Customizing Palm RDC Counting Features

Palm RDC provides options to suit how you count items with a Palm device. Options are available for Palm devices both with and without barcode scanners.

Counting Options for Palm Devices with Barcode Scanners

Following are the counting options available for Palm devices that support barcode scanners:

Skip Location Field – Determines whether a user is forced to enter a product location.
Allow Quantity Scans – Determines whether a user can scan a barcode quantity for a product or whether a user must manually enter the quantity.

For example,. you print a quantity of 10 on small widget barcodes because you stock ten small widgets at a time. If the preference is selected, users can scan the 10 as the available quantity for the product. If the preference is not selected, the user must manually enter the available quantity for the product.

Default Quantity to 1 – Determines whether the quantity to use as the default is set to 1.

Counting Options for All Palm Devices

Following are the counting options available for Palm devices without barcode scanners:

Add Quantities – Determines whether quantities entered for the same product are consolidated. If selected, all quantities entered for the same product are added together. If not selected, each time a new quantity is entered for the same product, the new quantity overrides existing quantities.

For example, a user scans in 3 small widgets. The user then discovers 2 more small widgets. If the preference is selected, the system adds both quantities together, totaling the count to 5 small widgets. If the preference is not selected, the system overrides the first quantity of 3 small widgets and replaces it with 2 small widgets.

If Warn Before Adding Quantities is selected, the system prompts the user to select whether to consolidate or replace quantities.
If Always Add Quantities is selected, the system consolidates quantities without a warning.
Remember Location – Determines whether the previous location scanned displays for the next item.

Setting Counting Options

Perform the following task to set counting options for Palm devices with and without barcode scanners.

To select scanning and counting features on the Palm device:

Display the Palm RDC application on your Palm device.
Tap the Menu screen button to display the Palm RDC menu bar.

Tap Configuration and then tap Preferences to display the RDC Preferences screen.
If your Palm device supports a barcode scanner, select the following options, as needed:

Note: Skip these options if your Palm device does not support a barcode scanner.

Option	Function
Skip Location Field	Select this option to skip the Location field when scanning items. The cursor moves to the Quantity field. This option makes counting items without locations faster. De-select this option to always position the cursor in the Location field when counting items. Note: You can always manually enter a value in the Location field, regardless of the setting of this option.
Allow Quantity Scans	Select this option to scan quantity labels when the cursor is positioned in the Quantity field. De-select this option to manually enter a value in the Quantity field. Note: Selecting this option de-selects the Default Quantity to 1 option.
Default Quantity to 1	Select this option to default the quantity of a product to 1. If this is not the correct quantity, you can enter a different amount in the Quantity field. De-select this option to either allow quantity scans or to enter quantities manually. Note: Selecting this option de-selects the Allow Quantity Scans option.

Select the following options for Palm devices both with or without barcode scanners:

Option	Function
Warn Before Adding Qtys	Select this option to be prompted whether to consolidate quantity scanned for the same item at the same location. De-select this option to override the previously scanned quantity for the item at the same location with the currently scanned or entered quantity. Note: Selecting this option clears the Always Add Qtys (No Warning) option.
Always Add Qtys (No Warning)	Select this option to consolidate quantity scanned for the same item at the same location. Note: The system does not prompt for confirmation when this option is selected. De-select this option to override the previously scanned quantity for the item at the same location with the currently scanned or entered quantity. Note: Selecting this option clears the Warn Before Adding Qtys option.
Remember Location	Select this option to retain the last location scanned or entered so that you do not need to re-enter it. De-select this option to clear the Location field when counting the next item.

Tap OK to save settings and exit the screen.