> ## Documentation Index
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# Update Inventory

## Update Inventory (Sorting)

This is where you take unsorted inventory and classify it. Use this after Express orders come in, or any time you sort through a loose pile.

### Express → Loose

You've identified the material type but haven't sorted by distributor yet.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Update Inventory for your operation" />

  <Step title="Select Express → Loose" />

  <Step title="Choose the material type">Plastics, Cans, or Glass</Step>

  <Step title="Enter how many items you're classifying" />

  <Step title="Submit" />
</Steps>

Items move from the Express pool into your loose pile for that material.

### Express → Ready

You've sorted the Express pile and know exactly what you have.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select Express → Ready" />

  <Step title="Choose the material type" />

  <Step title="Enter the distributor name" />

  <Step title="Enter the number of cases and items per case" />

  <Step title="Submit" />
</Steps>

Items move directly into your ready pile under that distributor.

### Loose → Ready

You've gone through your loose pile and sorted it by distributor.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select Loose → Ready" />

  <Step title="Choose the material type you're sorting" />

  <Step title="Enter the distributor" />

  <Step title="Enter cases and items per case" />

  <Step title="Submit" />
</Steps>

### Converting to Non-Deposit

You found containers that have no deposit value.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select Convert to Non-Deposit" />

  <Step title="Choose the source">Express pool, loose pile, or a specific ready batch</Step>

  <Step title="Enter how many" />

  <Step title="Submit" />
</Steps>

<Warning>
  A **\$0.05-per-item loss** is recorded automatically on your financials when you convert to Non-Deposit — because you paid the customer for them but can't recover the deposit.
</Warning>

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