In Ardent Seller, "entity" is the umbrella term for the places and people your business deals with. Entities come in two flavors: locations, which are physical places where you hold inventory or do business, and contacts, which are the outside parties you transact with — vendors, customers, and charities.
The distinction matters because locations are also a security and filtering boundary. Inventory, transactions, and procedures are scoped to a location, so switching locations changes which records you see. Contacts, by contrast, are reference data attached to transactions: a purchase names a vendor, a sale names a customer, a donation names a charity.
Location entity types include primary, secondary, storage, production, and sales — letting you model a home workshop, an offsite storage unit, and a market stall as distinct places. Choosing the right entity type keeps reports and stock levels meaningful as your operation spreads across more than one spot.
Related terms
Location
A physical place where inventory is stored or business is conducted, such as a home kitchen, workshop, storage unit, or market stall. Inventory is tracked per location.
Account
Your organization or business in Ardent Seller. All data is scoped to your account, ensuring complete isolation from other businesses on the platform.
Transfer
The movement of inventory from one location to another within your business. Creates records at both the source and destination locations.