Inventory settings
How to manage procurement sources, logistics cost auto-approval and Slack alerts in ZenAdmin's inventory settings.
Inventory Management → Settings holds the module's configuration. It's visible to admins.
How do I manage procurement sources?
Procurement sources describe where a device came from. ZenAdmin and Third Party are built in and can't be removed; add your own sources — a specific reseller, a previous vendor — so the Finance step of the add-device wizard matches how you actually buy.
How does logistics cost auto-approval work?
Enable the threshold and set a per-currency limit. Shipment costs at or below the limit are approved automatically; costs above it appear in logistics approvals for manual review.
How do I get logistics alerts in Slack?
The Slack Alerts panel sends logistics approval alerts to a Slack channel of your choice. You can also open it from Logistics Approvals with Configure Slack Alerts.
- In Inventory Management → Settings, click Add to Slack in the Slack Alerts panel and approve the ZenAdmin Ops app in Slack. Once you're back, the panel shows Connected to your workspace.
- Turn on the alerts you want:
- Logistics Cost Approval — a shipment cost is waiting for your review.
- Logistics Auto-Approved — a cost was approved automatically under your threshold (for information only).
- Click Choose a channel, pick the channel and click Save. Use Change channel later to move the alerts.
Channel marked “invite required”?
The app has to be a member of the channel before it can post there. In Slack, type /invite @ZenAdmin Ops in that channel.
A separate Slack app
These alerts use the ZenAdmin Ops Slack app, which is separate from the Slack integration. Click Disconnect in the panel to stop them.
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