After generating your count control file, print either count sheets or count cards to use in counting the inventory.
When you print count sheets or cards, select the products to include on each sheet or card with the count control numbers assigned to the products in the count control file. In addition, add blank control numbers for the following reasons:
When printing a new set of sheets or cards for each count control file generation.
When printing sheets or cards to count products that are either not recorded in the system or that are stocked in locations other than what is expected.
Note: If you are counting products that are tagged to sales orders, set the
To print count sheets or count cards from a count control file:
From the Physical menu, select Print Count Sheets to display the Print Count Sheets window.
In the Count ID# field, enter the ID of the count control file to print. For information on how to generate count control files, see Generating Count Control Files.
The system populates the following fields:
Field | Description |
Title | Displays the title assigned to the selected count control file. |
Branch | Displays the branch in which the count is occurring. |
Last Control # | Displays the last control number assigned to product in the count control file. When you create multiple generations of a count control file, this number increases as more items are added with each generation. |
In the Sort By field, select Ctrl #to sort the products on the count sheets or cards by control number.
Note: When printing count sheets for reporting purposes, you can select a alternate sort option.
In the Start Control # field, enter the starting count control number for the range of count control numbers to print on the count sheets or cards. Add blank control numbers to the range, as needed.
In the End Control # field, enter the ending count control number to print on the count sheets or count cards. Add blank control numbers to the range, as needed.
When you print count sheets or cards, use count control numbers to select the products to include on each sheet or card. The system assigns count control numbers to products in the count control file. In addition, you can instruct the system to add blank count control numbers when printing the count control file multiple times by doing the following:
Manually increment the value of the End Control # field.
On subsequent count control generations, enter the starting control number as the previous ending control number plus one, plus any added blank count control numbers.
Use blank count control numbers for the following reasons:
When printing a new set of sheets or cards for each count control file generation.
When printing sheets or cards to count products that are either not recorded in the system or that are stocked in locations other than what is expected.
In the Print Sheets or Cards field, select one of the following to determine whether to print count sheets or count cards:
Sheets - Prints count sheets. sheets are best for full physical inventories, regular cycle counts, or warehouses organized by price line.
Cards - Prints count cards. Count cards might include other information you requested when printing count cards. If you need to customize your count cards to include additional information, contact Eclipse Support.
In the PageBreak on field, select one of the following to determine how to break apart the count list on the printed count sheet:
No Page Breaks - Prints the selected range of count control numbers without page breaks.
Line - Inserts a page break after each price line.
Row, Section, or Shelf - Inserts a page break after each row, section, or shelf.
From the File menu, select Report Column Selection to change the columns that display on the count sheet.
See Also:
Printing Count Sheets for Reporting Purposes