June 7th 2023, Release Note: Mobile P2P&I Counting App | External Scanner Flow Extended for Assign/Replace Barcode, Multiple Quantities in 'Quantity' Field – Fourth & HotSchedules Customer Success Portal

Summary

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Feature 1

Feature 2

External Scanner Flow Extended for Assign and Replace Barcode

When using an external scanner for barcode scanning, options to assign and replace barcodes have been added to the workflow

Multiple Values can be Added and Summed in the 'Quantity' Field

It is now possible to enter multiple numbers in the quantity field for a single product and have them summed and saved as a single number

Release date for feature 1: June 7th 2023
Release date for feature 2: June 7th 2023

Adaco Users: External Scanner Flow Extended For Assign and Replace Barcode

Enabled by Default? - Yes
Set up by customer Admin? - Yes
Enable via Support ticket? - No
Affects configuration or data? - No
Roles Affected: - if applicable

What's Changing?

When using an external barcode scanner, it will now be possible to assign and replace barcodes.

Reason for the Change

Increase ease of use for 'external scanner' users.

The initial implementation of barcode scanning in the Counting app relied solely on the use of the device camera. Limited support was later added for searching for barcodes by using an external scanner. However, the external scanner workflow did not support full barcode functionality such as associating new barcodes with products or re-assigning barcodes to different products.

Customers Affected

All Adaco users of the Counting app.

Release Note Info/Steps

The ability to edit barcodes in the Counting app is controlled by the 'Property Synchronization' setting for barcodes.

If the setting is Always Sync to CP, barcodes are controlled by the CP and users cannot edit them at Property level. Users will also not be able to “Assign” or “Replace” a barcode in the Counting app
If the setting is Never Sync to CP, barcodes are controlled by the Property and so users will be able to “Assign” or “Replace” a barcode in the Counting app

Process

In the Counting app, select a location and Confirm

Fig. 1 - Selecting a location

Select an Area

Fig. 2 - Selecting an Area

Select the barcode scan icon from the bottom-right corner

Fig. 3 - Selecting barcode scan icon

Select to use the External scanner

Fig. 4 - Selecting 'External scanner'

Assign Barcode Workflow

With an external scanner, scan/enter a barcode and select Search - no matching search results are returned (as shown in Fig.5)
Select Assign Barcode and search for the product to which the barcode should be assigned

Fig.5 - No search results for barcode, 'Assign Barcode' button

Select the required Product from the search results
Select the correct unit of measure (UoM) and then Assign

A 'Success' message will be displayed and the selected product will then be assigned to the scanned barcode.

Fig.6 - Searching and selecting product /UoM to assign to a barcode

Note on product display after the barcode is assigned: All pack sizes for the assigned stock item are displayed. This is for ease of counting.

Replace Barcode Workflow

With an external scanner, scan/enter a barcode and select Search - search results return a product to which the barcode has been assigned but it is the wrong product
Select Replace

Fig.7 - Replace button

Search for and select the required Product from the search results
Select the correct unit of measure (UoM) and then Replace

A 'Success' message will be displayed and the selected product will then be assigned to that barcode.

Fig.8 - Searching for replacement product to assign to barcode

Additional Resources

Release Notes: Adaco 4_6_106