Can you scan a license plate barcode to populate inventory counts in Business Central?

Yes. With Warehouse Insight you can scan a license plate barcode during a count to bring in the contents associated with that plate. There are two behaviors to choose from, one that brings in the full license plate quantity as is, and one that lets you adjust the quantities on the plate while counting.

Scanning a license plate to populate a count

When you scan a license plate, Warehouse Insight identifies the items and quantities tied to that plate and uses them to populate the count. This is efficient for warehouses that store product on palletized license plates, because a single scan can account for everything on the pallet rather than scanning each item individually. It fits naturally into the same handheld counting flow used for item and bin scanning.

Two options for handling plate quantities

The default behavior brings in all quantities on the license plate and treats them as counted, which suits situations where a full, intact plate is being confirmed. When you need to count the contents rather than accept the plate as is, an add on available in the Warehouse Insight add on catalog lets you adjust the quantities on the license plate while you count. You would add that option from the add on catalog to change the default behavior. The add ons in the catalog are free and simply change how Warehouse Insight behaves, so enabling the adjust option does not add cost.

Fitting license plate counts into the process

Because the scanned results flow into the same count, license plate counting reconciles alongside item, bin, and shelf number counting. That means a warehouse can confirm intact plates quickly while still counting opened or partial plates in detail, all within one count and one reconciliation. The counted data is then copied to the journals and posted like any other count.

Related Tools

Warehouse Insight performs license plate scanning on handheld devices and offers the add on catalog option that allows quantity adjustments on a plate during counting. Advanced Inventory Count reconciles the license plate results within the overall count and posts the adjustments.

Conclusion

You can scan license plate barcodes to populate counts using Warehouse Insight. Use the default behavior to confirm a full plate as is, or enable the free add on from the add on catalog to adjust quantities on the plate while counting, with everything reconciled in the same count. A single scan can account for an intact pallet while partial plates are still counted in detail.