RF Cycle Count By MIS Department. What is RF? The RF (Radio Frequency) system is a wireless network that links handheld scanners (guns) with the AS/400.

RF Cycle Count

By MIS Department

What is RF?

• The RF (Radio Frequency) system is a wireless network that links handheld scanners (“guns”) with the AS/400 and RLM

• Each Warehouse is equipped with RF transmitters and guns that allow users to scan various types of UPCs for receiving, picking, packing, transferring and cycle counting units and cartons.

What is Cycle Count?

• Cycle Count is a function performed to insure that the Perpetual (book) inventory and the Stock Locator inventory matches the actual number of units on hand

• Cycle Count is done:– At end of year for Physical Inventory and audit

purposes– When a major discrepancy is noticed in a location– When inventory is moved– Periodically as a check on locations

The RF Handheld

Using This Manual

Keypresses will be defined

here Results will be shown here and on next

slide

All “F” function keys are

accessed by first pressing the

orange button

Press F10 to show/hide function

options on the screen

Using Function Keys

Function key labels are above the button itself

F2=OptionsF3=BypassF18=Sign off

Type the number for

the CC option then

press“Field Exit”

Type the number for

the CC option then

press“Field Exit”

RF Handheld Menu

Cycle Count Menu

Type the letter for

the “Location” option then

press“Field Exit”

Type the letter for

the “Location” option then

press“Field Exit”

Open Counts Listing

If any cycle counts previously started

have not been completed they will appear in a list here

To enter one of these counts, type the number of the

item on the list and press Field Exit.

Skip to Scan Location

F3=BypassF12=NEW CYCLE

F18=SIGN Off

Open Counts Listing

F3=BypassF12=NEW CYCLE

F18=SIGN Off

To start a new cycle

count, press F12

Scan Location

Press the large button to scan the UPC

on the Location Label

The last location scanned

appears here for reference

Cycle Count Already CreatedIf you see this

message the location has already been

cycle counted

Press Enter to go back and scan a new

location

Select Scan Type

Type A for UPC

Select Scanning Option

Type 1 for Single SKU

Change Multiplier

F6=Chg. MultF8=Printout

F9=Bal(ance) F13=UPC#

If you have more than one

unit to scan for a UPC press F6 to

change the multiplier

Set New Multiplier

Type the new number of the multiplier and press Field

Exit

Scan Carton or Units

Press the large button to scan the UPC on the

carton

F6=Chg. MultF8=Printout

F9=Bal(ance) F13=UPC#

Notice the new Multiplier number

Scan Results

The Style and Units Scanned

display here

Press the large button to scan another UPC

Print Cycle Count

F6=Chg. MultF8=Printout

F9=Bal(ance) F13=UPC#

Press F8 to print out the Cycle

Count

Print Cycle Count

F6=Chg. MultF8=Printout

F9=Bal(ance) F13=UPC#

Press F9 to Balance and

review the Cycle Count

Review of Scanned Units

Use the Page Up/Page Down keys to scroll through the

Counted styles

Scan Results - Error

Contact MIS if you see this error: NOT

SCAN

Review of Scanned Units

Press F15 to close the Cycle

Count

Close Cycle Count

Press F15 to finish closing the

Cycle Count

Select Outq to Print

Confirm Outq

Cycle Count Finished

What Happens Next

• The number of units that were cycle counted replace the quantity in the Stock Locator location (PSL020)

• The Perpetual Inventory file is updated with the cycle counted quantity (PAL057)

• Adjustment records are created for the +/- differences (PRV057)

• Continue scanning other locations until finished with assigned task.