We would like to begin using the ABC Cycle Counting functionality in IFS and would like to better understand how to get started. We have already defined the perimeters for ABC Class and have a background job running monthly to update those values. I am curious how to dictate the count frequency per class and how the system generates the count list daily. Any help here is appreciated.
All the best,
Sarah
Best answer by astfarazt
Hi
Before I comment on the process, I want to double check to ensure you are also running the Scheduled Task to Aggregate Inventory Transactions per Period. If this Task is not run, then the Perform ABC Task may be ignoring certain periods (would be visible in the Background Job details).
To create an automated count report by ABC class daily, you would need the following set-up
For example, you may say that you want to count A parts every 20 days, B parts every 120 days and C parts every 240 days.
This update process is entirely manual, but if you’re using IFS Apps 10 or earlier, you can use the Find and Replace functionality to group Inventory Parts by ABC class and mass update the Cycle Count selection and the Cycle Intervals.
From there, you can navigate to Create Count Report and specify the following within the Advanced tab
You can then schedule the Count Report to be created Daily at a certain time (or have the user manually create these daily).
With the cycle count defined with the cycle interval, the application is intelligent enough to know if not enough time has transpired between counts and it will not include that item on the count report. This information is actually visible in the Quantity per Location details page.
If you plan on scheduling the job to run automatically, you may want to be cautious of freezing your inventory as it will limit what transactions which can be posted after the count is created.
Hi
Before I comment on the process, I want to double check to ensure you are also running the Scheduled Task to Aggregate Inventory Transactions per Period. If this Task is not run, then the Perform ABC Task may be ignoring certain periods (would be visible in the Background Job details).
To create an automated count report by ABC class daily, you would need the following set-up
For example, you may say that you want to count A parts every 20 days, B parts every 120 days and C parts every 240 days.
This update process is entirely manual, but if you’re using IFS Apps 10 or earlier, you can use the Find and Replace functionality to group Inventory Parts by ABC class and mass update the Cycle Count selection and the Cycle Intervals.
From there, you can navigate to Create Count Report and specify the following within the Advanced tab
You can then schedule the Count Report to be created Daily at a certain time (or have the user manually create these daily).
With the cycle count defined with the cycle interval, the application is intelligent enough to know if not enough time has transpired between counts and it will not include that item on the count report. This information is actually visible in the Quantity per Location details page.
If you plan on scheduling the job to run automatically, you may want to be cautious of freezing your inventory as it will limit what transactions which can be posted after the count is created.
+1Hello,
So I am running into an error with the cyclic counting turned on on inventory parts.
For some reason, when I turn ON cycle counting on inventory parts and then go to run a cycle count, the job errors out and says “no data found” I have provided screenshots to illustrate the issue. Perhaps someone can help me troubleshoot. Thank you.
Some potential thoughts
Screenshot from inventory parts screen
Hi
Have you checked in Quantity per Location (Warehouse Management/Quantity in Stock/Analysis/Quantity per Location Details)?
On the lower right hand side, this will indicate when the Next Count Date is.
I believe the application’s expectation is the parts were counted once prior to the interval being updated.
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