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Inventory sessions let you make bulk inventory updates across multiple products in a single, trackable workflow — instead of updating items one at a time. Start a session on the floor, scan or search for items, record your changes, then either commit everything instantly or send it to a manager for review in the Back Office.

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Where to Find Inventory Sessions

  1. Open the Vori operating system on your handheld.
  2. From the home screen, tap Inventory.
  3. The Inventory screen shows two tabs: In Progress and Completed.
Inventory sessions list showing In Progress and Completed tabs with active sessions

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Start a New Session

  1. From the Inventory screen, tap Start Session.
  2. Select a Mode for the session. (See Session Modes below.)
  3. Give the session a Name — a descriptive name makes it easier to find later.
  4. Tap Begin to start.
Start Inventory Session screen with the mode picker open, showing Count, Shrink, and Restock options

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Session Modes

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Rename a Session

You can rename an open session at any time — you don’t need to get the name right when you start it.
  1. From the open session screen, tap the ••• icon in the top right corner.
Open restock session screen with the more options icon highlighted in the top right corner
  1. Tap Rename Session.
Session options menu with Rename Session and Delete Session, more options icon highlighted
  1. Enter the new name and save.

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Add Items to Your Session

Once your session is open, you can add items in two ways: Scan an item barcode — point the handheld’s camera at a product’s barcode to add it instantly. Search for an item — tap the search icon (🔍) in the top right to search by product name. Items already added to the session are marked In Session so you can spot them at a glance. Search screen showing results for "Greek" with In Session badges on items already added to the session After selecting an item, enter the quantity and tap Save. The screen shows you the Current on-hand count, the quantity you’re Adding (or counting/removing), and the resulting New total. Item update screen for Chobani Greek Yogurt Oats showing Current 20, Add 9, New 29 Repeat for every item you want to include. Your session list updates as you go. Active restock session showing three items with their quantity changes

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Review and Submit Your Session

When you’re done adding items, tap Submit and Review. You’ll see a summary of the session:
  • Mode (Count, Shrink, or Restock)
  • Started by — the user who opened the session
  • Items — total number of products included
  • Departments — breakdown of which departments are affected
Review and Submit screen showing session summary with mode, store, started by, item count, and departments You have two options to finalize: Submit for review — sends the session to the Back Office for a manager or teammate to review before any inventory is updated. No changes are applied until someone commits the session there. Submit for Review confirmation modal explaining that a team member must approve before inventory is updated Commit all inventory now — skips the review step and applies all inventory changes immediately. The session closes for all users as soon as you confirm. Commit Now confirmation modal explaining that all updates will be applied immediately Once committed, you’ll see a Session committed confirmation on the Inventory screen. Inventory sessions list with a Session committed banner confirming the changes were applied
If a manager has turned on Require review for this session type (see Choose Which Session Types Require Review below), tapping Commit all inventory now shows a This session needs review alert instead of committing. Tap Submit for Review to send the session to the Back Office, where a manager can review and commit it.
Review and Submit screen on VoriOS showing a This session needs review alert instead of committing directly

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Choose Which Session Types Require Review

By default, anyone can commit a session directly from the handheld without a second person reviewing it first. To require review for certain session types, turn on Require review for that type in the Back Office.
  1. In the Back Office, go to Inventory & Supply Chain → Settings.
Back Office Inventory & Supply Chain sidebar with Settings highlighted
  1. Under Require review, turn on the toggle for each session type — Count sessions, Restock sessions, Shrink sessions — that should require review before inventory updates.
Require review settings panel with toggles for Count sessions, Restock sessions, and Shrink sessions When a toggle is on, anyone running that session type on the handheld must submit it for review — a different person then reviews and commits it in the Back Office before inventory updates. When a toggle is off, anyone can commit that session type directly from the handheld.

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Review Sessions in the Back Office

If a session was submitted for review, a manager can open it in the Back Office to inspect the changes before committing.
  1. In the Back Office, go to Inventory & Supply Chain → Inventory Sessions.
  2. Find the session — sessions submitted for review show the status In Review.
Back Office Inventory Sessions list showing sessions with their status, mode, store, and item counts
  1. Click into the session to see a full product table: department, barcode, product name, quantity entered, and the resulting on-hand count.
  2. When everything looks right, click Commit Session to apply the inventory changes.
Back Office session detail for a Count session in review, showing a product table with departments, barcodes, counts, and resulting on-hand values
Only one person needs to commit a session. Once committed, the session closes and inventory updates immediately across the system.