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Warehouse Infrastructures

How to Create a Warehouse Profile?

1. Open the Visp Web App

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

2. Click the nine-dot menu in the upper right corner to open the VISP Admin Page.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

3. Click on Equipment

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

4. Select Infrastructure Profile

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

5. Click on Infrastructure Profile

An Infrastructure Profile is only a framework or blueprint with pre-designed metadata fields for filling in custom and relevant information about specific warehouses.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

6. Input the Warehouse Infrastructure Name

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7. Input a Brief Summary

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8. Click on ​Type

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9. Use the dropdown and select Warehouse.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

10. Input a Description for the profile.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

11. Input the Metadata field/s relevant your ISP’s warehouses.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

12. Click on the Data Type field.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

13. Use the dropdown to select a data type.

A data type is a classification or a category that determines the type of data that a value (that the field) can hold.

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14. Input a Default Value, that the field displays.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

15. Click on Add to save the changes.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

How to Add a Warehouse in Infrastructure Locations?

16. Click on IRM

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17. Click on the plus icon.

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18. Input the Warehouse Name

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19. Click on the “Infrastructure Profile” field and use the dropdown to select the Office Warehouse profile you created.

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20. Input the Elevation

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21. Input the value for the metadata field.

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22. Click on the Address 1 field.

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23. Input the address of the Warehouse.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

24. Use the auto-suggest, and select the closest Address to the Warehouse from the list.

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25. Click on the refresh icon beside the Longitude to auto-populate the coordinates.

If the Address 1 field does not provide a valid location, you can use the coordinates of the Warehouse as an alternative

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26. (Optional) Upload a picture of the warehouse, for reference.

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27. Click on Save

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How to Add Sub-Locations or Rooms in Your Warehouse?

28. What are sub-locations?

In the context of infrastructure, sub-locations refer to the smaller, more specific components, rooms, or areas within a larger infrastructure system.
Within communication networks like Internet Service Providers (ISPs), sub-locations can include data exchange points (DEPs), network operation centers (NOCs), fiber optic distribution points, and equipment rooms .

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29. Click on Warehouse

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30. Use the list and select the Warehouse

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31. Click on the pencil icon.

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32. Click on the Sub-Location

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33. Click on the Name field and modify the name.

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34. Click on Save

In this example, an Inventory Room is added in the Warehouse infrastructure.

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35. Click on Add Sub-Location

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36. Input the Name.

In this example, a Disposal Room is added.

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37. Save your work when done.

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38. Click on Add Sub-Location

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39. Input the Name

In this example, an RMA Room is added.

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40. Click on Save

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41. Click on the X icon to close the panel.

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42. Click the pencil icon in the Contacts field.

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43. Click on Add Contact

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44. Input the First Name

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45. Input the Last Name

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46. Input the Company and Notes

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47. Click on the Address 1 field.

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48. Use the auto-suggest to select a valid location.

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49. Input the Email address.

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50. Click on the Type

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51. Use the dropdown to select Primary.

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52. Input the Phone Number

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53. Click on the Type field.

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54. Use the Type dropdown to select mobile.

Note, that the customer can use either of the phone types listed.

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55. Click on Save

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56. Click on the X icon to close the panel.

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57. Click on highlight

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58. Click on Warehouse, in the Infrastructure Locations panel

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59. Click and verify that the Warehouse is successfully added.

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60. Click on the X icon to close the Warehouse panel.

How to Create a Warehouse Profile - Visp App

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6. Inventory Locations

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7. IRM: Add Infrastructure and Equipment

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8. Add a Purchase Order

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9. Adding, Editing, and Deleting Inventory Items

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11. IP Management (Subscriber Settings)

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12. Avalara

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13. Wireless Infrastructures

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14.How to Access the Infrastructure Resource Management (IRM)

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16. Assign Equipment to User Accounts and Connect to Access Points

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17. Infrastructure Resource Management (IRM)

The IRM or the Infrastructure Resource Management feature in Visp allows you to efficiently manage and optimize the infrastructures (sites, warehouses, etc.) and infrastructure resources (network devices, servers, etc) in a centralized platform. 1. Outline of Setup…

18. Add Inventory Profiles and Equipment

Create and manage equipment profiles to streamline your inventory system, ensuring data accuracy, improved tracking, and simplified workflows before adding new devices.

19. Add Infrastructures in Visp

Add infrastructure profiles in Visp to standardize and organize locations, streamline workflows, and enable compatibility for seamless network management and data integration.

20. Purchase Order Management

Manage purchase orders efficiently with Visp, from order creation and vendor management to seamless integration with inventory tracking and real-time progress monitoring.

21. IRM: Transfer Equipment

Follow these steps to transfer equipment between locations in the IRM, selecting devices from one infrastructure and saving the changes for efficient equipment management.
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