As you start your journey into Asset Management with LASSO, you are going to encounter our unique product types. These types help define, and contain, all of the gear in your inventory so that it can be rented out. Below we have outlined the details of each type. We will start first with an overview of each to get started and then move on to more detailed descriptions, including behavior in the LASSO system.
Overview of LASSO product types
Normal: This is the most basic building block of rental inventory, the actual physical item being rented (sent out and then returned for further use) such as an SM58, a 25' XLR Cable, the 55" TV, etc.
Consumable: Similar to a Normal type, except that these are intended as "one and done", or Sold. When they are sent out, they will be used up and not returned, as opposed to a Normal item.
Priced Package: A grouping of items with flexibility add/remove items and adjust Quantities. Examples can be as simple as a 21.5" Monitor package (i.e. Monitor, power supply, Decimator, and HDMI cable) or complex as a Breakout Room Package (Projector, lensing, projection screen, Audio console, RF Mics, lighting trees, etc.)
A Priced Package is given a price of it's own, irrelevant to the price of it's components.
Regular Package: A grouping of items with flexibility add/remove items and adjust Quantities. Examples can be as simple as a 21.5" Monitor package (i.e. Monitor, power supply, Decimator, and HDMI cable) or complex as a Breakout Room Package (Projector, lensing, projection screen, Audio console, RF Mics, lighting trees, etc.)
A Package will inherit it's price from it's components.
Kit: It's best to view Kits as a rack where components are bolted in and serialized.
Please note, that due to recent updates in an effort to simplify Product Types, Kits and Locked Containers now function the same way.
Locked Container: Similar to a Kit, but the Asset Serial Code of components of a locked container may change. An example is a Robe MegaPointe Moving Light case. The case will always be configured (physically, i.e. custom cut foam) to carry two MegaPointe light fixtures. The Locked Container should be serialized as well as the lights. The serialized lights will be assigned to this case when it goes to show site, but different serialized lights may be placed in the container after the show. So while the container is "locked" in reference to what it may contain, the actual serial components may change.
Unlocked Container: Similar to a Locked Container, except that components may be added/removed on the Order. This is almost a hybrid between a Locked Container and a (Priced) Package.
Free Pack Container: This is a case that does not have any defined contents. This is used on the Pull sheet when filling an order. Scanning the Product or Asset Serial Code on the Pull sheet will "open" this container for items to be packed within, with the dimensions/weight of the container being factored into the Pull Sheet manifest.
Now, let’s dig into more detail for each type!
Normal
Type: Item
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain: N/A
Serialization/Inventory Notes: Can have serialized and unserialized quantities of an item.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Set on the product modal.
Pricing Behavior: Depends on if the item is within a composite type or not.
Order Behavior: Can be added directly to an Order, with all fields being editable
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): Shortages of a Normal item will show up in the Shortages modal in WH Ops.
Pull Sheet Behavior: Can be packed either by pressing the Pack button on the item, in which case the system will look first for unserialized instances of the item and pack that first, and if there are no unserialized instances available, it will pack serialized instances. In the same way, scanning of a Product Code will do the same thing. Scanning the Asset Serial Code will pack that specific item.
Return Sheet Behavior: Can be returned either by scanning the Product Code, Asset Serial Code, or manually selecting the Unpack button.
Consumable
Type: Item
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain: N/A
Serialization/Inventory Notes: Items cannot be serialized. NOTE - once a Consumable is on an order that is in a Reserved state, the Qty of that Consumable is removed from available inventory since it will not return to be used on other future events.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Set on the product modal.
Pricing Behavior: Depends on if the item is within a composite type or not.
Order Behavior: Can be added directly to an Order, however, generally speaking the Multiplier does not apply as these are not rental items based on a timeframe, but more so used once and gone.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): Unavailable Consumables will show on the Shortages modal in WH Ops.
Pull Sheet Behavior: Can be packed by pressing the Pack button or scanning the product code.
Return Sheet Behavior: When unpacked (i.e. returned), this quantity will be added back into available inventory.
Priced Package
Type: Composite
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain:
Normal
Kits
Priced Packages
Packages
Locked Containers
Unlocked Containers
Consumables
Free Pack Container
Serialization/Inventory Notes: Priced packages cannot be serialized and do not have "Inventory". Available inventory is only related to the availability of the components within the package.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Dimensions and weight cannot be set on the Package.
Pricing Behavior: One price is set on the Priced Package and the pricing of its components are not used. This can be changed on the gear order.
Order Behavior:
Price is based on the Package price.
Items can be added or removed from the package (remember, pricing of components will not be used.
Changing the Qty of the Priced Package Composite (parent) line will multiple the components accordingly.
