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Dee Count Manual

Copyright 2011 2014 David G Shrock

iPad, iPhone, pple pp Store, and iCloud are trade!ark" o# pple $nc% ll other trade!ark" &elong to

their re"pective o'ner"%

Content"

1% (vervie'

1%1 )e' in 2%0

1% 2 *ar Code Scanning

1% + - Code Scanning

2% Getting Started 'ith Dee Count

2%1 ./a!ple Dance Store

2%1%1 i/ing Mi"take" or du"ting Count"

2%1%2 -evie'ing 3otal"

2%2 Pre#erence"

+% Co!par e Count"

+%1 -e"et Count"

+%2 ./port to nother Device or pp5

+%+ $!port count co!pari"on"

4% eature" at a Glance

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I'm a believer in exploring software over manuals, so my assumption is that the majority of readers are

researching before purchase. In Dee Count 2., I aimed to ma!e exploration less intimidating and more

informative. "here's even an option to erase everything and start over. #efore beginning a real counting

project, feel free to play with the application to find methods that wor! best for you. $tart over at any

time by opening the "ools, indicated by the gear icon, and select Clear %ll and &estart.

hile some may use Dee Count for basic inventory management, I recommend considering otherinventory apps first. If you have a suggestion that would ma!e your wor!flow easier, please let me

!now by reaching out on "witter or at my website.

"han!s for your interest.

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1% (vervie'

Count your inventory &y "canning &ar code" keeping track o# ite! location or category% Select a count7

&y 8uantity #or package" containing !ultiple ite!"% Co!pare total count" 'ith the "a!e device, on a"econd device, &y e/porting total count" to another application, or &y i!porting inventory detail" #ro!

another "o#t'are application% (ptionally, "can - code" to 8uickly enter a location na!e, or #ind a

location% Photo" help 'ith identi#ication o# "torage "pace"%

Scan &ar code" 'ith the device9" ca!era, or 'ith a *luetooth &ar code "canner% 3o help 'ith

productivity, Dee Count provide" "hortcut" including incre!enting ite! count and copy6pa"te% log

revealing the rever"e ite! count entry order help" "pot error"% See Getting Started#or a "u!!ary u"ing

Dee Count%

Dee Count 2%0: re8uire" an iPhone or iPad running i(S ; or ne'er%

Disclaimer

" 'ith any "o#t'are, re"ult" are "u"cepti&le to input error% $t i" advi"a&le to include other counting

!ethod" or repeated trial"% Store your pri!ary inventory detail" in a "eparate "o#t'are "olution%

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1%1 )e' in 2%0

-ede"igned #or i(S ; and no' "upport" iPhone, too=

Share, e/port, or print a "peci#ic location% ./port total" u"ing the "hare &utton in 3otal Count"

#ound &y tapping the > "ig!a, #or "u!5 &utton%

Categori?e ite!" and revie' total" &y category%

Scan - code to input a location na!e% @a&el your "helve"=

More option" to co!pare count" including -e"et Count" to create co!pari"on count"% See

Co!pare Count" #or in#or!ative aid"%

Photo ?oo! to &etter in"pect and help en"ure correct location%

Support #or iCloud Drive and other "torage provider"%

Ca!era &ar code "canning pre#erence" tap7to7count, or auto!atic% Green #la"h in#or!" ite! ha"

&een counted%

1%2 *ar Code Scanning

Dee Count i" de"igned #or counting &y "canning &ar code" 'ith the device9" ca!era or an e/ternal &ar

code reader% ny *luetooth device 'orking like an e/ternal

'irele"" key&oard i" "upported "uch a" the Scan#o& 200A

Scanner% Bith the ca!era, "can "ucce"" depend" on roo!

lighting, 8uality o# the &ar code, and the 8uality o# the device9"

ca!era% 3he older ca!era on the iPad 2 !ay have !ore trou&le

'ith "!aller

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$# the ca!era "ee!" to &e having trou&le recogni?ing a code, try !oving the device #arther a'ay #ro!

