Inventory Settings

The following table describes the fields and options on the Inventory tab of the Settings page.

Table 25-9 Inventory Settings

Setting	Description
Use Horizontal Count Sheet	Select this option to view count sheets in a horizontal format as opposed to a vertical format. Vertical is the default. If this is option enabled, only 4 units appear in the count. If more than 4 units are set in Manage Store, only the first 4 appear. There is no longer a preview count option. Preview count adds 3 columns to the report, and in a horizontal layout, there is no room.
No Page breaks on Storage Location Change	Select this option to eliminate page breaks between storage locations on printouts.
Support Storage Locations in Mobile Inventory	Select this option to allow Mobile Solutions users to access the Storage Locations capability.
Support Enhanced Count Type	Select this option to enable enhanced counts in Count Cycles. Enhanced counts are used with midday counts/spot checks and update the stock on hand of the counted inventory items when the count is booked.
Schedule Templates via myinventory Automation Service	Select this option to add a new Scheduler job (process individual count cycles) that provides more flexibility in handling count cycles.
Show Suspended Inventories in Task Menu	Select this option to display suspended inventories in the Task Menu.
Do not Populate Date in Inventory Counts by Default	Select this option to make the inventory Date field mandatory and leave it unpopulated for users to select. Users cannot create an inventory count until a date is selected.
Book Act is Theo Variance to Waste	If No Inventory Variance (ACT is Theo) is used for items and item groups, select this option to book the variance between the two for the selected Waste Group.
Qty of Critical Count Items	Enter the amount of items to be included in critical counts (critical count items are those with the highest variance between actual and theoretical quantity in the last period close count).
Result Set Quantity	Enter the maximum number of records to show. Inventory Management can display a maximum of 9999 records.
Inventory Unlock Offset	Inventory Management places a lock on data when processing certain inventory count functions to prevent multiple users from performing identical operations. Inventory Unlock Offset allows you to control how and when unlocking occurs. No number: Leave this field blank to enable automatic inventory unlock. 0: Automatic inventory unlock disabled. 30-1440: Enter the number of minutes to wait before unlocking inventory. The allowable range is 30-1440 minutes.
Transaction Activity for Count Cycle Settings	Select which transaction activity to consider when creating a count cycle inventory with Only Items with Activity in Specified Time Period enabled.
Grouped by	Select how to group items in Inventory Counts.
Sorted by	Select how items sort in Inventory Counts.
Allow Count on Multiple Hand Helds	Select this option to allow a single inventory count to be assigned to more than one handheld: Overwrite Count Qty: Overwrites previously uploaded count values with the latest values. Update Counted Qty: Consolidate all count values that have been uploaded.
Start Count Cycle Multithreading with (“enter number”) Cost Centers to process	Specify when multi-threaded cost center processing should begin. For example, if you enter 8 as the number of cost centers to process, the first 7 cost centers process using a single thread, while the 8th is multi-threaded.
Enable Plausibility Check on Inventory	Select this option to enable plausibility checks on inventory. Deviation by Value: Enter the numeric value for the allowed deviation. Deviation by Qty%: Enter the percentage for the allowed deviation.