There cannot be an uneven distribution of components within packages. For example, the Qty of the composite (parent) line of a Priced Package is changed to 3. Therefore a component cannot have a Qty of 4, since 4 can not be evenly distributed into 3.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): Shortages are based on the components of a Package.
Pull Sheet Behavior: Each component within a package is packed by its own behavior. The Package composite line does not have a Pack button. The composite line will be "packed" only once all of the components have been packed.
Return Sheet Behavior: Each component must be returned in its own manner and there is no dependency on the Package composite line.
Regular Package
Type: Composite
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain:
Normal
Kits
Priced Packages
Packages
Locked Containers
Unlocked Containers
Consumables
Free Pack Container
Serialization/Inventory Notes: Packages cannot be serialized and do not have "Inventory". Available inventory is only related to the availability of the components within the package.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Dimensions and weight cannot be set on the Package.
Pricing Behavior: Uses the pricing of its components. This can be changed on the gear order.
Order Behavior:
Price is based on its components. The components pricing will "roll-up" onto the Package composite line item.
Items can be added or removed from the Package. Doing so will change the price based on the components' adjustments.
Changing the Qty of the Package Composite (parent) line will multiple the components accordingly.
There cannot be an uneven distribution of components within packages. For example, the Qty of the composite (parent) line of a Package is changed to 3. Therefore a component cannot have a Qty of 4, since 4 can not be evenly distributed into 3.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): Shortages are based on the components of a Package.
Pull Sheet Behavior: Each component within a package is packed by its own behavior. The Package composite line does not have a Pack button. The composite line will be "packed" only once all of the components have been packed.
Return Sheet Behavior: Each component must be returned in its own manner and there is no dependency on the Package composite line.
Kit
Type: Composite
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain:
Normal
Kits
Priced Packages
Packages
Locked Containers
Unlocked Containers
Consumables
Free Pack Container
Serialization/Inventory Notes:
Kit itself should, but is not required to be serialized. (This is the barcode that should go on the outside of the case.)
The system does look for a QTY of KITs, not just the QTY of the components in the Kit.
Component assets stored inside the Kit can be Serialized or Unserialized.
Only serialized component assets can be marked as Permanent in the Kit.
A serialized component can only be assigned to one Kit at time.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Dimensions and weight of the case/container should be addressed on the Kit composite item.
Pricing Behavior:
If Price is set on the Kit, that will be used in the Order, similar to a Priced Package.
If there is no set price on the Kit, the Order will use the components pricing and roll-up to the Kit composite line.
Order Behavior:
Component QTY cannot be individually changed
Components cannot be added or removed.
Changing the composite line QTY will multiply the component items accordingly.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): If there are any shortages of the components of a Kit, the component will display in the shortages view.
Pull Sheet Behavior:
Users should scan or type in the Asset Serial Code of the Kit, which will mark all stored unserialized and serialized components of the Kit packed. Scanning or typing in Asset Serial Code of any stored serialized assets of the Kit will pack all other stored assets in the Kit.
Scanning the Asset Serial Code of the Kit or any Asset Serial Code of a stored asset will "Open" the container and in addition to automatically packing all stored assets, users can pack any other line-items into the container.
Once all components are packed, the composite line can be considered packed. Pressing the blue active container button or Scanning the Kit Asset Serial Code again will "close" the case.
Return Sheet Behavior:
If Container Restoring setting is DISABLED, Scanning or manually returning the Kit will return the container and its permanent stored assets.
If Container Restoring setting is ENABLED: Scanning the Asset Serial Code of a Kit will return the container and all permanent assets, and then open the container restoring modal, at which point all the user can continue to scan assets. If the scanned asset is part of the container definition, it will be simultaneously restored to the container and returned from the Return Sheet. If the scanned asset is not part of the container definition, a warning will appear and the asset will be returned on the Return Sheet. Scanning the Container asset serial code again will close the restoring modal.
Locked Container
Type: Composite
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain:
Normal
Kits
Priced Packages
Packages
Locked Containers
Unlocked Containers
Consumables
Free Pack Container
Serialization/Inventory Notes:
Locked Container itself should, but is not required to be serialized (This is the barcode that should go on the outside of the case.)
Component assets stored inside the Kit can be Serialized or Unserialized.
Only serialized component assets can be marked as Permanent in the Kit.
A serialized component can only be assigned to one Locked Container at time.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Dimensions and weight of the standalone case/container should be addressed on the Locked Container composite item.
Pricing Behavior:
If Price is set on the Locked Container, that will be used in the Order, similar to a Priced Package.
If there is no set price on the Locked Container, the Order will use the components pricing and roll-up to the Locked Container composite line.
Order Behavior:
Component QTY cannot be individually changed.
Components cannot be added or removed.
Changing the composite line QTY will multiply the component items accordingly.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): If there are any shortages of the components of a Locked Container, the component will display in the shortages view.