the code% 3ap to #ocu" i# needed% gain, a 'ell lit 'ork area re"ult" in &e"t per#or!ance%

or ite!" 'ithout &ar code", or da!aged code", enter the $D !anually, or u"e a "hortcut !ethod "uch

a" copy6pa"te or incre!enting an e/i"ting ite! count% $# an e/ternal &ar code "canner ha" trou&le 'ith a

code, give the ca!era a try%

1%+ - Code Scanning

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2% Getting Started 'ith Dee Count

3he #ir"t re8ue"t in Dee Count i" #or the na!e o# a ne' location% Plan ahead and divide your area into

"!all, !anagea&le location" "uch a" "helving unit", clothing rack", or ai"le"% )a!e or nu!&er and la&el

each location, optionally attaching a - code #or 8uicker entry% Go ahead and give Dee Count a try

#ir"t to #ind 'hat 'ork" &e"t #or your 'ork#lo'% ou can "tart over at any ti!e 'hen you9re ready%

2%1 ./a!ple Dance Store

or a retail "tore containing "hoe", apparel, and acce""orie" #or dance, product" are

arranged 'ithin the retail area and "torage roo! organi?ed &y type and "tyle% Be9ll

"tart at a "helving "tructure containing a variety o# tap "hoe", na!e it, 3ap Shel# 1, and

attach a - code la&el to the "hel#% photo "nap"hot 'ill help u" re!e!&er 'hich

"hel# "ince 'e have "everal% $n"tead o# entering the na!e on the key&oard, 'e9ll "can

the - code% 3ap Done to "ave the location%

Categories

Be9d like to categori?e our ite!" to revie' total" &y category later, "o let9" add a ne' category, 3ap

Shoe"%E Setting the category on the location, 3ap Shel# 1, 'ill !ark each ite! added in the 3ap Shoe"

category% $# a "hel# contain" another kind o# "hoe, 'e can "et the category individually &y "electing the

ite! and changing the category on the ite!9" detail" page% 3he category #or the location i" #ound at the

&otto!% (n the iPhone, #ind it in .dit !ode, or 'ith the iPhone held "ide'ay"%

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Tip: If the on-screen keyboard gets in the way, touch something else or swipe down on the screen.

3he #ollo'ing "creen "hot "ho'" our e!pty 3ap Shel# 1 'ith ?ero count"%

photo !ay help identi#y a "peci#ic "hel#% Since our "tock roo! i" lined 'ith nu!&ered "helve", 'e9ll

"nap a "hot% @ater, dou&le7tap the photo to ?oo!6enlarge #or in"pection%

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3he count7&y "election i" #ound &elo' the title 'ith 1 currently "elected% So!e o# our &o/e" o# dance

tight" in the "tock roo! co!e 'ith + unit", &ut all o# our tap "hoe" have 1 pair in"ide, "o 'e9ll leave the

count7&y at 1% or other 8uantitie", "elect the 8ue"tion !ark and enter a value 'hich 'ill appear in the

third &o/% Bhen ready to add ite!", "elect the &o/ indicated, item UPC I!% 3ap the code7ca!era

&utton on the le#t to &egin "canning 'ith the ca!era% #e' &o/e" do not have &ar code", "o 'e can

enter tho"e u"ing the key&oard, or i# 'e already have the ite! counted, incre!ent the count or copy and

pa"te #ro! another location%

" each ite! i" counted it 'ill appear in the li"t ordered alpha7nu!erically% 3he log li"t" ite! $D"

counted 'ith !o"t recent at top% (n the iPhone, the log !ay &e hidden% 3ap the @og &utton to reveal

and the Count" &utton to return to the li"t o# ite!"%

or ite!" 'ithout code", a#ter it9" entered once, 'e incre!ent the count &y tapping the ite! in the li"t

and choo"ing the ++incre!ent #ro! the !enu%

$# you9d like to "et a #riendly ite! na!e, tap the ite! in the li"t and "elect Detail"% (ptionally, i!portinventory detail" to "et each ite!9" de"cription 6 na!e at once along 'ith co!pari"on count"%

