Introduction to SMARTScan
SMARTScan is physical inventory software that was developed for the Motorola MC3190 mobile computing platform. The software was developed to fill the industries need to maintain accurate physical inventory counts and minimize labor costs.
SMARTScan allows the user of the MC3190 to scan the barcode on a product, enter its shelf location, the Quantity, then save the item and move on to the next product.
SMARTScan interfaces directly with the SMARTSystem line of PC Software applications for hand’s free inventory reconciliation.
The layout of the data that is collected by the mobile device is at the end of this document for easy integration with your existing inventory software.
SMARTScan™ V1.2 Operating Instructions
| To start SMARTScan: |
Turn on the unit
Press the Red button on the lower right corner of the unit
With your Finger or the Stylus:
Tap the “Start Button”
Then Tap the SMARTScan icon.
** If your Mobile Device is equipped with the Motorola App Center you can simply tap the SMARTScan icon to start the program.
SMARTScan Operation |
After the SMARTScan software is started the following instructions can be followed for to enter Physical Inventory Counts and Locations.
Refer to the figures in the SMARTScan™ Device Screen Reference for visual aids.
Entering Inventory Counts: |
The following instructions describe how to enter physical inventory items:
- Enter the product Shelf location
- Repeat until done with Shelf
- Scan the barcode
- Use the numeric Keypad to enter quantity
- Press ENTER on the keypad or tap save button
Starting a new Shelf: |
These instructions describe how to complete the current shelf and start working with a new shelf:
- Tap New Shelf button
- Enter the product Shelf location
- Repeat until done with Shelf
- Scan the barcode
- Use the numeric Keypad to enter quantity
- Press ENTER on the keypad or tap save button
Editing Detail Records / Making Corrections |
Follow these instructions to make changes to data stored in the mobile device:
- Locate the item in the Data Grid in lower portion of the screen
- Tap the item you wish to modify with Finger or Stylus
- Edit the desired information by tapping into the field containing the incorrect information
- Press enter in Quantity field or tap Save to complete the correction
CLEAR ALL SCANNED ITEMS |
WARNING! Performing this action will PERMANENTLY delete all of the physical inventory records stored in the device.
To PERMANENTLY DELETE all physical inventory data stored in the mobile device follow these instructions:
- Double tap the Data Grid with your finger or Stylus
- You will be prompted twice to confirm
- See Figure 2 and Figure 3 in the Device Screen Reference
- Confirm both times and data will be cleared
- See Figure 2 and Figure 3 in the Device Screen Reference
SMARTScan™ Device Screen Reference
Overview |
This section contains screen shots of the SMARTScan™ device screens for user reference.
Reference Screen Shots |
Figure 1:
Main SMARTScan Inventory Screen:
Figure 2:
If a data line is double-tapped the following screen appears to confirm that the user wants to delete all of the data in the device:
Figure 3:
If the user confirms that they want to delete all of the data in the device they are prompted a second time to be absolutely sure that they know all data will be permanently deleted:
SMARTScan™ Programmer Data Schema Reference
How the Data is Stored |
The data collected by the SMARTScan software is stored as XML files in the root folder of the device. This is generally denoted as “\” when looking at the device.
All edits and modifications are stored in InventoryQuantities.xml
XML Record Layout (Schema): |
The fields contained in each XML record of InventoryQuantities.xml are:
GUID:
Globally Unique Identification Value for the record
ScannedCode:
UPC value scanned by barcode reader (note these do not always contain the check digit from the scanned barcode)
Shelf Location:
The shelf location entered by the user
Quantity
The quantity entered by the user
DateTimeStamp:
The Date and Time according to the Mobile Device at the time the record was written.