Generate count control files to select and organize products to count for both your manual full physical inventory counts and your manual cycle counts.
When you generate count control files, you define product attributes, such as product status or product activity, that the system uses in selecting the products to include in the count. The system then organizes the products included in the count by assigning a control number to each product in a location. If you store a product in multiple locations, the system assigns separate count control numbers for each location. You can use these control numbers to direct count sheets or cards to different printers to speed printing and to separate count sheets or cards so multiple employees can enter counts into the system.
In addition, you can create multiple generations of one count control file to speed counting. When you create multiple generations of a count control file, the system adds the new generation of products to the end of the file. You can then print each generation separately and assign them to different employees for counting.
After a count has been completed, delete count control files to recover disk space on your system.
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Generating Count Control Files