Quick Start Guide
Canix New York Quick Start
Basic setup guide for New York operators using Canix with Metrc. Covers facility setup, package workflows, manifests, finished goods, and the first compliance checks to complete before daily operations.
Compliance Note
This guide is operational setup guidance, not legal advice. When package state, testing state, manifests, or traceability do not line up, pause movement and confirm the next step with your compliance lead.
1. Confirm the operating context before setup
Make sure the facility is working in the right New York license context before anyone starts building packages or transfers.
- Confirm the exact facility, license, and operational role using Canix.
- Decide who owns Canix administration, Metrc administration, and day-to-day inventory operations.
- Make sure the team understands which actions still need to finish in Metrc even when the workflow starts in Canix.
- Document who approves package corrections, transfer holds, and compliance escalations.
2. Verify package and inventory foundations
Package data issues get expensive quickly. Start with the inventory basics before daily use.
- Confirm the correct package tag prefix is loaded for the facility before creating new packages.
- Review whether the packages you are building should stay bulk/intermediate or be marked as finished goods.
- If finished goods are being prepared for retail workflows, confirm the correct Retail Item IDs are available.
- Teach users what Unverified, Needs Review, Transfer Pending, and Transfer Accepted mean so they do not force inventory actions on the wrong state.
3. Set up transfer and manifest habits early
Teams should learn the transfer handoff between Canix and Metrc before the first live shipment.
- Build the transfer in Canix accurately, then register and print the manifest in Metrc before product leaves.
- Keep a standard checklist for sender, receiver, transfer ID, manifest status, and receive status.
- Train receivers to confirm the transfer state in Metrc before assuming inventory is editable in Canix.
- Store the final manifest copy with the shipment record and internal operations log.
4. Build a simple daily review routine
A short daily review prevents most sync and package-state confusion from turning into bigger compliance problems.
- Review recent package creations, edits, transfers, and receives at the beginning and end of the day.
- Compare any high-risk package or transfer in both Canix and Metrc before taking corrective action.
- Treat stale sync, wrong attribution, and status mismatches as same-day follow-up items.
- Pause sell, relabel, or transfer activity on any package whose state is unclear.
Official Source Links
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Reviewed
Last reviewed on May 11, 2026 by Tamem J, IT Solutions Engineer.