Bin Mirror

Bin Mirror (also known as Bin History) is a complete audit record that shows all changes made to bins in your warehouse. Each modification, movement, or update is recorded with complete details including who made the change, when, and what changed exactly.

Why use Bin Mirror?

Complete Audit

Maintain a complete record of all bin changes to meet audit and traceability requirements.

Change Tracking

Quickly find when and why a specific bin changed, who made the change, and what values it had before and after.

Problem Resolution

Use history to investigate inventory discrepancies and understand what events led to specific changes.

Activity Analysis

Analyze activity patterns in specific bins, locations, or accounts to optimize warehouse operations.

Access Bin Mirror

You can access Bin Mirror in several ways:

1. From Catalog: On the Catalog page, click the History button
2. Directly: Navigate to /binmirror.php or /mvc/binmirror.php
3. From Warehouse: Some warehouse views include links to bin history

SKU History

You can also access SKU History from Bin Mirror to see change history for specific products.

Information shown in Bin Mirror

Bin Mirror shows a complete table with the following columns:

Time and event information

• TimeStamp: Exact date and time of the change
• Event: Type of event that caused the change
• Source: Origin of the change (SHIPEDGE CORE, Android, API, etc.)
• Ship#: Related shipment number (if applicable)
• Action: Specific action performed

Location information

• Location: Physical location of the bin
• BinTag: Bin label or tag
• Bin: Bin name or code

Product and account information

• Account: Account associated with the bin
• User: User who made the change
• Sku: Product SKU in the bin

Quantity information

• Pre Qty: Quantity in the bin before the change
• Post Qty: Quantity in the bin after the change
• Qty Processing: Quantity in process at the time of change
• Qty change: Difference between previous and new quantity

Additional information

• Volume: Bin volume
• Binlast: Previous bin name (if changed)
• lot: Lot number
• expir: Expiration date
• uom: Unit of measure
• dateinqty: Quantity entry date
• Timeline: Visual timeline of the change

How to use Bin Mirror

1. Access Bin Mirror

   Go to Catalog and click History, or access directly to the Bin Mirror page.

2. Review the table

   The table shows all historical changes sorted by date (most recent first). Each row represents a specific change in a bin.

3. Use filters

   In the second header row, there are search fields for each column. You can filter by:

   • Ship# (shipment number)
   • Location
   • BinTag (bin tag)
   • Bin (bin name)
   • Account
   • User
   • Sku (product SKU)

4. Search for specific information

   Type in any filter field and press Enter to search. Results will filter automatically.

5. Clear filters

   Click the “X” that appears in fields with text to clear that specific filter.

Filter and search information

Bin Mirror includes advanced filters in each column:

Filter by Bin

Search for all changes related to a specific bin by typing the bin name in the corresponding filter.

Filter by SKU

Find all changes related to a specific SKU to track its complete history.

Filter by User

See all changes made by a specific user for activity analysis.

Filter by Account

Filter changes by specific account to see only activity related to that account.

Filter by Location

Find all changes in bins from a specific warehouse location.

Filter by Ship#

Track changes related to a specific shipment number.

Export data

You can export Bin Mirror data for external analysis:

1. Select export format

   At the top of the table, you’ll find buttons to export:

   • CSV: To open in Excel or other spreadsheet tools
   • Excel: Native Excel format
   • PDF: For reports and documentation

2. Apply filters (optional)

   If you want to export only a subset of data, apply necessary filters before exporting.

3. Export data

   Click the button for the desired format. The file will be generated with all visible data according to applied filters.

Understanding events

Events recorded in Bin Mirror may include:

• Quantity changes: When quantity in a bin is adjusted
• Movements: When product is moved between bins
• Recounts: When a correction or recount is performed
• Receiving: When product is received in a bin
• Shipping: When product is shipped from a bin
• Name changes: When a bin is renamed
• Location changes: When a bin is relocated

Each event includes information about the origin (Source) and specific action (Action) performed.

View SKU history

From Bin Mirror you can access product history:

1. Access SKU History

   At the top of the Bin Mirror page, click the SKU History button.

2. Review product history

   You’ll see a similar view but focused on product changes (SKUs) instead of specific bins.

3. Navigate between histories

   You can switch between Bin History and SKU History depending on what you need to investigate.

Best practices

Use specific filters

Combine multiple filters to find exactly what you’re looking for. For example, filter by bin and date to see recent changes in a specific bin.

Export for analysis

Export data to Excel or CSV to perform deeper analysis outside the system, especially for audit reports.

Review before and after

Pay attention to “Pre Qty” and “Post Qty” columns to understand the exact impact of each change.

Track by user

Use the user filter to verify activity of specific users or to investigate unauthorized changes.

Review the Source

The “Source” field tells you where the change originated from (web, Android, API, etc.), which is useful for understanding context.

Use Ship# to track

When investigating shipping-related problems, use the Ship# filter to see all changes related to that specific shipment.

Troubleshooting

I don’t see recent changes

Problem: Changes you just made don’t appear in Bin Mirror.

Solution:

• Wait a few seconds and refresh the page. Changes may take a moment to appear
• Verify you’re searching in the correct date range
• Make sure filters aren’t hiding the results you’re looking for
• Clear all filters and search again

Table loads very slowly

Problem: Bin Mirror takes too long to load or show results.

Solution:

• Use more specific filters to reduce the amount of data loaded
• Reduce the number of records per page using the length selector
• The table loads data from the server, so with many records it may take longer
• Consider exporting data if you need to work with large volumes

I can’t find a specific change

Problem: You know a change was made but it doesn’t appear in Bin Mirror.

Solution:

• Verify you’re using the correct filters (bin, SKU, account, etc.)
• Review the date range - older changes may be further down
• Try searching by user if you know who made the change
• Verify the change was actually saved in the system
• Contact technical support if the change should be there but doesn’t appear

Filters don’t work

Problem: Filters aren’t filtering results correctly.

Solution:

• Make sure to press Enter after typing in the filter field
• Verify you’re typing the exact value or the beginning of the value
• Clear filters and try again
• Reload the page if filters seem stuck
• Verify there are no extra spaces in search values

Related

• Warehouse Overview - Warehouse overview
• Bin Management - Bin administration
• Editing Bins - Editing bin information
• Corrections (Recounts) - Inventory corrections that are recorded in Bin Mirror