Distribution Management System (DMS) Mobile App - User Guide
1. Daily Essentials & Dashboard
This section covers the core tools every user needs to start their day and monitor their basic status.
- Geotagged Attendance: Use the "Check IN" and "Check OUT" module on the home screen to log your daily working hours with automatic location tagging.
- Dashboard Metrics: Quickly view your Leave balances (MTD/YTD), Team Present/Total counts, and daily operational summary right from the home screen.
- My Inbox / My Outbox: Check system-generated notifications, pending action items, and internal communications.
- Profile: Manage your personal account details and user settings.
2. Market Execution & Sales (CRM)
Tools designed for daily field operations, route planning, and sales tracking.
- Beat Planning: Structure your daily/weekly market visits (beats) for optimal territory coverage.
- Sale: Punch in new orders and track ongoing sales activities directly from the field.
- Beat Performance: Track your route coverage efficiency and sales achievements against planned targets.
- Schemes: Browse active market promotions in the Scheme Master and track specific enrollments under My Scheme.
3. Partner & Customer Management
Modules to manage the lifecycle and details of your distribution network and retailers.
- On-Boarding Request: Initiate the registration and approval process for new market partners.
- Party & Customer Masters: Access the Customer List and Party Master for comprehensive business profiles, contact details, and historical data.
- Add Complaint: Log and track grievances, service issues, or feedback related to specific partners.
4. Finance & Accounting
Comprehensive tools to manage ledgers, billing, and financial transactions in the market.
- Invoicing: Generate, view, and manage Sales Invoices and Purchase Invoices.
- Receipts & Payments: Record incoming cash/bank entries via Receipts / My Receipts and process outgoing Payments.
- Adjustments & Notes: Issue Credit Notes and Debit Notes, and handle financial Adjustments to settle accounts.
- Ledger Tracking: Access the Transaction List for a chronological financial view and use the Party Ledger to check outstanding balances for specific clients.
5. Inventory & Stock Control
Features to maintain visibility over product availability and supply chain logistics.
- Stock Ledger: Monitor real-time inventory levels, stock movement, and inward/outward logistics.
- Warehouse Master: View and configure foundational details regarding storage locations and depots.
6. Employee Self-Service (HR)
Tools for individual employees to manage their administrative requests.
- Leave Management: Request time off using Add New Leave, check available balances in My Leaves, and view the company Holiday calendar.
- Time & Expense: Submit claims for out-of-pocket costs via My Expenses and request attendance corrections via Regularised Attendance.
7. Managerial & Team Operations
Dedicated features for team leads and managers to oversee their direct reports.
- Team Performance & Roster: View your reporting structure in My Team and analyze their KPIs in Team Performance.
- Attendance Oversight: Monitor daily staff check-ins via Team Attendance and take action using Approve Attendance.
- Approvals: Review and sanction subordinates' requests through Leave Approval and Expense Approval.
8. System Administration & Reporting
Backend tools for supervisors and admins to maintain system integrity and extract data.
- User Management: Maintain user roles, access rights, and staff details via the Employee Master.
- Configurations: Set up core system rules, dropdowns, and operational parameters.
- Report Management: Access the Reports section to generate detailed, exportable data cuts on sales, finance, and team metrics.
- Security: Update access credentials using the Change Password feature.