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up in red, and the grand total at the &otto!% $n the i!age &elo', counting the "tore i" un#ini"hed "o

there are a good "hare o# red count"% Select an ite! to revie' detail" and #ind all o# the location" 'here

an ite! 'a" counted at%

3he ite! a&ove 'a" counted t'ice, once at Shel# + and again at *allroo! "hoe "hel# 4, &ut our

inventory co!pari"on clai!" 'e "hould have only one% @i"ting the location" help" u" go to the "ource

to inve"tigate thi" di"crepancy%

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$n 3otal Count", "electing Categorie" reveal" count" in each category, and choo"ing a category return"

u" to the $te!" li"t 'ith re"ult" li!ited &y the "elected category% 3ap an ite! to revie' detail" and

'hich location" it 'a" counted at% 3apping the location 'ill u!p to that location%

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2%2 Pre#erence"

ind pre#erence option" in the 3ool" !enu and in the Setting" pp under Dee Count% Fiding the +/-

toggle !ay help reduce error" #ro! accidental touche"% )o7tap &ar code "canning 'ith the ca!era !ay

&e pre#era&le in "o!e "ituation", 'hile tap7to7"can help" avoid e/tra count"% $# u"ing - code" #or

location na!e", turn on the - location "earch #or 8uick "'itching%

#ter "electing a location on the iPad, Dee Count auto!atically "et" the $te! $D 6

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+% Co!pare Count"

Dee Count o##er" three pri!ary !ethod" to co!pare count" 'hich !ay &e u"ed in co!&ination" #or

variou" 'ork#lo'" re"et count", e/port to another device, and i!port co!pari"on count" including

ite! de"cription% dditionally, co!paring a "ingle location on the "a!e device can &e achieved &y

creating another location and keeping the correct location% $n the tool" !enu, "elect Co!pare Count"#or a &rie# revie' o# the #ollo'ing !ethod"%

$n 3otal Count", ite!" 'ith co!pari"on count" 'ill appear 'ith a "la"h dividing your count #ro! the

inventory count% Mi"!atched count" appear red #or 8uick "potting%

+%1 -e"et Count"

%fter completing the first counts of all locations, use the current (or previous) items total counts to

compare with the next round of counting. &eset counts sets current counts to *ero leaving all item

details intact. If an inventory compare already exists, you may choose to overwrite with the current

counts or !eep the original.

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+%2 ./port to nother Device or pp5

Send a DC #ile &y e!ail or via "hared "torage drive, "uch a" iCloud Drive, to i!port on another

device a" co!pari"on count"% 3he na!e6de"cription and category o# each ite! 'ill tran"#er a" 'ell% (n

the other device, tap7and7hold on the icon to "elect open7in and choo"e Dee Count, or u"e Dee Count to

i!port #ro! "hared "torage a" de"cri&ed in the ne/t "ection%

lternatively, "hare count" 'ith another application "uch a" a "pread"heet #or revie' or cu"to!

!anipulation% $n the 3otal Count" !enu, choo"e the "hare &utton and "elect a de"tination% Choo"e CSH

#or "o#t'are "upporting co!!a7"eparated value", or choo"e DC #or ta&7deli!ited te/t #ile%

$# co!pari"on count" already e/i"t, #or convenience "hare or print only the ite!" 'ith !i"!atched

value" &y "electing the !i"!atch toggle%

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+%+ $!port Co!pari"on Count"

)ote that i!porting doe" not alter current count", only the inventory co!pare count"% $n addition, you

!ay i!port ite! na!e de"cription5%

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Text File Requirements

$!port the DC #ile #ro! another device, or i!port a ta&7deli!ited te/t #ile generated #ro! your

pri!ary inventory "o#t'are% 3he te/t #ile "hould have a "ingle ite! on each line 'ith at lea"t three

colu!n"

ite! $D

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4% eature" at a Glance

dd and na!e location" a" de"ired, optionally &y "canning a - code%

Select a count7&y value o# 1, +, or a cu"to! 8uantity%

Count &y "canning &ar code" u"ing the device9" ca!era, or an e/ternal &ar code reader%

Ca!era "can &ar code pre#erence tap7to7"can or auto!atic 'ith delay to avoid dou&le7count%

Su&tract &y the count7&y value u"ing the :67 toggle, auto!atically revert" &ack to adding%

Delete an ite! #ro! a location to "u&tract it" count at the location%

log "ho'" the !o"t recent ite!" counted add or "u&tract5 at the location in rever"e order%