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Overview
Accurate records of an item’s weight and dimensions are fundamental for its proper warehouse management and shipping processes. With the Skustack Admin portal you can easily add and edit your product’s general, shipping, and case information.This article is focused on how to set dimensional measurements in the Admin portal and how to verify them manually.
Record Dimensions
When you create a product, it’s recommended to configure its weight and dimensions. This ensures effective planning of storage locations upon delivery, as well as accurate and efficient calculation of shipping rates during fulfillment operations.
The available space in a bin is calculated based on the bin size (capacity) and product dimensions. Bin dimensions are typically added during the initial bin creation.
The Skustack Admin portal allows you to add, update, and manually verify different Dimension Types.
Dimension Types
The following Dimensions Types can be added, or updated:
Product Dimensions - The dimensions of the product itself in terms of weight, length, width, and height.
Shipping Dimensions - These are the product’s shipping weight and dimensions, including packaging and any additional materials used for shipping.
Case Information - If you purchase products in cases and sell those cases as individual units, you can determine case-specific weight and dimensions.
Set Dimensions
Product dimensions can be set on the Product’s Details page:
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Navigate to Products > Manage Products and open the desired product.
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Click on the Edit icon in the page top right corner, or on the one in the Metrics panel.
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To view the metrics in cubic feet, click the Total in ft3 toggle.
Enter the required dimension type weight and dimensions.
Once done, click Save. A success message will appear when the change is completed.
Verify Dimensions
You can manually verify an item's dimensions and weight. Whenever a product's dimension is verified, a green checkbox is visible next to the respective measurement on the Product Details Page.
To verify shipping weight:
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Click the verification indicator.
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A popup with the following Verify Product Fields will appear:
Field Name - The verified field name.
Field Value - The corresponding measurement.
Verified On - The date on which the verification occurred.
Verified By - The email address of the user who verified the field.
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To verify the displayed values, click on Mark as Verified.
Remove Verification
In case you need to remove the verification flag, you can simply click on the Mark as Not-Verified option at the bottom right corner of the Verify Product Fields popup.
Verified Fields
The product’s verified dimensions can be found on its Verified Fields page:
Navigate to Products > Manage Products and open the desired product.
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From the Toolbox, select Verified Fields.