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Counting cells

Counting is a short cycle repeated for every cell on the route:

  1. Walk to the cell and scan the cell barcode — this confirms the operator is physically at the right location; quantities cannot be entered against a cell that hasn't been scanned.
  2. Scan the barcode of each product found in the cell.
  3. Enter the quantity actually counted, and confirm.

The first entered quantity moves the count to the Entering Results status (see Count statuses).

The on-screen scanner button speeds up data entry — a single scan drops into whichever field is active (source, target, product, or pack type), resolved by context. How scanning works.

Quantities are operator-entered (a calculator helper is available for awkward math — say, 14 full boxes of 12 plus 7 loose pieces).

Each entry builds the operator's running total for the position: the quantity form shows the total so far (Overall N, «Загалом N») and carries the Add quantity to total («Додавати кількість до загальної») switch — with it on, the entered number is added to the total, which suits counting shelf by shelf. What the system stores is the operator's current total — a fresh snapshot of the position, not a history of additions. When several operators count in the same count, its settings decide whether their totals are summed or only the most recent one wins — that choice is made at planning.

Quantity form — the running total (Overall 3) and the Add quantity to total switch

What the operator sees next to each counted line depends on the inventory count type chosen when the count was planned:

Blind

The PDT does not show the planned quantity before the fact is entered. The operator enters only what they actually see in the cell — there is nothing to "fit" the count to, which reduces the risk of biased counting.

Counted 2 — the line is highlighted; no expected quantity anywhereThe list after adding to the total — quantity 3, the final blind fact

Assisted

The planned quantity is visible from the moment the task opens — a Plan («План») column right next to Fact («Факт»), its figure highlighted until the entered fact matches it. The operator checks the cell against it and confirms or corrects. Suits quick counts with hints, at the cost of the operator knowing the "expected" number.

The quantity form — the entered fact next to the owner and pack typePlan 20 stays highlighted against Fact 15 — the deviating line is violet

Variance

The fact arrives pre-filled with the recorded quantities: the operator corrects only the positions where what is in the cell differs from what the records say, and a position left untouched goes into the result at its recorded quantity. When a correction creates a deviation, the line is highlighted, and the Differences («Розбіжності») tab collects such positions — there every deviating line shows its Plan/Fact pair. The attention goes to the differences rather than to a full re-walk of the scope.

The pre-filled quantity corrected from 15 to 19 — the line is highlightedThe Plan/Fact comparison — Plan 15 highlighted against Fact 19; the Differences tab collects deviations

While a cell is part of an active count, goods in it cannot be moved — putaway, picking, and relocations touching the covered cells are blocked until the count completes, so nothing is counted twice or missed.

On clientCount type setting

The inventory count type — blind, assisted, or variance — is set when the count is planned in the client app.