Pull Sheet Behavior:
Users should scan or type in the Asset Serial Code of the Locked Container, which will mark all stored unserialized and serialized components of the Locked Container packed. Scanning or typing in Asset Serial Code of any stored serialized assets of the Locked Container will pack all other stored assets in the Locked Container.
Scanning the Asset Serial Code of the Locked Container or any Asset Serial Code of a stored asset will "Open" the container and in addition to automatically packing all stored assets, users can pack any other line-items into the container.
Once all components are packed, the composite line can be considered packed. Pressing the blue active container button or Scanning the Locked container Asset Serial Code again will "close" the case.
Return Sheet Behavior:
If Container Restoring setting is DISABLED, Scanning or manually returning the Locked Container will return the container and its permanent stored assets.
If Container Restoring setting is ENABLED: Scanning the Asset Serial Code of a Locked Container will return the container and all permanent assets, and then open the container restoring modal, at which point all the user can continue to scan assets. If the scanned asset is part of the container definition, it will be simultaneously restored to the container and returned from the Return Sheet. If the scanned asset is not part of the container definition, a warning will appear and the asset will be returned on the Return Sheet. Scanning the Container asset serial code again will close the restoring modal.
Unlocked Container
Type: Composite
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain:
Normal
Kits
Priced Packages
Packages
Locked Containers
Unlocked Containers
Consumables
Free Pack Container
Serialization/Inventory Notes:
Unlocked Container itself should, but is not required to be serialized (This is the barcode that should go on the outside of the case.)
The system does look for a QTY of Unlocked Containers, not just the QTY of the components in the Unlocked Container.
Components should be serialized for most efficient packing function.
A serialized component can only be assigned to one Unlocked Container at time.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Dimensions and weight of the case/container should be addressed on the Unlocked Container composite item.
Pricing Behavior:
If Price is set on the Unlocked Container, that will be used in the Order, similar to a Priced Package
If there is no set price on the Unlocked Container, the Order will use the components pricing and roll-up to the Unlocked Container composite line.
Order Behavior:
Component QTY can be individually changed
Components can be added or removed.
Changing the composite line QTY will multiply the component items accordingly.
There cannot be an uneven distribution of components within Unlocked Containers. For example, the Qty of the composite (parent) line of an Unlocked Container is changed to 3. Therefore a component cannot have a Qty of 4, since 4 can not be evenly distributed into 3.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): If there are any shortages of the components of a Unlocked Container, the component will display in the shortages view.
Pull Sheet Behavior:
Users should scan or type in the Asset Serial Code of the Unlocked Container, which will mark all stored unserialized and serialized components of the Unlocked Container packed. Scanning or typing in Asset Serial Code of any stored serialized assets of the Locked Container will pack all other stored assets in the Locked Container.
Scanning the Asset Serial Code of the Locked Container or any Asset Serial Code of a stored asset will "Open" the container and in addition to automatically packing all stored assets, users can pack any other line-items into the container.
Once all components are packed, the composite line can be considered packed. Pressing the Pack button or Scanning the Locked container Asset Serial Code again will "close" the case and change the componsite line status to Packed.
Return Sheet Behavior:
If Container Restoring setting is DISABLED, Scanning or manually returning the Unlocked Container will return the container and its permanent stored assets.
If Container Restoring setting is ENABLED: Scanning the Asset Serial Code of a Unlocked Container will return the container and all permanent assets, and then open the container restoring modal, at which point all the user can continue to scan assets. If the scanned asset is part of the container definition, it will be simultaneously restored to the container and returned from the Return Sheet. If the scanned asset is not part of the container definition, a warning will appear and the asset will be returned on the Return Sheet. Scanning the Container asset serial code again will close the restoring modal.
Free Pack Container
Type: Item
Allow associated items?: Yes
If Composite, may contain: N/A
Serialization/Inventory Notes: Can have serialized and unserialized quantities, however, dynamic container packing on the pull sheet requires that the free-pack container must be serialized.
Dimensions/Height Weight Handling: Set on the product modal.
Pricing Behavior: Set on the Product Modal and depends on if its used in a Priced or Regular package.
Order Behavior: Can be added to Orders, with all fields being editable.
Warehouse Operations Behavior (I.e Shortages): Shortages of a Free-Pack Container will show up in the Shortages modal in WH Ops.
Pull Sheet Behavior: Scanning the Asset Serial Code will "Open" the case, and then any items scanned thereafter will be "packed" into this case until the case Asset Serial Code is scanned again which will "close" the case.
Return Sheet Behavior: Scanning the Asset Serial Code will "Open" the case, and then any items scanned thereafter will be "unpacked" frp, this case until the case Asset Serial Code is scanned again which will "close" the case.
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