Stock Adjustments

Adjustments move real stock

Saving an adjustment updates the item's on-hand quantity immediately and records a ledger row. This is not a note — it changes your inventory.

The four types

• Addition — adds units. Use for found stock or an untracked return.
• Removal — subtracts units. Use for stock consumed outside a job.
• Write-off — subtracts units for damaged, lost or expired stock.
• Correction — sets the exact count after a stock take, whichever direction that moves it.

Making an adjustment

1. Go to Inventory → Stock Adjustments and click New Adjustment.
2. Pick the item and the warehouse.
3. Choose the type.
4. Enter the quantity — or, for a correction, the counted figure.
5. Record the reason. This is what makes the ledger row meaningful to whoever reads it later.
6. Save.

What not to use this for

Routine movements happen on their own: receiving stock against a purchase order, and using parts on a job, both move stock automatically. Adjusting manually for those double-counts. Use this page for genuine manual corrections only.

Tip: After a stock take, use Correction with the counted number rather than working out the difference and posting an addition or removal. It is less error-prone and the ledger reads more clearly.