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Bin bafflement - 1/29/2013 3:30:27 PM

Scloughley

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Eric
I've finally got started with CellarTracker and I am befuddled with the bin logic.
There seems no way to define the bin nomenclature, so when I entered my first bottle I simply entered A1, being row 1 and column 1. So far so logical and this bin description was accepted.
Next I had 2 identical bottles for bins A2 and A3. But when entering each individually, I was given 2 rows, one for each bottle, but from the bin drop down I was offered only the location A1!! I tried entering A2 and A3, but it replaced the entered text with A1. However, entering just numerical values, in this case 2 and 3, and the software was happy.
So what's a chap to do? Use only numerical values? If so, when I enter bulk (say for a case I buy), how would I describe a range of bins such as A1-A12 or, more challenging, how about a range that starts in one row (A9-A12) and continues to the next row (B1-B8).?
I tried your help text and perusing the forums but could find no description of the model you use for bins.

Thanks in advance.

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RE: Bin bafflement - 1/29/2013 3:39:16 PM

Eric

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Were you using the dropdown or just entering it directly into the control? If the menu opened up and offered A1 just IGNORE it and type A2. Or maybe hit the ESCAPE key, but that should not be necessary. Just do NOT pick A1 from the menu.

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RE: Bin bafflement - 1/29/2013 4:03:38 PM

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Ok Eric, that worked. I can now enter a1... Etc.
How about my follow on question? If I have a case and I want to allocated to a contiguous series of bins - rows or columns - is this feasible via bulk entry of bottles....or must I enter bin-by-bin?
Nice software by the way. Everything else works like a charm!

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RE: Bin bafflement - 1/29/2013 4:22:54 PM

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Well as you enter, make sure you have toggled to single-bin entry so that you have a row for each bottle. (It looks like you have done that.) However there is no auto-fill capability. You will still need to go bottle by bottle.

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RE: Bin bafflement - 2/3/2013 6:47:21 PM

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One suggestion ... do the numerical digit first. and if you have more than 10 rows, do it like this ... 01A.

That's how CT reads it...number first and if you get to 10 it will show after 1 and before 2. 09 is followed by 10, 11 etc.

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RE: Bin bafflement - 2/4/2013 6:23:30 AM

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Thanks a lot for the hint. I don't quite follow what you mean in the second sentence, but I'm guessing you suggest the following structure for the bin locations (with the letters indicating columns):
01A 01B 01C ...
02A 02B 02C ...
03A 03B 03C ...

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