SAM300 Reference Manual v1.0
Utilities
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Physical Inventory Comparison
Partial Physical Inventory Comparison
These utilities will compare the inventory quantity of the PLU file with that of an external
file. The external file can be one that was created by a hand scanner that was used to take a
physical inventory count. This file could also be created by an accounting program that has
the capabilities to export an ASCII text file.
The Partial Inventory Comparison compares only PLUs where the external file contains data.
The Physical Inventory Comparison compares all PLUs.
Requirements
In order to compare files, the external file must have the following characteristics:
The name of the file must be COLLECT.DAT
The file COLLECT.DAT must be in the same directory of the Store name. If you collect
data for the store KFC, then the file COLLECT.DAT must be in the path
\SAM300\STORES\KFC\COLLECT.DAT .
The file must be a comma delimited ASCII text file.
Each PLU must be on its own line.
Every Line must end with a carriage return and line feed.
The first field of the line must be the PLU number, followed by a comma.
The second field of the line must be the quantity.
You can have additional fields, however, the comparison program only uses the first 2
fields.
