Why set up a Location?

Setting up one location or more locations will allow you:

• Monitor and manage your green lots and roasts across different warehouses, transportation hubs, and roasting facilities.
• Designate specific locations for your lots and roasts to effectively monitor and log all associated activities.
• Track the timing of lots moving between warehouses or coffees in transit from the origin to the warehouse.

Adding a Location
 

By following the steps below, you can add a location:

1. Log in to the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to the More section on the main menu bar and select Locations. 
3. Click on +Add location.
4. Enter the following information:
   * indicates mandatory fields.
   
   •  *Name
   • *Location type
     You can choose between the location types listed below:
     
     • Roastery
     • Cafe
     • Warehouse
     • Lab
     • Farm
     • Mill
     • Other: You can also create a virtual location to keep track of your contracted lots.
   • *Country
   • City
   • Time zone
   • Street
   • Zip code 
     

     

      

5. Click on Create location. 

Assigning a roast machine to a Location

1. Log in to the online platform C-sar. 
2. Navigate to theGear icon in the top right corner and select Machines.
3. Click on theEdit icon at the corresponding roast machine you would like to edit.
4. Finalize the change by clicking on Update location.
   

   

Assigning the green lots to a Location

Assigning green lots to a location involves utilizing the 'Warehouse Distribution' feature.

By following the steps below, you can assign the green lots to a location:

1. Select the checkbox next to the lot you want to reassign, then click the Warehouse distribution button located on the right side of the page.
   

   

2. You have two options to assign your lots:
   • Enter the weight you would like to move to a certain location in the weights field under the respective location. 
   • Select the All to option at the bottom of the page if you would like to move your whole inventory to a specific location. 
     You can also select an initial location for the unassigned lots.
3. Click the green Update button. A new lot with the same ID tag will be generated for the new location, making it accessible for selection in the roast editing screen.

Editing a location

By following the steps below, you can edit a location: 

1. Log in to the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to More on the main menu bar and select Locations.
3. Locate the Location name you wish to edit.
4. Click on the Edit icon on the right side of the page.
   

   

5. You can edit the following details:
   * indicates mandatory fields
   
   • *Location name
   • *Location type: You can assign more than one location type to a single location.
   • *Country
   • City
   • Time zone
   • Street
   • Zip Code
     

     

6. Click Update location to finalize the changes.

Deleting a location

By following the steps below, you can delete a location: 

1. Log in to the online platform C-sar.
2. Navigate to More on the main menu bar and select Locations.
3. Locate the Location name you wish to delete.
4. Click on the Delete icon on the right side of the page.
   

   

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