RF COUNT

The following control maintenance records belong to the COUNT area within the RF (Radio Frequency) category and apply to inventory counting parameters.

Unauth User Finds Discrepancy In RF Cycle Cnt By Loc

Use this record to prevent unauthorized users from creating inventory adjustments through the Eclipse RF cycle count by location. More:

Options	Queue Remaining - The system generates immediate count requests for this product/location and all remaining related locations for this product not yet counted on the current cycle count date. Force Count All - The user must count the items in all locations for this item. If the overall on-hand of the product does not change, the system makes the adjustment by moving locations around. If the on-hand quantity is still incorrect at the end of this count, the item and all locations for it generate immediate count requests for an authorized user to review.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines how the system handles quantities in a location if the location count is off for a product.
Default Value(s)	Queue Remaining
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to Queue Remaining.
Additional Information	If set to Queue Remaining, a user assigned Level 3 of the PRD.LOCATION.MAINT authorization can count these locations and make any needed adjustments.

Allow Abort From Related Counts In RF

When an item is counted in a location and the quantity does not match, the system requires that all known locations for that item be cycle counted. More:

Options	Indicate whether to allow a user to abort out of the Related Counts screen during a cycle count after changing the quantity of an item at a location on the Cycle Counting screen. Yes - Allows a user to abort. If set to Yes and an item quantity at one location is changed and the other locations for the item are not counted, there may be a discrepancy between the actual quantity on hand and the quantity that the system thinks you have on hand. No - Does not allow a user to abort. We recommend that you keep this record set to No, except on a temporary basis when you set it to Yes before doing a count of the entire warehouse. Remember to change the setting back to No after finishing the cycle count.
Outcome of setting this control record	Use this control maintenance record to queue locations to be cycle counted.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	The RF.COUNT.ABORT and RF.COUNT.ABORT.IM authorization keys override the setting in this record. We recommend using the authorization keys to control cycle counting.

Allow Vendor Consignment Modifications Through RF Cycle Count

For each branch, indicate whether to allow users to decrease vendor consigned inventory using RF cycle counting. More:

Options	Yes - Allows users to decrease vendor consigned inventory through RF cycle counting. No - Does not allow users to decrease vendor consigned inventory using RF cycle counting. If users attempt this process, the system displays a warning message and maintains the current consigned quantity.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines if users can decrease vendor consigned inventory when going through the RF cycle counting process.
Default Value(s)	No
Example(s)	If this record is set to No, and location N1-C1-01 has eight stock items and four vendor consigned items and a user attempts to change the total count to three items, the system maintains the vendor consigned quantity at four, displays the error message, and then decreases the stock items to zero. If this record is set to Yes, the system decreases the stock items to zero and the consigned inventory items to three.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	Users cannot increase vendor consigned inventory quantity using this control maintenance record even if it is set to Yes.

Location Types To Be Included In RF Cycle Count

Options	S - Stock L - Display F - Defective O - Over Shipment R - Review
Outcome of setting this control record	When handling discrepancies during cycle counting and you select the Enter Related Counts or Queue Related Counts option, the system displays only those locations containing location types defined in this control maintenance record. If a location contains more than one location type and at least of its types is included in the control maintenance record, then the user's count is for all location types in the location.
Default Value(s)	S - Stock
Action if set to Null	No product location types are updated.
Additional Information	This record controls which product location types are updated. Tagged on-hand locations are not updated.

