Tell Narada what you did
Narada sees your business through the files your ERP sends. Between two files it cannot see what you did. Five buttons tell it, and they keep its suggestions right.
If you skip them, Narada does not guess. It holds back and asks you again. A line on your drafts stays off new drafts. A late order counts as not coming once it is later than the supplier usually takes. A move counts as nothing saved.
The five things to tell Narada
Section titled “The five things to tell Narada”| What you did | Where you tell Narada | What happens if you don’t |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Put a Narada draft into your ERP | Placed in my ERP, on Orders or Purchase Orders | The draft keeps its lines off new drafts. After a week, its card asks “Still a draft after N days” |
| 🟢 Decided not to use a draft | Delete draft, on Purchase Orders | Its lines stay off new drafts, so Narada does not suggest them again |
| 🟡 Moved stock from another branch | Moved it under the line, on What to Order | Narada keeps suggesting the move, and the stock that left counts as nothing saved |
| 🟡 Heard about a late order | Still coming, Not coming or Not sure, on Orders | Narada suggests buying as if it won’t come |
| 🟡 Acted on a finding that has since gone away | Yes or No under the question “Did you act on the … finding?”, on the finding itself | If you have not answered within 14 days, the finding is not credited to you |
Narada drafts → you put it in your ERP → you press Placed in my ERP → your next ERP file shows the order → Narada counts it as on its way
Step by step on your buying day
Section titled “Step by step on your buying day”- After you put a draft into your ERP, press Placed in my ERP. Why this matters: a draft is only a plan. Narada counts an order as on its way once you mark it placed and it arrives in time.
- Delete drafts you will not use. Why this matters: a line on any open draft is never put on a second one, however old the draft is. That stops the same part being ordered twice.
- When you move stock between branches, press Moved it. Why this matters: Narada then stops suggesting that move, and does not count stock that left as money freed.
- Answer the late-orders questions on Orders. Why this matters: Narada then knows whether to plan around the order or buy without it.
- Answer “Did you act on the … finding?” when you see it. Why this matters: when a finding clears and Narada can’t confirm what you did, only your answer can credit the result to you. To find them, open Issues and press Show them on the line “N cleared findings are asking whether you acted on them”. Those rows are tagged asks you.
What you will see: on Orders, a card can say “6 lines are already on draft PO-261003-SUP05-01 (15 days old), so they are left off this order.” On What to Order, the line reads “On draft PO-261003-SUP05-01, 15 days old”. Both mean the same thing: those parts wait on a draft you made.
How to check Narada got it right
Section titled “How to check Narada got it right”These checks take a minute, and they catch the mistakes a file cannot show.
- Open the draft a card names. If it is already in your ERP, press Placed in my ERP. If not, order it or delete it.
- Press Show on a buy line. The “Available to order against” step names every number it used: what is on the shelf, what is on its way, and what customers are waiting for. “Down to 77 units, counting 77 on order” means the shelf is empty and 77 are coming.
- Open a part’s page when something looks off. If stock is stuck, the page says where and how much, for example “NOR: stopped selling, $3,209 of stock”. The same figure sits in the Trapped column below. See A part’s page.
- Read the money Narada says you freed. For too much stock, Narada counts only the stock that left faster than your normal sales. Stock you would have sold anyway, and stock you moved to another branch, is not counted as saved.
Behind the scenes
Section titled “Behind the scenes”A draft never counts as stock on its way. That is on purpose: a draft you forgot would hide a real need. So instead, Narada keeps a drafted line off new drafts, and asks you after a week whether the draft went into your ERP.
A move between branches is suggested only when the other branch has more than its own reorder point. Narada counts a move as free and arriving the Monday after. If moves cost you real money, tell us: it changes which moves are worth it.
- Your buying day: the whole weekly order, step by step.
- Orders: the cards, drafts and late orders.
- When you disagree with Narada: what to do when a number looks wrong.