--- title: "Scanning and pinning on a new booking" description: "Add items to a new booking by typing or scanning a code, and pin the exact physical units the customer gets, on the web and in the mobile app." canonical_url: "https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/bookings/add-booking/scanning-and-pinning" --- # Scanning and pinning on a new booking > Add items to a new booking by typing or scanning a code, and pin the exact physical units the customer gets, on the web and in the mobile app. On [Add booking](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/bookings/add-booking) you can add items by their code instead of by name and, when your organization allows it, pin the exact units that go out with the booking. ## Adding items by scanning You can add an item by its code instead of looking it up by name. There is no separate scan field: codes go into the **Booking items** search, and a handheld barcode scanner works anywhere on the form. **Typing a code.** Open **Booking items** and type or paste a unit code, a unit SKU, or (with [Sales](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/sales)) the barcode of a product for sale. The search placeholder reads *Name, SKU or unit code*. When the text matches no product by name or SKU and is at least 3 characters long, Requiply looks it up as a code and offers one row: the product image and name, then *Unit {sku}* or *For sale · {price}*, with an **Add** tag. Click the row or press **Enter** to add it. The search clears so you can type the next code. A code that matches nothing shows *No results found*.
![The Add booking form in dark mode with the Booking items dropdown open. Box 1 marks the search field containing RODE-PROC-002; its placeholder is Name, SKU or unit code. Box 2 marks the single row under it: the Rode Procaster image and name, the line Unit RODE-PROC-002, and an Add tag with a plus. A Remove all link sits under the list](https://requiply.com/docs/assets/booking/add/code-search.png)
**1** A unit code typed into the items search. **2** The matching unit, added with a click or **Enter**.
**Scanning.** With [QR codes & barcodes](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/organization/features#enable-qr-codes-barcodes) on (Advanced plan), scan a label with a handheld scanner while the Add booking page is open. You do not need to click into a field first: Requiply recognizes the scanner by its burst of 5 or more very fast keystrokes and adds the item. If the cursor was in another field, such as the client search, that field keeps its own text. Scans are ignored while a dialog is open, and in **Start from dates** mode until both dates are picked. Code search is available when [unit assignment on creation](#assigning-units-on-creation) is allowed for you, or when QR codes & barcodes is on. Scanning with a handheld scanner needs QR codes & barcodes.
You enter or scan Without unit assignment With unit assignment
A unit's barcode or SKU The unit's product is added, or its quantity goes up by one: {name} added to the booking. No specific unit is pinned. The unit is pinned, see below.
A product barcode of a good for sale One is added to the sold goods: {name} added to the booking. The same.
A scan that matches nothing No unit or item for sale matches this code. (or No unit matches this code. without Sales) The same.
## Assigning units on creation Staff can pin specific physical units to a booking while creating it, by scanning or typing the unit's code. Use it when the customer asked for a particular unit, or when the unit is already on the counter. Two switches are needed: 1. **Allow assigning units on creation** is on in [Booking creation settings](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/bookings/booking-creation). It is off by default. 2. The member's [permission group](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/organization/accounts/permission-groups) has **Allow assigning units on booking creation** (section **Booking creation**). It is on for **Administrators** by default and off for new groups. With both, a unit code entered in the **Booking items** search, or scanned with a handheld scanner, pins that exact unit to the booking (see [Adding items by scanning](#adding-items-by-scanning) for how codes are entered): - Pinned units are listed under **Booking items** as **Pinned units**, each with its image, product name, SKU tag, and an **X** button (**Unpin unit**) to remove the pin. The list appears only once a unit is pinned. - In **Start from dates** mode codes are accepted only once both dates are picked. **Which codes work.** A unit barcode (the Requiply `RQ…` code, an EAN-8 code, or a manufacturer barcode tied to the unit) or the unit's SKU. Only owned units can be pinned; units of subrental products cannot. **What pinning does:** - If the unit's product is not selected yet, it is added with quantity 1. - If the product is already selected and its quantity has a slot without a pinned unit, the unit fills that slot. - Otherwise the product's quantity goes up by 1. - Lowering the quantity in **Booking items** unpins the most recently pinned units first. - The preview on the right shows the pinned SKUs as tags under the product name.
Message Meaning
Unit {sku} pinned to the booking. The unit was pinned.
No unit matches this code. The code or SKU is unknown, or it belongs to a subrental product or to another organization.
