Inventory Control
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The ‘Change Replenishment Supplier’ function is a tool that allows you to swap from one Supplier to another for ‘default’ replenishment. This utility can select all Products and/or Inventory items that are set to use a given Supplier for replenishment, and change the details recorded so they are replenished from a different Supplier. Note that […]
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Purpose This tool is used to assign a Buyer to a selected set of Product Groups of your choosing. It is basically a short cut for setting the purchasing buyer responsible for the replenishment of many product groups at once. You enter the buyer you want to use for a given stock location and then […]
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Purpose This routine is used to upload files onto the server from your local PC for use within the application. Data Input Select a File Select File Select the file you wish to upload by clicking the Browse button and navigating to the place on your local PC the file is stored. Select Type Select […]
Purpose It’s sale time! This procedure is used to upload and update Special Prices from a file created outside of the system. This is an alternative way of adjusting sale prices to the standard system functions for changing and editing items. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to adjust a list […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload Inventory details from a file created outside of the system for existing products. This is an alternative way of entering these details and is useful where you are entering large volumes of new data. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to create a list of products […]
Purpose The ‘Inventory Master’ function is one of the central control points for setting and changing the behaviour of an individual Inventory item i.e. a given Product (including Colour & Size) in a given Stock Location. This function is used to add or change the ‘Inventory Master’ details of an Inventory item in order to adjust […]
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This function is used to maintain the Stock Replenishment system settings recorded for global use within the Inventory and Forecasting modules. The details entered here can be changed at any time during the use of Online Advantage. Replenishment Method Replenishment Method is used in the calculation of “replenishment point” in the Inventory Control and Forecasting […]
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‘Replenishment‘ is the term used to describe the processes of ‘restoring’ or ‘filling’ an inventory item’s stock position to the level required to be able to satisfy on-going demand. We use the term in Online Advantage to cover the functionality provided in the system to assist in the management of the inventory position of each […]
Purpose This procedure is used to add or maintain a list of Products attached to a Model. A ‘model’ is a special product that is used to group other similar products under one ‘Product Code’ (the ‘Model Code’). This makes it easy to access the group of products through the single ‘Model Code’. For example, […]
Purpose This function is a subset of the of the Product Details maintenance function allowing users to add and maintain barcode details on a product. Having this function available with a smaller set of features allows the system administrator to give security access to Product Barcode maintenance without giving users access to full Product master […]
Purpose This routine can be used to upload Product Groups for inventory Products from a file created outside of the system for existing products. This is an alternative way of entering these details and is useful where you are updating large volumes of new data. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to create a list […]
Purpose This routine can be used to upload barcodes for inventory Products from a file created outside of the system. This is an alternative way of updating barcodes into the system and is most useful when you are updating large volumes. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to create a list of products […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload Product Web details from a file created outside of the system for existing products. This is an alternative way of entering these details and is useful where you are updating large volumes of new data. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to create a list of products […]
Why do a Product Transfer In Online Advantage, you may not delete a Product, or remove a Size or Colour from a Product. If we allowed the deleting then the product details would no longer be available when you ran reports on historical data. This would mean those reports would not be able to allocate […]
Purpose This procedure is used to upload Products, Prices and Inventory details from a file created outside of the system. This is an alternative way of entering these details and is useful where you are entering large volumes of new products. Using this method a “spread-sheet” style tool can be used to create a list of products […]
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In Online Advantage it is possible to enable a detailed level of tracking on inventory items on a Product by Product basis, or, if required, on selected Inventory items i.e. a Product stocked in a specific Stock Location. These tracking options allow you to record a level of additional details with each transaction to assist […]
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Purpose The Print Product Labels function allows you to select items in inventory and print a sticky label to attach to your products. The default Product Label delivered with Online Advantage obviously isn’t going to suit everyone. There are just too many different types of label stock (papers quality, size, perforation etc.) available to have […]
Purpose This function can be used to print ‘Product Labels’ for inventory items. It offers two basic approaches to the selection of which products to print labels for. The first method it to use the details of what is in Inventory i.e. in stock to select the products to print. The second option is to […]
Purpose This function is used to set the defaults to be used when creating ‘Non-Inventory Products’ on the fly via Sales Order Entry. The system-wide defaults can be defined by Product Group. Optionally they can be defined by Product Group and Stock Location for defaults specific to a given Branch. When creating a ‘Non-Inventory’ item in Sales Order […]
Purpose This procedure is used to add, change or delete the details of a ‘Stock Reason’. Stock Transaction Reasons are used when entering Manual Stock Issues and Manual Stock Receipts. The use of a ‘Reason’ for the stock transaction provides: A consistent ‘standardised’ reason for manual stock movements which leads to better reporting A default […]
Purpose This function is used to add, change or delete ‘Bins’. Inventory ‘Bins’ are used in conjunction with Stock Locations to define ‘storage’ positions in a physical warehouse. Bins are essentially an aisle/bay/shelf position, or can be used that way if appropriate. You can create as many ‘Bins’ as you need within each Stock Location you have […]
Purpose This procedure is used to add or change the details of a Warehouse, or to delete a Warehouse when required. 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 […]
Purpose This procedure is used to add, change and delete the details of a Stock Location. ‘Locations’ are used in conjunction with Products to define and track Inventory Details. The Stock Location typically mirrors your physical warehouse structure, but they can also be used to define sub-sections within a given warehouse i.e. Damaged Stock, Bond/Quarantine Stock, […]
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Within Online Advantage you can set up a different bin tracking option per Stock Location. There are 3 bin tracking options available: Option 1 – Optional Bin Tracking ‘Optional’ or ‘No’ bin tracking, allows for the entry of bin details when issuing and receiving stock but does not track the quantity on hand held in each […]