call is used. [Learn more](https://developers.bringg.com/reference/mass-custody-change). |
| **Details** | Gives further details for each step in the chain of custody. For example, "assigned to driver, pending custody transfer" means that driver is supposed to pick up the item for their shift but they have not scanned it yet to indicate that they have taken it. |

An order is a request for the fulfillment of goods and services at a specific address. It includes all information needed to complete it, such as the requested service or goods, the customer’s contact information, required services (such as fragile care), and the time window.

A fulfillment center is your home base and where you prepare orders for dispatch. It might be a store, warehouse, factory, garage, or restaurant.

You can configure Bringg to automatically perform actions when drivers approach your fulfillment center. For example, you can make a driver available for AutoDispatch, or take them on and off shift, without requiring them to manually check in. These actions are called home events.

Each team has at least one fulfillment center, and each fulfillment center can have one or more service areas.

You can use Bringg to coordinate the middle mile, which is the path that goods take from a large distribution hub to a local fulfillment center. Bringg's middle mile features enable you to stay in control of your goods as they travel between destinations and drivers, and reduce the amount of time inventory stays on your shelves before delivery to the consumer.