Merge branch 'master' into 0.7.x

docs/extend/plugins.md

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Supported mixin classes are:
 - [BarcodeMixin](./plugins/barcode.md)
 - [EventMixin](./plugins/event.md)
 - [LabelPrintingMixin](./plugins/label.md)
+- [LocateMixin](./plugins/locate.md)
 - [NavigationMixin](./plugins/navigation.md)
 - [PanelMixin](./plugins/panel.md)
 - [ScheduleMixin](./plugins/schedule.md)

docs/extend/plugins/locate.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+title: Locate Mixin
+---
+
+## LocateMixin
+
+The `LocateMixin` class enables plugins to "locate" stock items (or stock locations) via an entirely custom method.
+
+For example, a warehouse could be arranged with each individual 'parts bin' having an audio-visual indicator (e.g. RGB LED and buzzer). "Locating" a particular stock item causes the LED to flash and the buzzer to sound.
+
+Another example might be a parts retrieval system, where "locating" a stock item causes the stock item to be "delivered" to the user via a conveyor.
+
+The possibilities are endless!
+
+### Web Integration
+
+{% with id="web_locate", url="plugin/web_locate.png", description="Locate stock item from web interface", maxheight="400px" %}
+{% include 'img.html' %}
+{% endwith %}
+
+### App Integration
+
+If a locate plugin is installed and activated, the [InvenTree mobile app](../../app/app.md) displays a button for locating a StockItem or StockLocation (see below):
+
+{% with id="app_locate", url="plugin/app_locate.png", description="Locate stock item from app", maxheight="400px" %}
+{% include 'img.html' %}
+{% endwith %}
+
+### Implementation
+
+Refer to the [InvenTree source code](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/blob/master/InvenTree/plugin/samples/locate/locate_sample.py) for a simple implementation example.

docs/part/views.md

@@ -122,6 +122,36 @@ This tab is only displayed if the part is marked as *Purchaseable*.
 
 The *Sales Orders* tab shows a list of the sales orders for this part. It provides a view for important sales order information like customer, status, creation and shipment dates.
 
+### Scheduling
+
+The *Scheduling* tab provides an overview of the *predicted* future availabile quantity of a particular part.
+
+The *Scheduling* tab displays a chart of estimated future part stock levels. It begins at the current date, with the current stock level. It then projects into the "future", taking information from:
+
+#### Incoming Stock
+
+- **Purchase Orders** - Incoming goods will increase stock levels
+- **Build Orders** - Completed build outputs will increase stock levels
+
+#### Outgoing Stock
+
+- **Sales Orders** - Outgoing stock items will reduce stock levels
+- **Build Orders** - Allocated stock items will reduce stock levels
+
+#### Caveats
+
+The scheduling information only works as an adequate predictor of future stock quantity if there is sufficient information available in the database.
+
+In particular, stock movements due to orders (Purchase Orders / Sales Orders / Build Orders) will only be counted in the scheduling *if a target date is set for the order*. If the order does not have a target date set, we cannot know *when* (in the future) the stock levels will be adjusted. Thus, orders without target date information do not contribute to the scheduling information.
+
+Additionally, any orders with a target date in the "past" are also ignored for the purpose of part scheduling.
+
+Finally, any unexpected or unscheduled stock operations which are not associated with future orders cannot be predicted or displayed in the scheduling tab.
+
+{% with id="scheduling", url="part/scheduling.png", description="Part Scheduling View" %}
+{% include 'img.html' %}
+{% endwith %}
+
 ### Tests
 
 If a part is marked as *trackable*, the user can define tests which must be performed on any stock items which are instances of this part. [Read more about testing](./test.md).