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Introduction

This document provides instructions on how to match the quantity on hand (in the system) to the physical lens count in the inventory. Use these procedures to adjust your quantity on hand, report on the count that has been changed, and adjust costcosts.

Procedure

Print Physical Forms and take a physical inventory count. This will show step shows how much you have in stock and its value. 

Physical inventory is another important a necessary procedure that the lab cannot be overlookeddisregard. It is important crucial for the system to ‘know’ how many lenses are available for picking and min/max reasons. Optifacts has a few different methods of obtaining a physical inventory count, but they all involve you actually physically counting all those lenses.

If you have there are a few terminals computers with barcode readers attached, the counting of inventory can be made simpler by utilizing these stations. Remote or portable scanners are also available that make inventory a breeze. Some labs move lenses, a drawer or bin at a time to a station, count it, and return it back to the inventory area, repeating this until all lenses have been countedthe counting of all lenses is complete.

When doing your the first physical inventory with Optifacts, it might be a good idea to have Optifacts support reset all lens counts to zero (0) quantity right before you start the counting starts. You can then use Use a scanner to scan and count all lenses, incrementing SKU counts as you proceed. For all physical counts after this, you will be able to can print discrepancy reports, showing any quantity differences in pre and post physical count quantities.

Cycle Counts are Counting is one of the most important essential functions of Inventory Management. This procedure ensures that the actual number of lenses on the shelf match matches the inventory in the system.

Performing an inventory count is a multi-step process as follows:

1. Clear out any previous counts.
2. Print cycle count sheets that list the lens SKUs, bins locations, and (expected) quantity on hand.
3. Physically count the inventory.
4. Print the Variance Report. The Variance Report lists any changes to the inventory that were founddiffers from the current count in the system.
5. Update the system’s inventory to reflect the changes.

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 9 - Inventory and press enterEnter.

Type 3 – Inventory Procedures and press enterEnter.

Type 10 – Physical Inventory Menu and press enterEnter.

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Step 1 Clear Inventory Forms

• Type 1 – Clear Inventory Forms from the Physical Inventory Menu and press enterEnter.

OK

to Continue (Y/N)?

• Type Y and press enter Enter to clear the file.
• Type N to return to the menu.

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• Press enter to return to the Optifacts Lens Inventory Physical Inventory Menu.

Step 2 Generate Forms

• Type 2 – Physical Inventory Forms from the Physical Inventory Menu and press enterEnter.

• The Inventory Physical Form Generate screen displays.

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• Type the starting bin location in the Bin Start field or type * to designate all bins and press enterEnter.
• Type the ending bin location in the Bin End field or type * to designate all bins and press enterEnter.
• Type Y in the Order by Bin Location? (Y/N) field and press enterEnter.
• Type the style code or type * to designate all styles and press enterEnter.
• Type the Seg. Size or type * to designate all seg sizes and press enterEnter.
• Type the Material code or type * to designate all materials and press enterEnter.
• Type the Color code or type * to designate all colors and press enterEnter.
• Type the Lens Type code or type * to designate all types and press enterEnter.
• Type the beginning diameter or type * to designate all diameters and press enterEnter.
• Type the ending diameter or type * to designate all diameters and press enterEnter.
• Type the beginning base or type * to designate all bases and press enterEnter.
• Type the ending base or type * to designate all bases and press enterEnter.
• Type the beginning cylinder or type * to designate all cylinders and press enterEnter.
• Type the ending cylinder or type * to designate all cylinders and press enterEnter.
• Type the beginning upper add or type * to designate all upper adds and press enterEnter.
• Type the ending upper add or type * to designate all upper adds and press enterEnter.
• Type the beginning lower add or type * to designate all lower adds and press enterEnter.
• Type the ending lower add or type * to designate all lower adds and press enterEnter.
• Type 0 for regular thickness or 1 for extra thickness, and press enterEnter.
• Type the mfr code or type * to designate all manufacturers and press enterEnter.

Has the data been printed correctly(Y/N)

• Type Y if it printed correctly.
• Type N to repeat the processsteps.

