The difference between Warehouses, Branches and Additional companies are as follows,
Warehouse:
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Meaning: Storage location for inventory items.
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Purpose: Helps track and organize stock across different storage points.
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Scope: Focused only on inventory management (not sales or billing).
Key features of warehouses:
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Create/manage warehouses from Inventory > Manage Warehouse.
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Set a default warehouse for faster stock handling.
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Give user access to specific warehouses.
Example: A clothing business has one shop but keeps stock in two godowns (Warehouse A & Warehouse B). Best for tracking inventory in multiple storage facilities.
To know more about how to manage a warehouse, please click on the link below.
Branches:
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Meaning: Represents different business outlets/locations under the same company.
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Purpose: Manage business operations (sales, stock, reports) separately for each branch.
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Scope: Covers sales, inventory, reports, and user control at the branch level.
Key Features of Branches:
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Assign users/roles to specific branches.
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Track branch-wise sales, transactions, and analytics.
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Manage branches easily from the settings on the Swipe Web platform.
Example: A clothing business has 3 shops in different cities (Hyderabad Branch, Bangalore Branch, Chennai Branch). Best for businesses with multiple outlets under the same company.
To know how to add branches in web, please click on the link mentioned below,
Additional company:
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Meaning: Adding multiple companies under a single login.
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Purpose: Manage completely different companies in one login.
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Scope: Independent data, Individual subscription, invoices, and reports for each company.
Key Features of Additional company:
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Add companies even with same name/GSTIN (treated separately).
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Each company has its own subscription plan & data.
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Switch between companies easily.
Example: An entrepreneur runs a wholesale trading firm and a restaurant. Each is a separate company in Swipe, with its own subscription and data. Best for entrepreneurs managing multiple distinct businesses.
To know how to add an additional company, please click on the link below.