Almyta Inventory Software - Inventory Quick Start

How to start the application

1. Go to the Windows menu Start/Programs/Almyta/Almyta Control System.

2. Double-click the "New Company" and answer No on the next screen to create a new database with some test data inside.

Simplest Inventory Task

Learn how to create an inventory item and then receive, move, and issue inventory units. The rest will come!

Create an inventory item

1. Select the Inventory/Item Master List menu:

2. Click the Add New button.

3. Enter a new item id.

If you are using serial or lot numbers, see this article to find out how to turn on a serial number support.

Receive inventory units

1. Click the Yellow Plus Sign icon on the toolbar:

2. Select the created Item ID in the list, input 10 for quantities, select something for the adjustment code, and click the Receive button.

Move inventory units to a different warehouse location

1. Let us find the received units. Go back to the Item Master List and select the Item ID in the ID field (top left). You should be able to see that number of units in stock has gone up to 10. Click the In Stock Magnifying Glass button to locate the units.

2. On the Locate and Move screen, click the Move button

3. Let us move one unit to a different warehouse location (QA). Select a new location, input 1 for units, and click then Move button.

4. This is the resulting screen for our action. Click the Exit button to close this screen.

Issue (consume) inventory

1 Click the Yellow Minus Sign icon on the toolbar:

2. On the issue screen, select an adjustment code, the Item ID, and specify how many units you want to issue (2). Click the Load button to the left of Warehouse Location field.

3. On the next screen, double-click the warehouse location you want to withdraw the inventory units from.

4. And finally, click the Issue button.

You have just completed a basic inventory life cycle process. Of course, an actual business process can be more complex. However, no matter how complex it is, Almyta Control System will support it. Even if you cannot find functionality you need, ask us. Most likely the functionality is there and only configuration needs to be changed. If not, we will add a custom functionality for you. We can do it in a form of add-ins or by modifying the core system for you.

The Words we Use - In the UK, inventory is pronounced inventry or inven-tree. Inventry is one of many ways the word inventory has been said over the years. The word comes from French inventaire, which means detailed list of goods - and ultimately comes from Latin inventus, which means to be found. In the Roman Empire, inventorium meant a list of what is found. In Spanish and Italian the word is inventario, in Russian inventar, in Greek simply katalogos or catalog - reminding one of the deep split between Greek- and Latin-derived words which even in modern times remains one of the most prominent characteristics of European languages. Software is a much newer word than the old standbys mentioned above, derived from hardware in the 1960s. Ware, however, is older than English itself, probably coming from a Proto-Germanic word that meant object of care, that which is kept in custody. In inventory management, we often use two words that come from ware - software and, of course, the ancient warehouse.

Last updated on April 2, 2005.