Understanding Inventory Balances





Key Terms

Inventory Lot Definitions

Inventory Lot Components

Definition

Inventory Lot Components

Definition

Item

Site

Production Batch

Warehouse Lot

Owner

Balance Definitions

Term

Definition

Term

Definition

On Hand

On Hold

Committed (-)

Committed (+)

Allocated (-)

Allocated (+)

Available

How balances are impacted by transactions 

On Hand balances

The table below shows how each transaction impacts On Hand balances.

Functional Area

Transaction Type

Transaction Used for

Change Event

Effect on On Hand Balance









Sales Order







Sales Order





Selling product to customers

Status changed to "Shipped" or Approved" 

If the "Include Shipped & Approved Sales Orders in On Hand balances" Inventory Preference is set to "Yes"

Decrease

Status changed to "Ready to Post"

If the "Include Shipped & Approved Sales Orders in On Hand balances" Inventory Preference is set to "No"

Decrease

Sales Return

Recording a Return of product from a customer 

Status changed to "Ready to Post"

Increase

Price Adjustment

Making changes to Invoices that only impact price, not product balances 

This transaction does not change On Hand Balances

None

Quick Sale

Recording non-inventory sales to customers

This transaction does not integrate with Inventory

None















Inventory

Adjustment (negative qty)

Correcting product balances













Status changed to "Ready to Post"

Decrease

Adjustment (positive qty)

Increase

Production - Output (positive qty)

Used to create inventory



Recording the results of production

Increase

Production - Output (negative qty)

Used to reverse Production

Decrease

Production - Input (positive qty)

Product issued to Production



Recording what was consumed in production

Decrease

Production - Input (negative qty)

Return Product that had been issued to Production

Increase

Receipt (positive qty)

Recording what was received from a purchase

Increase

Receipt (negative qty)

Decrease

Inventory: Transfer (From)

(Transfer Sent)



Recording product movement from one facility to another

Decrease

Inventory: Transfer (To)

(Transfer Receipt)

Increase

Lot placed "On Hold"

Assigning a Hold Code(s) to a Lot

This event does not change On Hand Balances

None

Lot removed from "Hold"

Removing a Hold Code(s) to a Lot

None

Fisherman Accounting

Fisherman Sale

Selling product to a fisherman

This transaction does not integrate with Inventory

None

Tender Resale

This transaction does not integrate with Inventory

None

On Hold balances

The table below shows the types of Inventory Lots that can be placed on Hold and how the Hold Code impacts Available balances.

Item Type

Uses Production Batches - Is Lot Tracked

Warehouse Lot Tracked Site

When On Hand balance is:

Impact

Item Type

Uses Production Batches - Is Lot Tracked

Warehouse Lot Tracked Site

When On Hand balance is:

Impact



Sales Inventory







No





Warehouse Lot Tracked

Greater than 0

The entire On Hand balance of the item, in the Warehouse Lot, will be on Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.

Less than or equal to 0

The Hold Code will still apply but the On Hold quantity will be 0.00. Once the On Hand balance exceeds 0, the entire On Hand balance will be On Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.





Non-Warehouse Lot Tracked

Greater than 0

All quantity of the item, within the Site, will be on Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount..

Less than or equal to 0

The Hold Code will still apply but the On Hold quantity will be 0.00. Once the On Hand balance exceeds 0, the entire On Hand balance will be On Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.

Yes



Warehouse Lot Tracked Site

Greater than 0

All quantity of the item, for a single Production Batch, in the Warehouse Lot within the Site, will be on Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.

Less than or equal to 0

The Hold Code will still apply but the On Hold quantity will be 0.00. Once the On Hand balance exceeds 0, the entire On Hand balance of the Inventory Lot will be On Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.



Non-Warehouse Lot Tracked

Greater than 0

All quantity of the item, for a single Production Batch, within the Site, will be on Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.

Less than or equal to 0

The Hold Code will still apply but the On Hold quantity will be 0.00. Once the On Hand balance exceeds 0, the entire On Hand balance of the Inventory Lot will be On Hold and the Available balance will be reduced by that amount.

Discontinued, Flat Fee, Kit, Misc Charges, Services, & Tax



Perpetual Inventory Balances are not tracked for these Item Types so they cannot be placed on Hold.

