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# Cycle Count

The Cycle Count App is designed to help organizations maintain accurate inventory by tracking, verifying, and reconciling stock levels. It supports different types of counts, including Directed Cycle Counts for selected items, and Hard Counts for comprehensive facility-wide inventory verification.

The app provides distinct views for Admins and Store Associates:

* Admin View: Allows reviewing, approving, or rejecting counts, managing variance thresholds, and helping maintain inventory accuracy across the system.
* [Store View](https://github.com/hotwax/oms-documentation/blob/user-guides-pub/documents/store-operations/cycle-count/README.md): Step-by-step instructions for store associates to perform cycle counts in-store.

With built-in features like bulk actions, variance alerts, and timestamped tracking, the Cycle Count App keeps inventory accurate across your network.

## Cycle count workflow

1. [Plan your count with a preview](https://github.com/hotwax/oms-documentation/blob/user-guides-pub/documents/store-operations/cycle-count/plan-cycle-count.md)
2. [Create sessions and complete your count](https://github.com/hotwax/oms-documentation/blob/user-guides-pub/documents/store-operations/cycle-count/start-complete-session.md)
3. [Review counts at the store before submitting for review](https://github.com/hotwax/oms-documentation/blob/user-guides-pub/documents/store-operations/cycle-count/count-progress-review.md)
4. [Review and approve variances at head office](/documents/retail-operations/inventory/cycle-count/pending-review.md)
5. [Go back and review old counts and export](/documents/retail-operations/inventory/cycle-count/closed.md)


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