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User Guide for mInventory 2203
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  2. Configuring mInventory

    Establish connection with the server before you can use mInventory.

  • Title and Copyright

    Copyright and Terms of Use page for mInventory.

  • Preface

    Understand audience, know related documents and products and conventions followed in this document.

  • About mInventory

    Work safely, productively, and efficiently, eliminating paperwork using mInventory, a mobile inventory and warehouse management solution from Innovapptive. mInventory leverages SAP Inventory Management (IM) and Warehouse Management (WM) modules.

  • Configuring mInventory

    Establish connection with the server before you can use mInventory.

    • Connect to Server

      When you open the application for the first time, you are directed to a connection settings screen. Enter the connection parameters and connect to the server.

    • Choose Language

      Configure the mInventory to display the menu items (labels and messages) in the language of your choice.

    • Choose Time Format

      The application supports both 12 and 24-hour time format.

  • Get Started with the mInventory Application

    Once you connect to the server, you can login to the mInventory application either using your credentials or by using App Passcode or Fingerprints or Face ID.

  • Understanding and Working with mInventory

    This chapter familiarizes you with the basic functionality of the mInventory application.

  • How to use mInventory in Offline mode

    When the network connection is low or unstable, you can switch to offline mode and continue working. The transactions that you do in offline mode are stored in Offline Outbox. The records in the Offline Outbox are automatically posted to backend systems when you switch from offline to online mode.

  • Check Inventory and Warehouse Stocks (Stock Overview)

    As a logistics personnel, you can check the inventory and warehouse stock levels using the Stock Overview module.

  • Record Movement of Goods into Warehouse (Goods Receiving)

    A goods receipt is the physical inbound movement of goods or materials from an external vendor or from production into a storage location/warehouse.

  • Record Movement of Goods from Warehouse (Goods Issue)

    A goods issue is an outbound movement of goods in the form of material withdrawal or shipment from a storage location or warehouse.

  • Count inventory/warehouse items at regular intervals (Cycle Counting)

    Use the Cycle Counting module to count the items in Handling Unit, Inventory and Warehouse on a cyclic schedule, to ensure accuracy of inventory.

  • Record stock transfers

    When you receive a request for stock transfer within the organization, you can use the Transfer Posting module to manage stock transfers.

  • Execute Consignment Audits

    Consignment Audit is the process of cycle counting against the physical inventory documents for Bill of Materials, Batch Managed Items, and Materials.

  • Confirm Services Availed from Internal or External Vendors

    Use the Services Confirmation module to confirm the services that are availed from an internal or external vendor.

  • Kitting and Staging Materials (Kitting)

    Kitting and Staging helps warehouse operators to KIT (collect) the stock items of an order and place order for non stock items. Once all items in the order are kitted and staged using Kitting module, warehouse operators issue them to the maintenance technicians at one go and help complete the work with ease.

  • Manage Inbound and Outbound Processes

    Use the Inbound & Outbound Processes module to manage the inbound and outbound tasks including picking and packing the material, shipping from warehouse to the destination and sending the material to the put away.

  • Manage goods movement and stock management (Extended Warehouse Management)

    Use the Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module to effectively manage material flow and high volume processing requirements in warehouses/distribution centers.

  • Manage offshore logistics (Remote Logistics Management)

    Designed primarily for the oil and gas industry, the Remote Logistics Management (RLM) module supports the offshore logistics processes.

  • Purchase Materials through Mobile Devices
  • Assign/update storage bin for materials

    Use the Storage Bin Update (IM) module to assign/update storage bin for materials. You can assign multiple materials to a storage bin.

  • Create storage bins and bin labels

    Use the Bin Creation module to create bins and print the bin labels. When you add a Bin Number in Online mode, the application validates if the Storage Bin exists in SAP. Once the bin is created, you can print the labels.

  • Generate and Print Barcode Labels

    Use the Label Printing module to generate and print barcode labels for Outbound Delivery-Handling Unit, Purchase Order/Stock Transport Order, Bin and Return Delivery.

  • Update Loading and Shipment status

    Use the Loading module to manage your Shipment loading tasks. You can search the shipment documents, enter the loading start date and time and post the data to the server. Once the shipment is created, you can print and email the shipment document.

  • Reprint material documents and labels on the go

    Use the Print On Demand module to print the material documents and labels. This functionality is the same as the MB90 transaction in SAP.

  • View material documents

    Use the Material Document Display module to view the material documents. This functionality is the same as the MB03 transaction in SAP.

  • Create Shipment and Assign Deliveries

    When you receive requirements using a purchase, stock transport order or sales order, you verify the availability of stock or material, create deliveries and group them based on factors like transportation planning, picking address, delivery address, and cost. You then create a Shipment and assign these deliveries.

  • View analytics for Goods Receiving—Purchase Orders

    Analytics provide better insight, quick identification, and easy navigation to the recorded data.

  • Application UI Across Platforms and Form Factors

    This section showcases the UI across different form factors and platforms for this application.

Configuring mInventory

Establish connection with the server before you can use mInventory.

Once you open the app, do the following configurations:

  • Connect to Server
  • Choose Language
  • Choose Time Format
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