Store the entries into the physical inventory file (Y/N)

• Type Y and press enterEnter.
• Press Escape to return to the Optifacts Lens Inventory Physical Inventory menu.

Step 3 Verify and Enter Inventory Count

Manually verify the physical inventory in the bins and write the quantity on the report.

• Type 3 – Physical Inventory Entry from the Physical Inventory Menu and press enterEnter. (Your The lab may be configured have a configuration in place to take you directly to the entry form from this menu option as shown in the following diagram).

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• Type 2 - Enter counts manually Counts Manually from the Physical Entry Menu, and press enterEnter. (you will You see only see the menu options as shown in the following diagram if your lab is configured as suchthe lab has a configuration in place to do so).

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• Once the Inventory Physical Entry form displays, type 1 in the page # field and press enter.

• Press Enter past the SKU field.

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• Type the number of lenses from the manual verification of physical inventory in the Counted field and press enterEnter.

The next SKU displays automatically

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• When all changes are complete, press Escape to exit.

Step 4 Variance Report

• Type 4 – Physical Count Variance Variance from the Physical Inventory Menu and press enterEnter.

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Output to Screen Only? (Y/N)

• Type N and press enter to print the report.

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• Press Enter to return to the Optifacts Lens Inventory Physical Inventory Menu.

Step 5 Update Inventory

Once the Physical Variance is completed:

• Type 5 – Update From Physical Form and press enter.

The Inventory Physical Update Routine displays.

• Enter the Bin Start location or leave * for all locations and press enter.
• Enter the Bin End location or leave * for all locations and press enter.
• Would you like to begin this procedure? (Y/N)
  • Type Y to continue and press enter.
  • Type N or Escape to return to the menu.

If you typed Y to continue, the inventory will be updated and the Update Process Complete message will display.

• Press any key to return to the Optifacts Lens Inventory Physical Inventory Menu.

Step 6 - Inventory Valuation Report

This is the report to use if you need to send inventory results to Essilor.

From the Optifacts main menu:

Type 9 - Inventory and press enter.

Type 2 - Inventory Reports and press enter.

Type 7 - Inventory Valuation Report and press enter.

The inventory Valuation Report screen displays.

• Open and log on to WinSCP with your assigned user name and password.
• Go to the following directory: Optifacts/Share/mfr_reports (Once set it will automatically open in that directory next time.)
• Delete any previous invt.txt files in WinSCP from both the Optifacts/share/mfr_reports folder (right side of screen in WinSCP) and your local folder (left side of screen in WinSCP)

Now go back to Optifacts.

You can run a complete report for all product or you can specify a product(s) by entering any of the criteria shown in the Inventory Valuation diagram shown above.

• To run for all product, leave the ( * ) asterisk pressing enter until you reach the Print Items Only with Zero Cost/Without Zero Cost/Both (Z,W,B)B  field. This field defaults to B (both) but you can change it to Z (with zero cost) or W (without zero cost).
• The Print Stocked/Non-stocked/Both (S,N,B) B  field defaults to B (both) but you can change it to S (stocked) or N (non-stocked.
• The Print Summary only or Detail also (S,D)S field defaults to S (Summary) but you can change it to (detailed)

Detailed Report

First run a Detailed report.

• On the Print Summary only or Detail also (S,D)S line, change the S to a D and press enter.
• Wait for the report to process and print.

Now go back into WinSCP

• Refresh the screen by clicking the green arrows (as shown in the diagram below)

You should now see the report in the right side window. It is currently named invt or invt.txt.

• Click on the file and drag it over to your local folder on the left side of the screen.

You will now see it in your local folder on the left side of the screen.

• Immediately Right Click on the file name in your local folder on the left side of the screen, and then click on Rename. You can change the name to  something that makes sense. (For example "invt_count_date).

After renaming the file, it is ready to email to Essilor.

Summary Report

Repeat the above process for the Summary Report

• The only thing you need to do, is leave the S in the Print Summary only or Detail also (S,D)S line.

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