Chapter 21 - glossary – Wasp Barcode Inventory Control User Manual

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Chapter 21 - Glossary

s term refers to adjusting the quantity of inventory at a specified location. Adjust is like a

ate the quantity using FIFO (First In First Out) to make the total equal to the

The Adjust function is useful if too much or too little quantity is accidentally

entered for an item (on a mobile device, for example), inventory is lost, found, broken, etc. and you need

tity for that item. Adjusting is different from an Audit in that the Audit function

makes other functions of the software, such as adding inventory, unavailable to ensure inventory is not

g

ransaction feature allows you to archive inactive transactions prior to a

d efficiently.

terprise versions only.) Assembly items are created when you combine two

or more existing items to create a new item. You will use the Assembly item type when you want to
"build" several of the new items to have on hand in your inventory.

- Auditing your inventory means you are counting the inventory you actually have on hand and

ng that number with what is listed in the software. This allows you to ensure you have actual

in the system. Audit Mode allows you to check the counts of all your inventory while disabling the

Add, Remove, Move, Adjust, Check-In and Check-Out features to make sure inventory counts in the

hile you are performing the audit. If you are using mobile devices, you can use

them simultaneously with the PC to perform an audit by downloading the database in audit mode to each

o enter your counts for inventory in

each location and compares these to the counts already in the system. You can then view the Complete

t the click

ode - A barcode is graphical representation of a set of numeric or alphanumeric characters that can

d by a barcode scanner. For a detailed explanation of barcodes, please refer to the topic

What is

Adjust - Thi
"mini" Audit and will upd
quantity you enter here.

to quickly correct the quan

added or removed while you are doing the counts. All features are still available when adjustin
inventory.

Archive - The Archive T
specified date. Archiving old information keeps your database running quickly an

Assembly Item - (Pro and En

Audit
compari
counts

system do not change w

device. Audit Mode features a simple Audit screen that allows you t

Audit screen to review any discrepancies between your counts and what was in the system. A
of a button you can reconcile the counts or you can select certain transactions to accept or reject. This
software also comes equipped with several Audit Reports that allow you to review a variety of
information at-a-glance.

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ssembly - (Pro and Enterprise versions only.) The function that allows you to build your assembly

item. Building Assembly Items can be thought of as the "manufacturing" portion of the Assembly Item

en you Build an Assembly Item, the on hand amounts for the sub-items are reduced by the

number needed to make the Assembly Item, and the on hand amount for the Assembly Item is increased.

n the same way that

u are

and

he ability to

. This

checked-out

d back in.

Build A

feature. Wh

Assembling/Building Assembly Items increases inventory for the Assembly Item i
Adding increases inventory for other item types.

Check-In - This feature does not apply to WaspNest Inventory. Check-in inventory means yo
returning inventory that has been "checked-out", or assigned, to customer back into your on-h
inventory.

Check-Out - This feature does not apply to WaspNest Inventory. InventoryControl gives you t
check-out, or assign, inventory to a customer for a specified (or open-ended) amount of time
removes the inventory from your on-hand amounts until it is checked back in. Items that are
cannot be permanently removed from your inventory until they are checke

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