Microsoft Dynamics GP gives a great amount of flexibility for how you time your stock counts for items. Some fast moving, perishable items you may want to be counting on a weekly basis, while others only need to be counted every three to six months.
The Stock Count Cycle Assignment window lets you assign stock count intervals to your items.
Cards --> Inventory --> Count Cycle Assignments
Stock Count Cycle Assignment
Stock Count Interval Days: how many days between stock takes for items (note – this works in conjunction with the stock calendar).
Date and Time to Start Counting: this sets the first due date for the item grouping. Subsequent count due dates are then calculated.
Restrictions: use these options to find the grouping of items to assign the count interval and first count date to. Insert the restriction.
Details: this button becomes available once a restriction is selected and inserted. This lists the items included in the restriction. The listing will change as additional restrictions are added. Individual items can be deselected in this screen.
Cycle Assignment Details
Once happy with the selection, click Process. A report will print to list the items added to the schedule and when the next count is due (note – this may be different from the date and time to start if the item has been counted more recently than the count interval days – i.e. if an item had been counted on 11/04/2017, it is next due 18/04/2017. If it hasn’t been counted at all, it is due 12/04/2017).
Heather Roggeveen is a MS Dynamics GP Consultant with Olympic Software. After 15 years of working with the end user all the way from designing the solution to user training, she has become a Dynamics GP expert. Heather regularly shares her knowledge, including tips and tricks for end users in her blog articles. Follow her on Twitter @HRoggeveen to be notified of her latest articles. You can also like Olympic Software on Facebook or follow us on LinkedIn or on Twitter @OlympicSoftware. For more information about Dynamics GP and how it could benefit your business, view the Dynamics GP page on our website or give us a call, 09-357 0022.