Unit {sku} is already pinned to this booking. Nothing to do; the unit is on the list already.
Unit {sku} is {status} and cannot be booked. The unit's status is not Available .
{name} is not available for the selected dates. The product has no free stock for the dates.
Unit {sku} is booked by another reservation for these dates. An overlapping booking already holds this unit.
All available units of {name} are already in this booking. The product line is already at its available quantity.
**Dates and conflicts.** - In **Start from items** mode, days when a pinned unit is booked by another booking are blocked in the date picker. - If the dates change after units are pinned and a pinned unit is booked elsewhere for the new dates, that unit gets a red **Booked #N** tag with the other booking's number. The form shows *Remove the conflicting units before creating the booking*, and **Create booking** stays disabled until you unpin the unit or pick other dates. - In **Start from dates** mode, changing the dates clears the selected items together with their pinned units. **What happens on create.** Pinned units are assigned to the booking immediately. The rest of the quantity follows the **Unit assignment** option under [Features](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/organization/features#enable-pickup-return-checklists): with **Assign units at booking** (or with checklists switched off) it is auto-assigned right away; with **Assign units at pickup** it waits for the [pickup checklist](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/bookings/checklists/pickup#assigning-units-at-pickup). If the setting or the permission is missing, the server refuses the booking with *Assigning units on booking creation is not enabled for this organization* or *Your permission group does not allow assigning units on booking creation*. ### In the mobile app You can create a booking from the Requiply mobile app on iPhone and Android: tap the **New booking** button and work through the same wizard as the web form. The mobile app does not ask whether to start from items or from dates; it opens straight into whichever mode is set as **Start from** under [Booking creation](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/bookings/booking-creation#choosing-where-the-booking-form-starts). The *How do you want to start?* question only appears when you go back from the first step or clear the draft. Everything below describes how scanning units into a booking behaves there. For the whole wizard step by step, see [Creating a booking](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/mobile-app/bookings#creating-a-booking) in the mobile app section. The same two switches control unit pinning in the Requiply mobile app. Members with both see a units block on the **Inventory** step of **New booking**: step 1 when starting from items, step 2 when starting from dates. The block sits between the selected quantity counter (for example *0 pcs*) and the item list. - **Scan** opens the camera scanner. It appears only when [QR codes & barcodes](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/organization/features#enable-qr-codes-barcodes) is on, which needs the Advanced plan. - **Enter code** opens the **Pin a unit** prompt: *Enter a unit barcode or SKU to add it to this booking.* Type the code into **Barcode / SKU** and tap **Add**. - Pinned units are listed under the buttons with the product name and SKU. Tap **✕** (**Unpin unit**) to remove a pin. When Sales is on, goods for sale appear in the item list with a **For sale** tag, and the code prompt becomes **Add by code**: *Enter a unit barcode, SKU or the barcode of an item for sale.* A scanned product for sale is added to the sold goods (*{name} added to the booking*); an unknown code shows *No unit or item for sale matches this code*. Pinning follows the same rules as on the web: a product that is not selected yet is added, and lowering its quantity unpins units. When dates are already picked, a unit held by another booking for those dates cannot be pinned (*Unit {sku} is booked by another reservation for these dates*). A pinned unit that becomes held after a date change gets a red **Booked #N** tag, and creating the booking stops with *Remove the conflicting units before creating the booking*. ### When unit pinning or the scan buttons are missing Go through these checks in order. The web form and the mobile app both need all of them.
Check Where What to look for
Organization toggle Settings → Bookings settings → Booking creation Allow assigning units on creation is on and saved. It is off by default for every organization. Without it, a unit code on the web only adds the product.
Member permission Permission groups , Booking creation section The member's group has Allow assigning units on booking creation .
Mobile app version App Store or Google Play The Requiply app is updated to the latest version.
Mobile app refresh The phone After switching the toggle on, close and reopen the app. The app keeps the previous value for a few minutes.
If **Enter code** is there but **Scan** is not, the units block is working: the camera button needs [QR codes & barcodes](https://requiply.com/docs/en/guides/settings/organization/features#enable-qr-codes-barcodes) switched on, on the Advanced plan. **The most common cause is the organization toggle.** Administrators have the permission by default, so their group looks correct, yet nobody can pin units until **Allow assigning units on creation** is switched on and saved. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](https://requiply.com/docs/sitemap.md) for all pages.