Stock Management

This is the area where information about available panels is displayed. To reach this section select "Stock Management" tab in the main window.

The Stock Management role is to help you to keep track of used panels, bands and reusable offcuts.

To change a field value, double click the field to switch it to edit mode or just type the new value and press [Enter] to validate.
The cursor will move to the next field.

Alternatively, you can edit stock details by clicking the edit button

on the left of the stock item name.

To insert a new stock item press the [Insert] key or use the navigation bar from the top of the application window.

The "Stock Management" window is made up of 2 sections:

The booking area - is situated on the left and it displays the required panels, bands and the resulting offcuts for the current cutting layout. The booking process can be started by clicking on "Execute booking " button.
The Stock area - is situated on the right and it displays the panels, bands and reusable offcuts in stock.

Booking

The booking process consists of two main steps:

Refreshing the information about panels, bands and reusable offcuts. This is done by clicking the "Refresh" button.
Launch the booking procedure by clicking the "Execute booking" button.

The booking process for panels will:

Substract the quantity of required panels from the quantity of existing panels in stock. Panels not present in stock will appear with negative values in the quantity field.
Update the value of the "Last updated" label on the bottom of the stock grid.

Prior to booking, panels can be added or removed from the list.

The booking process for offcuts will:

Add the offcuts in the list of offcuts to the stock.
Update the value of the "Last updated" label on the bottom of the stock grid.

Prior to booking, offcuts can be added or removed from the list.

The booking process for bands will:

Substract the length of required bands from the length of existing bands in stock. Bands not present in stock will appear with negative values in the length field.
Update the value of the "Last updated" label on the bottom of the stock grid.

Prior to booking, bands can be added or removed from the list.

The booking process can be automated by checking the options "Execute booking for panels after each optimization" and/or "Execute booking for offcuts after each optimization" and/or "Execute booking for bands after each optimization".

Please note that once executed, the booking process can not be rolled back.