Validating Inventory Variance at a Granular Level

About this task

The Sterling WMS Mobile Application lets you validate the variance in inventory at a granular level. You can count the cases or SKUs in the pallet you are counting. If you are counting a case you can count the SKUs in the case.

To scan cases or items:

Procedure

  1. Enter or scan information in the applicable fields.
  2. Choose Done in the GUI mobile terminal to indicate the completion of variance task. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F8.
    • If the item is a time sensitive SKU, the Ship By Date entry screen appears. For more information about entering the SKU's ship-by-date information, see Entering the SKU's Ship-By-Date Information.
    • If the item is tag tracked, the tag attribute entry screen appears. For more information about entering the SKU's tag attribute information, see Entering the SKU's Tag Attribute Information.
    • If the item is serial tracked, the serial entry screen appears. For more information about entering the SKU's serial number, see Entering the SKU's Serial Number.
    • If the item is tracked by additional inventory attributes, the inventory attribute entry screen appears. For more information about entering the SKU's inventory attributes, see Entering the SKU's Inventory Attributes.
    • If not, the Quantity Entry screen appears. For more information about entering the quantity counted, see Viewing the Quantity Counted.
      Table 1. Count Details Entry Fields
      Fields
      Location The location associated with the count.
      Pallet The pallet LPN.
      Item ID/Case ID Enter or scan the item ID of the SKU or the case LPN.
      Table 2. Count Details Barcode Types
      Fields
      Item ID/Case ID ItemOrCase
      Note: You can also scan a 1D/2D barcode in the Item ID/Case ID field. If a 1D/2D barcode is captured in the SKU field, the information present as a part of the barcode is not captured again and the relevant screens does not appear.