The optional Design Manager Data Collection System is a flexible way to work with both special order inventory and stock inventory items using bar code labels and a portable handheld scanner. By organizing items and tasks into logical groups called “Lots,” the system allows the user to track items to and from a job site, transfer items to projects for proposal/billing, receive items, deliver items, create a point of sale invoice, transfer items to and from warehouses and showrooms, and perform physical counts.
To use this system you will need the optional Design Manager Data Collector software and a handheld portable scanner. You will also need to print labels from the Design Manager software that are compatible with the scanner.
The following scanners work with Design Manager and can be purchased directly from Design Manager, Inc.
Unitech HT580 – This scanner is small, light and portable with a 4 line display. It can be used in all aspects of the Design Manager System and plugs into the computer via a USB port.
Symbol/Motorola CS 1504 – This scanner is inexpensive and very small. It is designed to fit on a keychain and can used by a client or designer to gather a simple list of items from a showroom or warehouse. That list can be sent to a Point of Sale Invoice or to a Project for specifying. It can be used for all data collection functions in Design Manager except for the Project Site Transfer function which requires the scanner to have a display.
The Datalogic/Percon/PSC PT 2000 – Support for this scanner is provided for backward compatability with old versions of Design Manager. This scanner cannot be purchased new as it has been discontinued. Users should purchase the HT580 scanner pictured above.