Feature Overview: Watchdog Report

Feature Overview: Watchdog Report


The Watchdog Report in Yellow Dog Inventory helps identify data issues that may affect inventory accuracy. 

Where: The Watchdog report is located under Home > Watchdog or can be found under your saved reports 201 – ALR – CHECK Watchdog

When: Use this tool regularly—especially before physical inventory—to maintain a clean, reliable database.

Who: Inventory managers, data administrators, and anyone responsible for maintaining item records or preparing for physical inventory in Yellow Dog.

How It Works: The Watchdog report scans your Yellow Dog Inventory for inconsistencies and configuration issues that may affect inventory accuracy. It uses a set of predefined rules to identify common problems, then organizes them into categories based on severity.

Key Features:
  1. Issue Identification: Automatically scans the database for common errors such as negative on-hands, missing prices, incomplete recipes, and misassigned items.
  2. Severity-Based Filtering: Lets users focus on issues by importance—Normal (critical), Low (potential warnings), and Clutter (comprehensive view).
  3. Context Filters: Enables users to create and save custom filters to repeatedly focus on the most relevant issues for their workflow.
  4. Direct Access to Fixes: Users can open the related module and quickly resolve the issue (e.g., Recipe Editor for a broken recipe).
  5. Ignore Functionality: Allows users to ignore known or intentional exceptions to avoid cluttering future reports.
  6. Automatic Emailing: Can be scheduled to email regularly.

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