Performing a System Driven Count Task

About this task

To perform a system driven count task:

Procedure

  1. From the Menu page, select Count and press Enter. The Start Location window appears.
  2. Enter the current location ID. The Count Entry window appears.
  3. Enter or scan the location, if applicable.
  4. In Pallet/Case, enter or scan the case LPN, if applicable.
    Note: If inventory is stored in a pallet, scan the Pallet ID. The system will take you to the Item ID/Case ID screen to enable you to count the inventory contained in the pallet.
    Note: If inventory is stored in a case, scan the Case ID and click Go to go to the Item ID/Case ID screen to count the inventory contained in the case.
    Note: To count loose inventory (inventory that is not stored in either a pallet or a case), click Go to go to the Item ID/Case ID screen.
  5. Choose Go in the GUI mobile terminal to record the SKU information. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F3. For more information about recording SKU information, see Entering Count Task Details.
    • If the count operation is at a location level, and if the system detects multiple enterprises in a location, select an enterprise for the count operation. For more information about selecting an enterprise for the count operation, see Performing Count: Entering an Enterprise.
    • If the count operation is at a pallet LPN level, the system suggests to scan the next pallet LPN, if available.
  6. Choose Complete in the GUI mobile terminal to indicate the completion of a count task. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F8. On complete, the count quantity is displayed. For more information about viewing count quantity, see Viewing the Variance for Count Tasks that are at an Item/UOM Level.
  7. Choose Empty in the GUI mobile terminal, to indicate the location does not have any inventory. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F7.
    Note: ‘Complete' and ‘Empty' are mutually exclusive buttons. Initially the Empty appears before any counts are performed. When a count task has been initiated, the Empty button is no longer displayed, and the Complete button is now displayed.
  8. Choose Skip in the GUI mobile terminal to skip the current task and perform the next count task in the same location, if available. If there are no count tasks available in the same location, the system suggests to perform the count task in the next location. if using the CUI mobile terminal, press F8.
    Table 1. Criteria Fields
    Fields
    Start Location Enter or scan the start location.

    The system uses the location entered to suggest the next optimal task.

    Table 2. Count Task Entry Fields
    Fields
    Location The location to count is automatically populated by the system.

    Enter or scan the location you want to count, if applicable.

    Item ID/Item Category The item ID or item categories to be counted. A maximum of three item categories may be displayed based on the task suggested.
    Pallet/Case The pallet or case LPN expected to be counted populates, if applicable. Enter or scan the pallet or case LPN at the location, if applicable.
    Table 3. Count Task Entry Barcode Types
    Fields
    Location Location
    Pallet/Case CaseOrPallet