Defining Installation Options and User Preferences for Mobile Par Location Counts

Setup Component Interfaces Page

MIN_CMPINTFC

Define the component interface for the Par Count mobile page and the Par Count Ad Hoc mobile page.

Installation Options – Mobile Inventory - Fluid Page

INSTALLATION_MIN_N

At the system level, define options to determine what features are available on the mobile devices and how the mobile page should appear. For the par count pages, use the value of Par Count in the Task Flow field.

User Preferences – Mobile Inventory - Fluid Page

OPR_DEF_TABLE_MIN

For the individual user, define options to determine what features are available on the mobile devices and how the mobile page should appear. This page is optional; the Mobile Inventory Installation page is used when a user ID does not have this page defined or when the Use Installation Values check box is selected.

Define User Preferences - Overall Preferences Page

OPR_DEF_TABLE_FS1

Create par locations to be used by the Par Count page in PeopleSoft Mobile Inventory Management. In addition, this page defines the default value for the Default Quantity Option (count quantity or request quantity) in the Options table of the mobile Par Count page.

Define Par Location - Header Page

CART_HEADER_INV

Create par locations to be used by the Par Count page in PeopleSoft Mobile Inventory Management. In addition, this page defines the default value for the Default Quantity Option (count quantity or request quantity) in the Options table of the mobile Par Count page.

Define Par Location - Line Page

CART_REPLEN_OPT

Identify each item located in a par location. Settings for each item that are displayed in the mobile device include unit of measure and the Count Required check box.

The Count Required check box is not used in the Par Count Ad Hoc task flow.

Define Par Location - Line Details Page

CART_TEMPLATE_INV

Displays the average usage quantity for each item in the par location. This value can be displayed in the Par Count page and the Par Count by Item page.

Calculate Average Usage Page

CART_USAGE_REQ_INV

This process calculates the average usage for items in a par location. The average usage quantity can be displayed on the mobile device by default or by clicking the Use Average button on the Par Count page.

Task Flow

Identifies the Mobile Inventory Management task flow that uses the settings on this page. Enter the value of Par Count to define installation-level options for the Par Count and Par Count Ad Hoc pages for mobile devices

Rows Displayed

Enter the maximum number of items to display on the Par Count page. You can scroll through additional rows of data on Par Count pages by using the Next link.

Initial Display Mode

Select to define the initial display setting for par count pages.

Initial display values include:

• All Items: Select to initially display par count pages with all items in the search. You can then scroll the list using the Next and Previous buttons.

• Single Item: Select to initially display par count pages with a single item.

Alternate Item Display

Select an option that indicates how an item, alternate item, or both are displayed when an alternate item is specified for the transaction. Options include: Alternate Only, Alternate as Primary, Item Only, and Item as Primary.

For more information about alternate items:

See Setting Up Alternative Item Identifiers.

Expert Mode

Select to enable users to have quick access to data and quicker data entry. By not displaying certain fields, the system has to perform minimal page updates resulting in faster processing.

Values that are not displayed when entering item data include the item description, unit of measure, search prompts for items and compartments. The system does not verify the item and compartment until you click the Count button. The purpose of this mode is to enable you quick data entry with minimal page updates.

Lookups

Select to display the Lookup icon for the Business Unit and Location fields on the Par Count and Par Count Ad Hoc mobile pages. The Lookup icon enables you to view a list of values and select one.

Description

Select to display the item descriptions on par count and par count ad hoc pages on a mobile device.

Collapse Header

Select to indicate that the header should be collapsed after you fetch the initial values. The header is initially expanded on the Par Count and Par Count Ad Hoc pages.

Display Filter Related Fields

Select this check box to display the Filter field and Filter button on the Par Count and Par Count Ad Hoc pages. Deselect this check box to remove the filter functionality from the pages.

Prior Entry Display

Select to display your last count transaction in the Prior Entry box at the bottom of the mobile count page.

Display Show/Hide in tables

Select to display the Show/Hide icon for Par Count pages. You can use this icon to manually expand and collapse extra line information.

Unique Compartments

Select to remove the Compartment field from the page in this specific circumstance when all items in a location appear in only one compartment each, including a blank compartment, there is not a need to prompt for a compartment on the Item Entry page.

Filter All Alternate Items

Select to indicate that you want the system to search through all possible alternate items when filtering a table. If an alternate item identifier is entered in the Filter field, the item ID (MASTER_ITEM_TBL) that matches the alternate is shown in the table.

Deselect to indicate that the system should not use alternate item identifiers to filter the table. This can improve system performance for the task flow.

Allow Interim Save

Select to provide the ability to allow intermediate saves of par count records midstream during mobile par count activity.

Source Option

Select to display the source against a line. The source options are Stock, non-Stock, and Stockless.

Last Activity

Select to display the last count date and time on the Par Location Count page.