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Precision Load Records Component Inventory System


Options


The Component Inventory is an optional feature that may be activated or de-activated from the Main Form menu bar at the top of the page. 

Click the "File" menu item and check or un-check the "Inventory Functions are Enabled/Disabled" 

Overview


The Component Inventory System is configured to operate either as a Semi-automated process, a User Entry process or a combination of both processes.

In order to acquaint the first time user with the inventory process, the system is installed with some items configured as inventory items. 

To re-set Inventory items for all records in a component database to zero: 
  • Open the Main inventory module from the Main Form | Component Menu | Inventory Adjustment. 
  • Check the Component Clear Inventory Buttons... checkbox.
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  • This will enable the clear button in each component module.

    The semi-automated system will maintain a running inventory of loaded rounds and all load components, adding loaded rounds and removing components as the loading process is completed then removing loaded rounds as shot coordinates and targets are entered for each firearm. When loaded rounds are removed from inventory, empty cases will be added back into the Cartridge Case inventory record.

    For either process to work properly, all components that are used to record a load for any firearm should first be entered into each of the respective component databses and adequate stock values maintained to allow the automated process to continue..

    Each load component should then be entered from the component databases into the Load Record.

    Initial Inventory Entry process

  • From the main form, in the top menu bar, click the Component Menu item to select individual component inventory pages.
  • On each component control form, from the Inventory Control Tab, select the record of a component that will be flagged as an inventory itme.
  • Check if the item is to be an inventory item. This will activate the inventory entry fields for this item.
  • Check if this item is to be kept in stock. This will track and print inventory replacement values.
  • Enter the maximun number of items to be kept on hand as "Maximum Stock..
  • Enter the minimum number of items to be kept on hand as "Mimimum Stock".
  • Enter the Cost per item as the "Last Cost per item".
  • Enter the number of items currently in stock as "On Hand".
  • Click the "Post Changes" button.
  • The "Average Cost" per item and the "Total" inventory values will be calculated.
  • Click The "Calculate" button in the Total in-Stock Inventory panel.
  • If the On Hand value is less than the Mimimum Stock value, the  Re Stock value will be calculated. If the On Hand value falls between the Minimum and Maximum values the Re Sock value will clear. 
  • Clicking the "View/Print Inventory" button will open a Preview/Print listing all component records that are checked as an inventory item.
  • Clicking the "View/Print Restock Order" will open a Preview/Print window listing all components that need to be restocked.

    User Entry Process


    The inventory values of an inventory item may be reconciled or edited at any time.

    If items are added to inventory:
  • Enter the last cost of an item and enter the number of items added in the IN field then click the "Post Changes" button. 
  • The average cost of the item, the total value of the inventory items and the number of items in inventory will be calculated.

    If items are removed from inventory:
  • Enter the ummber of items removed in the OUT field and then click the "Post Changes" button.
  • The total value of the inventory itmes and the number of items in inventory will be calculated.


  • Semi-Automated process


    After reloading a number of rounds for a firearm:
  • Select the firearm.
  • Select the load from the Main Form, Load Records, Load Data Tab.
  • At the bottom of the form, click the "Component Inventory" button.
  • The Inventory Adjustment Form will open.
  • Enter the "Number Of Rounds Loaded".
  • Click each of the component "Adjust Inventory" buttons.
  • If if a sufficient number of components are listed as "On Hand", the number of components used will be removed from stock and a notation will be made in the Inventory memo  of the date, time, number of units removed from stock, number of units remaining in stock and the value of the remaining stock.
  • If the number of components on hand is less than the number used in the load, the inventory item may be edited and re adjusted.
  • If no inventory record is present for the loaded rounds, a record will be automatically created with all costs and values calculated.

    After firing a number of rounds of ammunition loaded from components that are inventory items: 
  • Select the Firearm.
  • Select the Load.
  • Select the load from the Main Form, Load Records, Load Data Tab.
  • Select the Target Record Tab and enter the target information.
  • Select the Shot Record Tab and manually enter or use the Ditital Target Scoring feature to record the shots fired on the target.
  • At the bottom of the Shot Record tabbed page, click the "Remove fired round from Loaded Ammunition Inventory" button.
  • The process will remove loaded rounds from inventory, add empty cartridge cases back into inventory and add to the total number of shots fired from the selected firearm.
  • The "Remove fired rounds....." button will then become inactive until a new target record is opened.