Wasp Barcode Inventory Control - Manual (Page 22)

InventoryControl Printable Help
If you already have item information contained in another database, you may want to use
InventoryControl's Import function rather than manually entering in this information. For more information
on importing locations, please refer to the topic
Importing Into the Database .
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1.13 Step Nine - Print Item Labels
Print Item Labels - Labels can be printed directly from InventoryControl via the Item List screen, at the
time a new Item is created or you can access Wasp Labeler to edit or create new labels.
1.14 Step Ten - Add Inventory
Add Inventory - Now that your items have been created, you are ready to add inventory, or quantity to
those items at specific locations. Adding inventory is often referred to as receiving inventory. You can
think of this step as stocking the InventoryControl program with the inventory that is in your warehouse.
Remember that inventory is not the same thing as items, even though inventory is made of items.
Adding inventory to an item means you are adding quantity to that item.
When you are adding inventory, you will enter information specific to your inventory such as Location,
Quantity, and Cost as well as specific tracked by information such as serial number, date codes and
pallet codes. Each time you add inventory for an Item, the transaction is stored separately in
InventoryControl allowing for multiple Locations and cost averaging.
If you already have inventory information contained in another database, you may want to use
InventoryControl's Import function rather than manually entering in this information.
A Note on Importing Inventory
If you choose to import your inventory you
MUST run a backup of your system BEFORE
you import the inventory data. Name the
backup file something that indicates it was run
immediately prior to importing inventory so you
can easily identify it if needed later. If you find
errors on your import file after you import
inventory, you will need to restore this backup to
return the system to the pre-import state (your
other information will be there). After restoring,
you can fix the import file as needed and re-
import. ****DO NOT re-import after you have
already imported inventory without first
restoring the backup.**** Re-importing over
existing inventory data will add more inventory
to your items rather than fixing problem data.
Congratulations! You are now on your way to populating your inventory database. To add more
Items to your database, just return to Step 4 to setup your new Item, then Add your inventory for that
Item.
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