How To: Use the Watchdog Report
The Watchdog Report in Yellow Dog Inventory helps identify data issues that may affect inventory accuracy.
Why It Matters: Reviewing and resolving issues identified in the Watchdog report regularly—especially before physical inventory— allow you to maintain a clean and reliable database.
Who: Inventory managers, data administrators, and anyone responsible for maintaining item records or preparing for physical inventory in Yellow Dog.
Prerequisite:
- Appropriate user permissions to run reports and edit inventory data.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Run the Watchdog Report
- Go to Home > Watchdog.
- Use the Store dropdown menu to select a store.
- Click Get Results!.
Review and Resolve Issues
- Click on the row to highlight the issue.
- Click Edit button.
The Edit button will be named based on how to resolve the issue (for example, Edit Item, Edit Store, Edit Vendor). - Complete step to resolve indicated issue.
Example: If issue is Vendor is not assigned to ANY store, clicking Edit Vendor will open the Vendor and Manufacturer Editor where you can assigned the vendor to a store.
Tips: You can schedule the Watchdog Report to be emailed automatically to receive reminders to review issues on a regular schedule. Go to Reports > Send Saved Reports > 201 – ALR – Check Watchdog to complete setup.
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