Committed (-) balances

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Inventory - Adjustment

 

 

When the line item is missing a Production Batch or Warehouse Lot

Negative

Recording a reduction in the balance of inventory

Inventory - Production - Input

Positive

Recording what is being consumed during production

Inventory - Production - Output

Negative

Un-recording Production (used to correct overstated Production)

Inventory - Receipt

Negative

Un-recording a Receipt (used to correct an overstated Receipt)

Inventory - Transfer (sending Site)

Positive

Recording what is being sent to another site

Sales Order

Ordered quantity

Positive

Recording the requested quantity on a sales order

Note: Committed balances are only applicable to line items on Inventory Transactions where the Line item is missing a Production Batch or Warehouse Lot or to the Ordered quantities on Sales Orders and Sales Returns.

Committed (+) balances

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Inventory - Adjustment

 

 

When the line item is missing a Production Batch or Warehouse Lot

Positive

Recording an increase in the balance of inventory

Inventory - Production - Input

Negative

Un-recording a Production Input (used to correct an overstated Production Input)

Inventory - Production - Output

Positive

Recording what is being made during production

Inventory - Receipt

Positive

Recording what is being received from an outside supplier

Inventory - Transfer (receiving Site)

Positive

Recording what is being received from another Site

Sales Order

Ordered quantity

Negative

Recording the requested quantity being returned on a sales order (a negative sales order line)

Sales Return

Positive

Recording the requested quantity to be returned

Allocated (-) balance

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Inventory - Adjustment

 

When the line item contains either a Production Batch or Warehouse Lot or the Item is NOT Lot-Tracked

Negative

Recording a reduction in the balance of inventory

Inventory - Production - Input

Positive

Recording what is being consumed during production

Inventory - Production - Output

Negative

Un-recording Production (used to correct overstated Production)

Inventory - Receipt

Negative

Un-recording a Receipt (used to correct an overstated Receipt)

Inventory - Transfer (sending Site)

Positive

Recording what is being sent to another site

Sales Order

Allocated quantity

Positive

Recording that actual quantity that will ship on a sales order

Allocated (+) balance

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Transaction Type

Comment

When the quantity is

Transaction used for

Inventory - Adjustment

 

 

When the line item contains either a Production Batch or Warehouse Lot or the Item is NOT Lot-Tracked

Positive

Recording an increase in the balance of inventory

Inventory - Production - Input

Negative

Un-recording a Production Input (used to correct an overstated Production Input)

Inventory - Production - Output

Positive

Recording what is being made during production

Inventory - Receipt

Positive

Recording what is being received from an outside supplier

Inventory - Transfer (receiving Site)

Positive

Recording what is being received from another Site

Sales Order

Allocated quantity

Negative

Recording that actual quantity that is being returned

Sales Return

Positive

Recording that actual quantity that is being returned

Available Balance

Inventory Balance Examples 

Lot Tracked Item in a Warehouse Lot tracked Site

The table below shows the running balance totals for each balance type at the Inventory Lot level

Event

On Hand

On Hold

Committed (-)

Committed (+)

Allocated (-)

Allocated (+)

Available

Begin the month with 500 cases of Item ABC, in Site CCS

It is all from Production Batch 0525 and is located in Warehouse Lot ABC. It is all assigned the Owner of Main and none of it is on Hold.

500

 

 

 

 

 

500

Entered a Production Output Transaction for 100 more cases that are all going into the same lot. The transaction is not yet posted.

500

 

 

 

 

100

600

Record a positive Receipt transaction for 50 more cases, all going into the same lot. The transaction is not yet posted.

500

 

 

 

 

150

650

Record a negative Adjustment transaction because 10 cases were destroyed by a forklift. The transaction is not yet posted.

500

 

 

 

10

 

640

Post the three transactions

640

 

 

 

 

 

640

Enter a transfer to send 200 cases to another Site. The transaction is not yet posted.

640

 

 

 

200

 

440

Allocate 40 case to Sales Order 58415. The transaction is not yet posted.

640

 

 

 

240

 

400

Post the Sales Order

600

 

 

 

200

 

400

Post the Transfer

400

 

 

 

 

 

400

Put the Lot on Hold

400

400

 

 

 

 

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