{"id":3103,"date":"2023-10-03T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2023-10-03T13:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:00:37","slug":"user-friendly-software-for-fresh-produce-by-waudware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/user-friendly-software-for-fresh-produce-by-waudware\/2023\/10\/03\/","title":{"rendered":"User-Friendly Software for Fresh Produce by WaudWare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/produceinventory.com\/produce-inventory-control-system.html\">Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software<\/a> being user-friendly. Here\u2019s one example of how we help users learn more about the power of PICS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/produceinventory.com\/produce-inventory-control-system.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2515 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/WW-eSignature-mq.jpg\" alt=\"specialized software for the fresh produce industry\" width=\"375\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>An Overview of How PICS Works<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Key Concepts<\/strong> section in <strong>PICS Help<\/strong> provides users with an overview (or bird\u2019s eye view) of each PICS function. If you\u2019re on-boarding new team members or doing some cross-training, this will be especially helpful. When you\u2019re logged into PICS, click on PICS Help. Here are the Key Concepts that new users can learn more about in PICS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accounting<\/li>\n<li>Administration<\/li>\n<li>Inventory<\/li>\n<li>Pricing<\/li>\n<li>Selling<\/li>\n<li>System Controls<\/li>\n<li>Traceability<\/li>\n<li>Hosted vs In House PICS Server<\/li>\n<li>PICS in a Box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How We\u2019re Making PICS Software Better<\/h3>\n<p>Last month we enhanced the <strong>Product Chooser<\/strong> (PICS 3.0 only) to make the qty ordered green if filled, and make the unit column blue if there are no alternate units for that item, and white if there are.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/produceinventory.com\/produce-inventory-control-system.html\">Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software<\/a> for the fresh produce industry by watching our <a href=\"https:\/\/produceinventory.com\/book-produce-inventory-free-demo.html\">demo video<\/a> or requesting a business consultation and demo with our <a href=\"https:\/\/produceinventory.com\/team-profiles.html\">General Manager, F. 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