Counting Items

Use the Cycle Count, Physical Inventory by Sheet, and Physical Inventory by Tag transactions to count items. You can count items by:

Counting items using cycle counting

To count items using cycle counting:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Inventory Count.
  2. Tap Cycle Count.
  3. Specify or review this information:

    4. Whse

    Your warehouse is displayed.

    Empl ID

    Your employee number is displayed.

    Mode

    To count any items, select Full. To count only uncounted items, select UnCounted.

    Loc

    Optionally, scan a location at which to count.

    Item

    Optionally, scan an item to count.

    Lot

    Optionally, scan a lot number to count. This field is only available if you scanned a lot-controlled item the Item field.

  4. Select Next.

    5. If you did not scan a location, a list of locations is displayed. Select a location at which to count and select Next.

    If you did not scan an item, a list of items is displayed. Select an item to count and select Next.

    If you did not scan a lot number, a list of lots is displayed, if applicable. Select an item to count and select Next.

  5. Specify this information:

    6. Loc

    If applicable, scan the location to confirm you are counting at the correct location. This field is only available if the Input Loc parameter is selected on the Generic CycleCount Parameters form.

    Item

    If applicable, scan the item number to confirm you are counting the correct item. This field is only available if the Input Item parameter is selected on the Generic CycleCount Parameters form.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan the lot number to confirm you are counting the correct lot. This field is only available if the Input Lot parameter is selected on the Generic CycleCount Parameters form.

    Qty

    Specify the counted quantity.

  6. Select Process.

    7. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

  7. If there are additional items to count, a list of locations and items to count is displayed. To count additional items, select from this list and, select Next.

Counting items by inventory sheet

To count items by inventory sheet:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Inventory Count.
  2. Tap Phys Inv By Sheet.
  3. Specify or review this information:

    4. Checking

    Select N.

    Whse

    Your warehouse is displayed.

    Emp ID

    Your employee number is displayed.

    Sheet

    Scan an inventory sheet number.

  4. Select Next. A list of uncounted items and locations are displayed. If you are using accumulate mode, all items are displayed. In normal mode, only uncounted items are displayed.
  5. Select an item and location and select Next.
  6. Specify this information:

    7. Whse

    If applicable, specify the warehouse to confirm you are counting in the correct warehouse. This field is only available if the Input Whse parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvBySheet Parameters form.

    Loc

    If applicable, scan the location to confirm you are counting at the correct location. This field is only available if the Input Loc parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvBySheet Parameters form.

    Item

    If applicable, scan the item number to confirm you are counting the correct item. This field is only available if the Input Item parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvBySheet Parameters form.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan the lot number to confirm you are counting the correct lot. This field is only available if the Input Lot parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvBySheet Parameters form.

    Qty

    Specify the counted quantity.

  7. Select Process.

    8. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. This prompt is only displayed if the Input Serial parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvBySheet Parameters form. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

  8. If there are additional items to count on this sheet, a list of locations and items to count is displayed. To count additional items, select from this list, and select Next.

Counting items by inventory tag

To count items by inventory tag:

  1. On the Main Menu, tap Inventory Count.
  2. Tap Phys Inv By Tag.
  3. Specify or review this information:

    4. Whse

    Your warehouse is displayed.

    Emp ID

    Your employee number is displayed.

    Tag

    Scan a tag to count.

    Item

    The item number and description are displayed.

    Item

    If applicable, scan the item number to confirm you are counting the correct item. This field is only available if the Input Item parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvByTag Parameters form.

    Lot

    If applicable, scan the lot number to confirm you are counting the correct lot. This field is only available if the Input Lot parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvByTag Parameters form.

    Whse

    If applicable, specify the warehouse to confirm you are counting in the correct warehouse. This field is only available if the Input Whse parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvByTag Parameters form.

    Loc

    If applicable, scan the location to confirm you are counting at the correct location. This field is only available if the Input Loc parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvByTag Parameters form.

    Qty

    Specify the counted quantity.

  4. Select Process.

    5. If the item is serial-controlled, you are prompted to scan serial numbers for the items. This prompt is only displayed if the Input Serial parameter is selected on the Generic PhyInvByTag Parameters form. In the Serial field, scan or select a serial number for each item. The total quantity of serial numbers to scan is displayed. The Scanned field shows how many serial numbers you have scanned. When you have scanned the required quantity of serial numbers, click Process. Optionally, select Show List to view a list of available serial numbers, or select Clear List to clear all scanned serial numbers.

Related Topics

Configuring Cycle Count Parameters

Configuring Physical Inventory By Sheet Parameters

Configuring Physical Inventory By Tag Parameters

Using Warehouse Mobility on a Mobile Scanner Device

Verifying Inventory Counts