Equipment Inventory Database User Guide
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Gels

 
Gels - If you have a large collection of Gels that you want to inventory, you can keep track of them in the Gels Module.
 
Gel Color Summary:  This is a summary page of all the Colors you have.  It shows the Mfg #, Color, Transmission %, Manufacturer Qty in Stock, Available Qty, and costs.
 
 
Search:  You may Search and Filter on Color or manufacturer.
 
 
Here is an example of filtering by Manufacturer:
 
 
To clear the filter - click on the "View All Colors" button.
 
Gel Color Details:
 
On the Gel Color Details screen you can enter the costs, replacement costs and rental fees.  You can also see the gels that are "In Use" on a Fixture In Use record.  To add or edit a color on the Fixture In Use record - go to the Fixture In Use screen (see Main Menu).
 
 
1)  Manufacturer - select from list.  Update the list on the Utilities screen.
2)  Mfg Gel # and/or Description    
3)  Qty in Stock / Qty Available (if a Gel is in use (Fixture In Use) or rented it is subtracted from the Available Qty).
4)  Costs
5)  RGB - you can enter the RGB numbers and the color will be estimated.
6)  Transmission %
7)  Color Swatch - You can make a screen print of the color swatch from the manufacturer's website and load it as a photo (like you would for a fixture photo)
8)  Color Data - You can make a screen print of the color data from the manufacturer's website and load it.
9)  In-Use status - If a Gel has been assigned to a Fixture-In-Use record - it will be shown here.
10)  Rented - If you rent/checkout gels - they will be listed here.
11)  Discard fields - Discarded??  Discard Date, Value, and Discard Reason
 
Delete Color:  To delete a Color Gel record - click on the "Delete Color" button on either the Summary or the Details Screen.
 
Reports:
 
There are reports for the Gels collection on the Accessory, Gobo and Gel Reports Menu.
 
All reports can be printed to a printer or PDF file.  See the Appendix on Printing Options for more details.
 
 
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