Many teams want a warehouse manager to sign off on counts before they hit the ledger. This article explains how Advanced Inventory Count supports segregation of duties and how Business Central journal approvals add a formal review step before posting.
When several boxes of the same item and lot are scanned in one bin, the counts need to add up. This article explains how Advanced Inventory Count aggregates repeated scans and counts of the same item, with scanner options to either sum a single line or record each scan separately.
For open ended counts, you want staff to scan whatever they find rather than work from a list. This article explains how to create a blank count sheet in Advanced Inventory Count and build it up by scanning items into it on a handheld device.
Some count areas have no wireless coverage at all. This article explains how Warehouse Insight supports offline counting on handheld devices when there is no Wi Fi, and how paper based counting remains a dependable option for disconnected locations such as a yard or remote store.
Barcoded labels make scanning during counts far faster. This article explains how to print item labels with barcodes directly from Business Central using the built in label report and report layouts, and how a barcode generator can produce sample barcodes for testing.
Warehouses that palletize with license plates want to count by scanning the plate rather than each item. This article explains how Warehouse Insight scans license plates to populate counts and how a free add on lets you adjust license plate quantities during the count.
Choosing the right hardware makes mobile counting practical. This article explains what handheld scanners and devices work with Advanced Inventory Count through Warehouse Insight and WMS Express, including using a phone camera and scanning text when items have no barcodes.
A discrepancy sometimes needs investigation before you adjust inventory. In Business Central you can keep an item off the posting journals by leaving it off the count sheet. This article explains how Advanced Inventory Count gives you that control while preserving a clear audit trail.
Teams running cycle counts often ask whether a two month count period resets on fixed calendar blocks or from the date of the last count. This article explains how Business Central derives counting periods and how Advanced Inventory Count uses that logic during cycle counts.