Stock Adjustment (Add/Remove Stock)
Stock Adjustment is used to manually increase or decrease stock quantities for reasons that are not part of a regular sale or purchase. Common scenarios include: goods damaged in storage, items lost or stolen, items found during physical count, or corrections after a physical stock audit. Every adjustment is logged with a reason/remark, creating an audit trail so you can trace why stock levels changed outside of normal transactions.
Steps
- Navigate to Inventory > Stock and select an item.
- Click "Stock Adjustment" or "+ Stock In" / "- Stock Out".
- Enter the Quantity to add or remove.
- Select the Store where the adjustment is being made.
- Add a Reason/Remark for the adjustment (e.g., Damaged, Lost, Found).
- Click "Save" to update the stock level.
Tip: Always add remarks for stock adjustments โ this helps in auditing and tracking discrepancies.
Common Questions
Yes, all stock adjustments are recorded in the item's transaction history. You can also view them in the All Entries section filtered by adjustment type.
Stock adjustments affect your stock value but are tracked separately from sales and purchases. They do not directly appear as profit or loss in sales reports but do impact overall inventory valuation.
Use stock adjustment for non-transactional changes โ damaged goods, expired items, items found during physical count, or corrections after a stock audit. If goods were actually bought or sold, always create a proper purchase or sales entry instead.
Stock adjustments are done per item. Navigate to Inventory > Stock, select the item, and make the adjustment. If you need to adjust many items after a physical count, go through each item individually to ensure accurate remarks are recorded for every change.
Use Stock Adjustment to remove the damaged or expired quantity. Select the item, choose 'Stock Out', enter the quantity, and add a remark such as 'Damaged in storage' or 'Expired batch'. This keeps your stock levels accurate and creates an audit trail.
There is no automatic undo button, but you can make a reverse adjustment. For example, if you accidentally removed 10 units, create a new Stock In adjustment for 10 units with a remark like 'Correction for wrong adjustment'. The adjustment history will show both entries for your records.
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