Inventory Control
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The Inventory module is the heart of the Distribution Suite where all your Stock Control, Replenishment and Product structure flows to the rest of the system through the strong built-in ledger interfaces. In summary, it provides the following features: Stock Replenishment Stock Take Multi-Warehouse Bin/Shelf Tracking Serial/Batch/Dual Tracking Stock Transfers Inventory Costing Bar Coding/Label production […]
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Before entering (or loading) products into your Online Advantage system, you must first define your products’ ‘format’ i.e. will your product ‘code’ represent a single inventory unit with multiple variations or will your product ‘code’ represent each variation. For example, if your inventory item is a ‘shirt’ that comes in colours ‘red’ and ‘blue’ and […]
You can make some choices about how stock takes are going to behave with the settings in this function. Retention Period Enter the number of days to retain stock details for. When you finalise a stock take, if the freeze date is older than the retention days, the details of the stock take run are […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload Manual Stock Receipts from a file created outside of the system. This is an alternative way of entering these details and allows you to upload bulk entries. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to format transactions into the structure required for the upload. This […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload Manual Stock Issues from a file created outside of the system. This is an alternative way of entering these details and allows you to upload bulk entries. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to format transactions into the structure required for the upload. This […]
The use of Product Groups is probably the single most important element in the creation of your Inventory structure within Online Advantage. This is because the Product Group that each Product is allocated to has a direct influence on how that Product behaves throughout the system and potentially influences such things as accounting postings, inventory […]
Product Group Code Product Group code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Group Name Enter a name to describe what the Product Group code represents. The Product Group name appears on various reports. For details on descriptions, see The Role […]
Product Categories may be used in Inventory and Sales reporting to categorise products together. Product Categories are made up of one or more Product Groups in the system. They are really a reporting consolidation point and have no specific role in the system other than being a good summary of the Product Groups that are […]
Product Category Code Product Category code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Category Name Enter a name to describe what the Product Category code represents. The Product Category name appears on various reports. For details on descriptions, see The Role […]
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A ‘Section’ can be allocated to a Product to ‘tag’ it for reporting purposes. Section codes may be used in Inventory and Sales reporting to group products together. It is available as a user “filter” on almost all Product reports in the system. Take a look at the Sales Analysis Schematic for a good visual representation of where Product Sections sit in […]
A ‘Class’ can be allocated to a Product to ‘tag’ it for reporting purposes. Class codes may be used in Inventory and Sales reporting to group products together. It is available as a user “filter” on almost all Product reports in the system. Take a look at the Sales Analysis Schematic for a good visual representation of where Product Classes sit in the […]
A ‘Type’ can be allocated to a Product to ‘tag’ it for reporting purposes. Type codes may be used in Inventory and Sales reporting to group products together. It is available as a user “filter” on almost all Product reports in the system. Take a look at the Sales Analysis Schematic for a good visual representation of where Product Types sit in […]
A ‘Material’ can be allocated to a Product to ‘tag’ it for reporting purposes. Material codes may be used in Inventory and Sales reporting to group products together. It is available as a user “filter” on almost all Product reports in the system. Take a look at the Sales Analysis Schematic for a good visual representation of where Product Materials sit in the […]
Product Material Code Product material code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Material Name Enter text to describe the Product material. This is shown when selecting a product material as a filter in reporting. For more details on descriptions, see […]
Product Section Code Product section code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Section Name Enter text to describe the Product section. This is shown when selecting a product section as a filter in reporting. For more details on descriptions, see […]
Product Class Code Product class code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Class Name Enter text to describe the Product class. This is shown when selecting a product class as a filter in reporting. For more details on descriptions, see […]
Product Type Code Product Type code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Type Name Enter text to describe the Product Type. This is shown when selecting a product type as a filter in reporting. For more details on descriptions, see […]
Product Packaging Material Code Product packaging material code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Product Packaging Material Name Enter text to describe the Product packaging material. This is shown when selecting a product packaging material when maintaining products that are used […]
Packaging Material can be entered against Products along with the corresponding weight of the material. Tagging products with the type of Packaging material (e.g. wooden pallets, plastic, cardboard boxes) allows this information to be used to generate reports required for environmental reporting purposes. Example Bubble wrap, cardboard boxes, pallets, shrink wrap. Minimum Requirements The use of product […]
Warehouse Code Warehouse code can be numeric or alpha. Unlike stock location code, the warehouse code does not need to be prefixed by branch.For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Warehouse Name Enter text to describe the warehouse. This is used when selecting a warehouse for stock […]
Warehouses are used in conjunction with Stock Locations to define your warehouse setup and structure. Since multiple Stock Locations can be set up within each Warehouse, this provides an excellent reporting summary option when you need to consolidate Inventory figures i.e. Stock on Hand, Stock Value. Usage etc. Refer to System Options for more on Warehouse […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload stock take ticket counts. This is an alternative way of entering stock counts to data entry. Using this method a “spreadsheet” style tool can be used for entry of the count quantity for a list of products. Prior to using this upload, you should initiate (and optionally freeze) […]
Stock Adjustment Reasons are used when entering Manual Stock Issues and Manual Stock Receipts. The use of a ‘Reason’ for the stock transaction provides: Examples Some typical examples of Stock Transaction Reasons are: Minimum Requirements The entry of a ‘Stock Reason’ in the manual stock transaction processes available in the system is mandatory, so you […]
Reason Code Reason Code can be numeric or alpha. For details on the use of “codes”, see The Role of “Codes” in Online Advantage Reason Name Enter text to describe the stock adjustment reason. The name appears when selecting a reason in the manual stock transaction functions and may also be used as a filter […]