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title: "Tutorial - Update Inventory from File"
slug: "tutorial-update-inventory-from-file"
updated: 2026-09-09T14:04:05Z
published: 2026-09-09T14:04:05Z
canonical: "docs.discngine.com/tutorial-update-inventory-from-file"
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# Tutorial - Update Inventory from File

## Introduction

This tutorial will guide you step by step through the process of updating inventory from a robot-generated file, using a practical example of a cherry picking job.

For this example, imagine a cherry picking job that uses plates **PTEST001**, **PTEST002**, and **PTEST003** to fill the wells of an existing plate, **PEMPTY002**. The file used in this workflow describes the actual movements performed by the robot.

## Prerequisites

              Required permissions

              

**Sample Processing** role is required to access this workflow.

## Workflow

### Job Initialization

[Create a new job](/public/docs/jobs-overview#create-a-job) and select the `Update inventory from file` workflow.

### Requesting

Nothing is mandatory here; no need to fill in.

- Click the `Next` button.

### Processing

- Select the **Standard (Wells) (;)**

The Worklist Parser area expects a file containing the information about the tasks that were actually completed.

- Upload the [Worklist Parser](https://cdn.document360.io/dde9293e-c107-4b3e-9774-9c9c296ed970/Images/Documentation/discngine-assay-update-inventory-from-file-example-cherry-picking.txt?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A38%3A06Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A38%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ZUkr3hjMpuNo%2B6FRKYnRvCcdUCf4ZZISdfLlhEWB88Q%3D).
- Click the `Next` button to propagate those changes in the system. The tasks are processed in the Sample application.

### Storing

The [Storing step](/public/docs/jobs-overview#storing) allows you to assign a location to the items involved in the job. First, for the output plates (plates created during the job).

- Click `Assign Location to Selected`.
- Select **Paris** and click `Select` to confirm your choice.
- Click `Next` to continue to the input plates. Here, we won’t change the input plates location.
- Click `Next`.  

You can increment the Thawing Cycle count of the input plates if necessary.

### Pipe & Close

The [Pipe & Close step](/public/docs/jobs-overview#pipe-close) provides a summary page where you can review the job and optionally pipe it to another workflow. You can also pipe this job to another one, allowing you to immediately start a new job using the input plates from this one.

For this tutorial, click `Close & Quit` to finish the job.