Automations let you ask Pia to monitor and report on your Inventory data automatically, so you don't have to keep checking Prediko yourself.

Simply tell Pia what you want to keep an eye on, and she'll set it up for you.

You can receive updates via email, Slack, WhatsApp, or multiple channels at once.

There are three types of automations in Prediko:
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Alerts tell you when something happens.

For example, "Alert me when an A-class SKU falls below safety stock."
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Pia keeps an eye on the condition and messages you when a new item meets it.

When you first create an alert, Pia won't suddenly send you notifications for everything that already matches the condition. Instead, she starts monitoring from that point onward and notifies you about new matches.

Alerts are best for things you want to know about as they happen.

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Reports send you information on a schedule.

For example, "Every Monday at 9 AM, send me all purchase orders that haven't been placed yet."

Pia runs the report at the scheduled time and sends you the results.

You can schedule reports to run hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly.

Reports are useful for lists or checks that you want to receive regularly. An email only counts as a Report when it goes to you or your team; emailing a supplier is an Action.

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Actions do something for you, such as drafting purchase orders or transfers, updating SKU settings, or emailing a purchase order to your supplier.

An action can be a single step or several steps in a row, for example "Every Monday, draft POs for SKUs below safety stock, then email them to the supplier."

Each step either runs automatically or waits for your approval before Pia goes ahead. Tell Pia which steps you want to approve first.

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There are no complicated forms to configure.

You can simply describe what you want in everyday language, such as:

"Tell me when an A-class SKU falls below safety stock." or "Every Monday morning, send me SKUs that are selling quickly and are at risk of stocking out."

Pia will turn your request into an automation. If anything is unclear, she'll ask you a few questions before creating it. Before saving the automation, Pia will show you:

You'll then be asked to confirm the automation before it goes live.

You can create automations around your inventory, forecasting, locations, suppliers, and purchase orders.

Your request can include conditions such as:

"below", "above", "at least", "at most", "zero", or similar criteria.

You can also narrow an automation down to specific parts of your business.

For example:

Depending on the data you're monitoring, Pia can work with individual SKUs, products, categories, suppliers, warehouses, stores, orders, transfers, or your business as a whole.

Not sure where to start? Prediko includes several useful examples.

Runs: Every Monday at 9 AM

Find active SKUs that sold through more than 80% of their inventory during the last 30 days and are now at risk of stocking out.

Great for identifying products that may need replenishment before they disappear from the shelf.

Runs: Monthly

See categories where actual sales over the previous 30 days were more than 18% higher than the demand plan.

This can help you identify areas where your forecasts may consistently be too conservative.

Runs: Weekly

Find products where one location has more inventory than it needs while another location is out of stock or below safety stock.

This can help you spot opportunities to rebalance inventory before placing another order.

Runs: Daily

Receive a list of purchase orders that are past their confirmed delivery date but still have units on the way.

Useful for quickly identifying suppliers or shipments that may need following up.

Type: Alert

Get notified when a purchase order is marked as Ordered.

Useful when several people are involved in your purchasing workflow, and you want visibility without checking Prediko throughout the day.

Type: Alert

Get notified when an active A-class SKU reaches or falls below its safety stock level at any location.

This can help you react quickly when one of your most important products needs attention.

Runs: Weekly

Receive a list of purchase orders that are still:

It's an easy way to make sure important POs don't get forgotten.

An automation can be sent to one or several destinations.

Pia can send the results directly to your inbox.

Pia can post the results to a Slack channel. You can also reply to Pia directly from the Slack thread to continue the conversation.

Pia can send the results to you through WhatsApp.

You can also configure an automation to send to multiple people or channels at the same time.

For example:

"Send the weekly stockout-risk report to me by email and to our inventory team's Slack channel."

Your Automations page shows all the automations you've created, grouped into Alerts, Reports and Actions. Automations with more than one step show the number of steps, and Actions show whether they run automatically or wait for approval. From here, you can:

Changing something simple, such as the recipient or delivery time, won't change the conditions Pia is monitoring.

For example, if you have: "Every Monday, show me A-class SKUs below safety stock." and then ask Pia: "Send this to me by email too."

Pia adds email as a destination without changing what the automation monitors.

For example:

"Only include products from Supplier A."

"Change this to every Friday at 10 AM."

"Also send this to our inventory Slack channel."

"Remove WhatsApp and send it by email instead."

Pia will help update the automation accordingly.

Alert = "Tell me when this happens." 🔔

"Tell me when an A-class SKU falls below safety stock."

Report = "Tell me about this every Monday." 📅

"Every Monday, send me all A-class SKUs below safety stock."

Action = "Do this for me every Monday." ⚡

"Every Monday, draft POs for A-class SKUs below safety stock."

You don't need to decide which type to create yourself. Just describe what you want in plain English, and Pia will work out the right automation for you.