What Are Projects?
How Ginkgo's Projects feature lets you group items by purpose, event, or task.
Projects let you group items together based on a purpose, task, or event — independently of where those items are physically stored.
When to use a project
Use a project when you need to track a collection of items that:
- Are scattered across multiple locations (moving boxes, camping gear spread between loft and garage)
- Relate to a temporary task or event (a renovation, a holiday, a party)
- Need to be tracked and handed over together (a rental property inventory, items you’ve lent out)
- Are being assembled or prepared (packing a bag, gathering things before a move)
Projects vs locations
Locations answer: where is this thing? Projects answer: what things belong to this task/event/purpose?
An item can belong to one location and also be part of one or more projects. These are complementary ways of organising your inventory.
What a project looks like
A project has:
- A name and optional description
- A list of items (which can come from any location)
- An optional status (Active, Completed, Archived)
- Optional notes
Creating a project
- Go to Projects in the navigation
- Tap + New project
- Give it a name
- Optionally add a description and due date
- Tap Create
Then add items to the project by opening any item and tapping Add to project.
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