> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ekho.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inventory overview

> Where your vehicles live, and the one place you edit them.

**Inventory** in the Admin Portal is every vehicle Ekho knows about, whether or not it is listed for sale online.

## The vehicle drawer

Click any vehicle to open its drawer.

<Warning>
  **The drawer is the only place vehicle information can be edited.** If you are looking for a way to change a price or a description from the table, there isn't one. Open the vehicle.
</Warning>

The drawer holds everything for that unit: pricing, photos, specs, condition reports, title and history, sales channels, and publish state.

## Finding vehicles

The table supports search, filters, and sorting.

* **Search** by make, model, VIN, or stock number
* **Filter** by condition, publish state, availability, category, and price
* **Sort** by any column

<Tip>
  Filter to unpublished units with complete data to find inventory you could be selling but aren't.
</Tip>

## Availability versus published

Two different things, and confusing them causes real problems.

|               | Means                                                                                 |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Published** | The listing is visible to buyers on your site                                         |
| **Available** | The unit is on hand, not locked to an order, and not sold. A buyer could buy it today |

A unit can be published but not available, because it is already locked to another order. It can also be available but still in draft.

This matters for the [AI Sales Agent](/sales-agent/knowledge/inventory-and-website), which quotes on **availability**, not publish state. So a draft unit sitting on your lot can be offered, and a published unit already sold cannot.

## Where the data comes from

Three possible sources per field: your **DMS**, your **website**, or values entered directly in **Ekho**. When they disagree, precedence decides. See [import and sync](/transaction-engine/inventory/import-and-sync).

## What to do next

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  <Card title="Import and sync" icon="arrows-rotate" href="/transaction-engine/inventory/import-and-sync">
    Connect sources, set precedence, import by file.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pricing" icon="tag" href="/transaction-engine/inventory/pricing">
    The three price fields and MAP.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Vehicle details" icon="list-check" href="/transaction-engine/inventory/vehicle-details">
    Specs, colours, trim, description, photos.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish and channels" icon="tower-broadcast" href="/transaction-engine/inventory/publish-and-channels">
    Get listings live and enable online sales.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>