RF Cycle Count Dollar Cutoff

For each branch, enter a minimum dollar variance that the system accepts during a daily cycle count and the price basis to use for calculating the variance. More:

Settings	In the Dollar Amount field, enter the allowable dollar variance. In the Basis to Use field, select the price basis to use for calculating the variance amount.
Outcome of setting this control record	Use this record to not force users to count other locations if the dollar variance is considered negligible. When entering a count, the system responds in one of the following ways: If the total variance for a counted location is less than or equal to the minimum specified in this record, the system updates the count and directs the user to the next count location. If the total variance for a counted location exceeds the minimum specified in this record, the system forces the user to count all locations for the product before continuing to the next pick in the sequence.
Default Value(s)	Blank
Action if set to Null	If you leave this record blank, the system follows the normal daily cycle count process.
Additional Information	None

RF Cycle Count Location Priority

For each branch, specify which location types should receive priority when an adjustment is necessary for a location with more than one stock type. More:

Options	To change the default priority locations, at each priority number press F10 and select a location. Assign locations to all six priorities. To copy the priorities set up for one branch to other branches, use the Copy to Br/Tr/All hot key. At the prompt enter the branch or territory to copy to. Enter All to copy the priorities to all branches and territories.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines which product location types receive priority for adjustments.
Default Value(s)	Same as if left blank.
Action if set to Null	If you leave this record blank, the default priority locations are: 1) Tagged 2) Stock 3) Over Shipment 4) Review 5) Defective 6) Display
Additional Information	Priority location number one holds onto its inventory the longest.

RF Cycle Count Max Entries

For each branch, enter the maximum number of items that can be in the Cycle Count Queue. More:

Options	Any number of item between 0 and 99999.
Outcome of setting this control record	Use this record to help manage the Cycle Count Queue.
Default Value(s)	300
Action if set to Null	Displays up to 300 items.
Additional Information	The system assigns negative quantities and bad locations to the queue regardless of the number entered here. Therefore, the queue could have more items in it than the number you set here. For more information about automated cycle count selection, see Automated RF Cycle Count Task Selection.

RF Cycle Count Min Cycle Repeat Days

For each branch, enter the number of days from an item's count date before the item displays again for cycle counting. More:

Options	Any number of days between 0 and 999.
Outcome of setting this control record	Use this record to control how often an A ranked items without negative on hand quantities are queued for cycle counting purposes. The system uses this base number to calculate the number of days for subsequently ranked items.
Default Value(s)	60
Example(s)	If set to the default of 60 days, the system queues all A ranked items every 60 days for cycle counting.
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 60.
Additional Information	For more information about automated cycle count selection, see Automated RF Cycle Count Task Selection.

RF Cycle Count Use Rank Number

For each branch, select the product ranking method number the Warehouse Operation Queue program uses to select items for the Cycle Count Queue. More:

Options	Any product ranking method number.
Outcome of setting this control record	Determines how items are selected for counting.
Default Value(s)	1
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to 1.
Additional Information	The ranking methods assigned to Rank #1-Rank #5 are defined in Product Rank Maintenance.

RF Physical Count Qty Warning Level

For each branch, enter an RF physical count quantity, at or above which the system displays the following message: Is Qty REALLY ---? (Y/N). More:

Options	Any quantity between 0 and 99999.
Outcome of setting this control record	Prompts the user during a physical count regarding the quantity they entered for the count. Use this record to help catch data entry errors.
Default Value(s)	None
Action if set to Null	No prompts are displayed when users are entering physical count quantities.
Additional Information	None

Stop Immediate Cycle Count When Variance Found

For each branch, indicate whether users can stop an immediate cycle count if they have accounted for the variance that initiated the cycle count. More:

Options	Yes - The system prompts the user to continue counting or stop, because the variance has been found. If the user chooses to stop, the system assumes that the quantities for every un-counted location are correct and the cycle count finishes as if the user had counted them. No - The system requires the user to continue counting each location.
Outcome of setting this control record	In the Enter Related Counts portion of the cycle count program, if the user enters one or more quantities for different locations that bring the product's total on-hand to what the system thought it should be before the cycle count began, the system uses the setting in this control maintenance record.
Default Value(s)	No
Action if set to Null	Same as if set to No.
Additional Information	For more information, see Resolving Cycle Count Quantity Variances in RF.

RF COUNT Control Maintenance Records