3.7.6. Slow Moving Inventory

Slow moving Inventory is Inventory that has not been used since the specified cutoff date. Inventory is considered to have been used whenever it is issued, received, returned, counted, etc. To view slow moving Inventory, select the "Slow Moving Inventory" option. The following screen will appear:

Slow Moving Inventory

Tip

The Cutoff date is a required field. If you don"t enter a Cutoff date, no data will be displayed.

When displaying slow moving Inventory, you are presented with the following options:

All Class Codes

Select to display slow moving Inventory for all Class Codes.

Selected

Specify Class Code whose slow moving Inventory you want to display.

Pattern

Enter a Class Code pattern to select a range of Class Codes. Refine your search using Regular Expressions, as described in Section 1.2.9, “Topic: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions”.

Cutoff Date

Any Inventory that has not been moved since this date will be displayed. This is a required field.

All Warehouses

Select to display slow moving Inventory for all Warehouses.

Selected

Specify Warehouse whose slow moving Inventory you want to display.

Show Inventory Value

Select to include the Inventory value of slow moving Inventory in the display. Specify whether to display Inventory value using Standard Costs or Actual Costs.

Use Standard Costs

Select to show Inventory value based on Standard Costs.

Use Actual Costs

Select to show Inventory value based on Actual Costs.

Order By

Order the output by one of the following methods:

Item Number: Select to order the display by Item Number.
Date Last Used: Select to order the display by the date Inventory was last used. Inventory is considered to have been used whenever it is issued, received, returned, counted, etc.
Inventory Value: Select to order the display by Inventory value. This selection will only be available if used in conjunction with the "Show Inventory Value" option.

Quantities on Hand

Display lists Quantities on Hand for slow moving Inventory, using the specified parameters.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CLOSE: Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.
QUERY: Select to generate the display, using the specified parameters. Cutoff date must be entered for calculation to proceed. Results will be displayed in the "Quantities on Hand" list.
PRINT: Runs the report associated with this screen.

Right-clicking on an Item in the Quantities on Hand list enables you to select from the following menu options:

Transfer to another Warehouse: Select to transfer Inventory from the specified Warehouse to another Warehouse.
Adjust this QOH: Select to enter a Miscellaneous Adjustment for the specified Item Site.
Reset this QOH to 0: Select to change the Quantity on Hand for the specified Item Site to zero.
Enter Misc. Count: Select to enter a Miscellaneous Inventory Count for the specified Item Site.
Issue Count Tag: Select to create a Count Tag for the specified Item Site.
Export Contents: Export the data displayed on the screen into a plain-text, TAB-delimited file. This file may subsequently be imported into a spreadsheet or other office tool.