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'''USING ABE AND A PDE STOCKTAKING UNIT'''

Here are some instructions to use the PDE when doing a stocktake:

 1. In Control, select Stock -> Stocktake -> Record Pre-Stocktake Quantities
  1. Assume Recorded but not counted items are zero = Y
  1. Select the other options as applicable.
 1. Turn on the PDE unit.
 1. On PDE, select "Clear data on PDE" -> "Count File" to ensure it is blank when you first start.
 1. On PDE, select  unit "Collect Count = 1"
 1. Start scanning all items in the store
 1. '''On computer desktop, double-click on the "PDE" icon (it allows the server to talk to the PDE unit)'''
 1. Plug in the PDE unit when ready to download
 1. In Control, select Stocktake -> PDE Stocktake Operations -> Retrieve Counts from PDE.
 1. On PDE, select "Upload Counts"
 1. In Control, A file name will be displayed on the screen. Press <enter> to select this file name.
 1. "Do you wish to import" = Y
 1. Once the system has imported, you should DELETE the data from the PDE unit
 1. Wait for 1 minute for counts to be processed.
 1. In Control, select Stock -> Stocktake -> Stocktake Variance Report. This will show all variances between quantity in computer and quantity on shelves.

 1. When satisfied with variance report, select -> Stocktake -> Generate Stocktake Adjustments - This will finalise the stock.
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