Physical Accounting

You can use a hand-held bar code device to conduct your physical counting event. To ensure data transfer accuracy, first configure the download and upload file formats for the counting sheet according to the layout presented in the next table. All fields must be left-justified, with a space between each field.

Field Comments Format

INV_ITEM_ID

Required.

Char 18

STORAGE_AREA

Required.

Char 5

STOR_LEVEL_1

Required, if set up for the storage area.

Char 4

STOR_LEVEL_2

Required, if set up for the storage area.

Char 4

STOR_LEVEL_3

Required, if set up for the storage area.

Char 4

STOR_LEVEL_4

Required, if set up for the storage area.

Char 4

UNIT_OF_MEASURE

Required. Must contain the stocking unit of measure (UOM) at the location.

Char 3

STAGED_DATE

Required. If the item is staged-date controlled, this field must contain the appropriate staged date. If the item is not staged-date controlled, include the filler default value that you established on the Installation Options - Inventory page in the Installation Options component.

MMDDYYYY

SERIAL_ID

Required. If the item is serial-controlled, this field must contain the appropriate serial ID. If the item is not serial-controlled, include the filler default value that you established on the Installation Options - Inventory page in the Installation Options component.

Char 20

INV_LOT_ID

Required. If the item is lot-controlled, this field must contain the appropriate lot ID. If the item is not lot-controlled, include the filler default value that you established on the Installation Options - Inventory page in the Installation Options component.

Char 15

CONTAINER_ID

Optional.

Char 10

QTY

Required. Must contain a quantity; zero is valid.

Nbr 16

UNIT_OF_MEASURE_COUNT

Required. Must contain a valid UOM for the item. If this UOM is different than the stocking UOM noted above, then the quantity is converted to the stocking UOM before updating the database.

Char 3

ITEM_DESCR

Optional. For informational purposes only.

Char 30

COUNT_DTTM

Must contain a date. If the field is blank then the system does not update the row.

MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS