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Common Mobile Devices Questions
By what criteria can the InventoryControl database be filtered to produce the
database that’s downloaded to a mobile device?
Source and Destination Sites (To/From Sites), a range of Location values and a
range of Item Number values can be specified in the Create Database screen’s
Filter section. (Main Window > Mobility > WDT2200 or Window s Mobile/CE >
Create Database).
Business Examples
Business Type: Distributing – Multiple Mobile Devices
Sebastian Distributing has several workers in both warehouses that
use mobile devices. Because of the warehouse environment, and
the fact that this business has a large amount of inventory, they have chosen to
use the W DT3200.
A typical workday for a mobile device user is as follows:
The supervisor creates and sends an updated database to each mobile device.
The employee receives the device assigned to her area. She performs
transactions (Adds, Removes, Receives, Moves, Picks) as needed throughout
the day. At the end of the day, the she returns the device to the supervisor who
transfers the transaction information back to the PC database. The supervisor
then process the transactions using the Mobile Device Wizard.
Business Type: Fleet – M ultiple Mobile Devices
This medium-sized business uses the WDT2200.
The fleet business has each vehicle setup as a site. Each truck has
it’s own mobile device that the driver uses to perform transactions. Each device
is set on the Site Configuration screen to the specific vehicle (site) to which it is
assigned.
A typical workday for a mobile device user is as follows:
The supervisor creates and sends an updated database to each m obile device.
The employee receives the device assigned to his or her truck. The trucks are
restocked each m orning based on the call schedule for that day. To do this, the
user performs Move transactions on the mobile device moving the inventory from
the storage area to the truck (and physically moves the inventory). The user then
begins making the calls for the day and removes inventory as needed. For
example, when a cable box and remote are removed from the truck and left with