Our mission is to help organisations keep equipment, assets and ‘stuff’ circulating and we want to make it as easy as possible for anyone using Warp It.

Below is our directory to all the information guides on how to best to use the Warp it online redistribution system. And if you don’t already use Warp it, take the online tour and get in touch to join the reuse revolution! 

Signing up and managing user accounts 

Automating the signing-up process for users.
Approving staff sign ups. 
Adding staff members in bulk. 
Downloading a members list.
Setting contact details for staff.
Deleting an account.
Deleting users and transferring their items. 
How to reject a staff member (politely). 
Prioritising some members or organisations over others. 
Setting up a private network for a department.
Setting up sites, campuses, and departments.
Admin only to upload items.

Managing items on the reuse system

Categorising items correctly. 
Altering descriptions of items listed on Warp it, individually and in bulk.
Understanding the status of an item. 
Setting an item’s status as claimed. 
Setting or adjusting a deadline.
Cancelling notifications and altering deadlines. 
Deleting options on a listed item. 
Viewing expired items. 
Handling items that have expired.
Claiming for items retrospectively.  
Booking, or pre-claiming, items.
Reserving, or holding, items. 
Uploading items in bulk. 
Transferring items in bulk to a user. 
Redistributing electrical goods. 
Listing lab equipment. 
Loaning out items.
Using store management settings.
Temporarily pausing your reuse portal. 

Using Warp It internally and externally

Marking items to reuse internally only. 
Allocating uploaded assets internally.
Marking items to reuse outside of your organisation. 
Allocating uploaded assets directly to external partners, including charities.
Sending items straight to charities. 
Donating items to schools. 
Giving third parties instant access to items. 
Holding a share day. 
Getting a notification when items are claimed externally. 

Simplifying the user experience 

Setting a tick box feature to adhere with compliance requirements. This also allows you to ask questions when members add items or claim items.  
Setting checkboxes and customisable statements for items associated with specific risks. Adding extra fields on upload forms. 
Controlling what users can see on the reuse system.
Altering viewing options.
Filtering search results by person.
Understanding values of items in the database. 
Creating a customised report.

Communicating 

Sending regular updates. 
Stop getting copied into emails from standard users.
Adding numerous email suffixes.
Using the admin forum.
Being the face of reuse.
Setting a unique domain for your reuse portal.
Customising a third-party claim message. 
Reminding a third-party claimant to collect the items.
Communicating specific information about electric goods. 


Need help? 

To book a screen share session to go over any Warp it feature, please get in touch and email becky@warp-it.co.uk.