Help Index → Working with inventories → Use case 38
Gather from stationary inventories while leaving mobile inventories out of the source selection. This example collects resources into Container 1 without expanding storage.
Before you start
- Load the intended save and confirm its active Main or Expedition context. Make a full backup before changing data.
- Before sync, formatting or structured refresh, copy EACH pending Raw JSON pane to its own external file: one sync can overwrite all others. Reapply non-inventory edits one pane at a time, syncing and comparing exact values before the next. Parse errors can leave an old tree with green status; [] is ignored, and Pretty Print can erase invalid text.
- Do not sync/Pretty Print Inventory Raw JSON: dictionary assignment is defective. Use Organizer for supported moves or Replace Items from Backup for supported replacement.
Steps
- Preserve EACH pending pane externally before refresh: one sync can overwrite the others. Reapply non-inventory edits one pane at a time, syncing and verifying exact values. Stop after parse errors even if green; [] is ignored and Pretty Print may erase invalid text. Use structured tools, never defective Inventory Raw JSON sync/Pretty Print. (control reference)
- If Inventory Organizer is not already open, choose Inventory Processing → Node View → Inventory Organizer before using the dialog controls below. (control reference)
- Click Stationary Storages. Check the available Containers, Fish Bait Box and Cooking Ingredients; ensure Exosuit, Freighter, Fish Platform and all starship source boxes are unchecked. (control reference)
- Keep Container 1 checked if you want the full stationary preset. Set Resources → Container 1 and every other category to Leave where they are. (control reference)
- Uncheck Overflow: if destination is full, overflow to other 'Container' type storages. Uncheck Expand all Destination storages to 120 cells. Only Container 1 may receive moved records, using its existing free cells. (control reference)
- Click Review Moves, inspect the stationary routes and apply only the wanted candidate with Apply to app data. (control reference)
Expected result
- Resource records already in Container 1 stay there because their source and destination match. Eligible resource records from other checked stationary inventories can arrive if space exists.
- Mobile contents are not gathered. Whole stack quantities remain unchanged; records without room remain at their sources.
What changes, and when to save
Review Moves changes no inventory data. Apply to app data publishes the reviewed candidate in memory, marks it modified and closes the dialog. File → Save is separate and writes the loaded save target. Organizer preferences persist even when Close cancels the proposal; neither a review nor preferences create a save backup. Before a live write, compare every intended edit with its preserved copy; a refreshed pane can hide lost pending work.
Check the result
- Inspect Container 1, the other checked containers, Fish Bait Box and Cooking Ingredients after applying. Confirm mobile inventories did not receive an unintended destination assignment.
Important details and recovery
- Stationary Storages replaces the previous source selection; Fish Platform is mobile, not stationary.
- An unchecked mobile inventory would still be writable if assigned as a destination, which this example avoids.
- Do not interpret an absent retained-only review row as proof that every stationary resource moved.