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Feature · Posted stock movements

Posted stock movements

Explain on-hand chemical stock from the posted signed movements behind each item and location.

OverviewPosted Movement History
Chemicals SCM · Posted stock movements

Posted Movement History

Stock movements

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IdParentItemLocationLotBase unit
IDD-614SR-71416SI-6395SL-110SL-4800BU-137
IDD-825SR-19433SI-7130SL-140SL-9148BU-350
IDD-247SR-47258SI-8402SL-110SL-9714BU-249
IDD-290SR-70460SI-9344SL-110SL-8011BU-876
IDD-193SR-23641SI-4443SL-130SL-3077BU-218
6 of 6 records
IDD-614Stock movements · SM-16757
ParentSR-71416
ItemSI-6395
LocationSL-110
LotSL-4800
Base unitBU-137
Example screen with sample data

What you can do

Make the quantity traceable to its movement

Posted signed stock movements establish the recorded on-hand position. Each movement links the request, item and location, with a lot reference where applicable. Its signed quantity and base unit explain the effect on stock, while the occurrence time and source-effect key help the team trace the operation that produced it.

Operations Overview presents the posted chemical stock position and availability after active reservations. The Inventory Coordinator and Inventory Reviewer can use the underlying movements to explain a quantity before acting on an exception. Keeping the movement history available also gives Auditor a route from the displayed position back to the approved request and its evidence.

How the work is organized

  • Inspected posting. The receive or move action checks authenticated organization, actor scope, source identity and expected revision. It compares the base unit with the item master and excludes ineligible lot states or expiry before appending the posted effect.
  • Quantity explanation. Group posted signed quantities by the intended item, location, lot and base unit. Inspect the source request when a movement needs explanation, and keep unlike units out of a combined quantity total.
  • Retained history. Use a compensating movement for an eligible posted correction. The original movement remains available, and the reversal reference identifies the effect being addressed so the team can explain the resulting position.

What to agree during setup

Reconcile the pilot’s starting stock with the movement history that will establish its opening position. Agree how the approved receive and move paths map the request’s location references to their persisted effects. Check the actual movement records before relying on a location-level total in the overview.

Define how the source-effect key identifies the operation and how repeated requests reuse that identity. Agree the evidence needed to explain an unexpected quantity. If warehouse equipment or an external stock system supplies a transaction, establish its unit and source identity mapping as part of the connection setup.

Check the handoff on an actual case

The Inventory Coordinator submits an inspected receipt for CH-204 using the correct base unit and an eligible lot. After independent approval, inspect the posted movement and follow its request, item, location and lot references. Compare the resulting on-hand position with the signed quantity added by the operation.

Retry the same source operation and check that it does not add another stock effect. Rehearse a unit mismatch and an expired lot, then confirm that neither creates an eligible posting. Finally, examine an approved correction through its compensating movement and original reference. The Inventory Reviewer should be able to explain the net position while both parts of the history remain available.

What your team sees

  • Posted Movement History — Posted effects with their request, item, location, signed quantity and reversal reference.
  • Operations Overview — Posted chemical stock, availability after active reservations and exceptions requiring action.
  • Review Decision History — The independent decisions that explain the authorized request scope.

Follow the work through

Use inspected stock operations for the posting rehearsal and reversal and correction when a posted effect needs adjustment.

What it keeps track of

Data model
Stock movements
Posted signed stock movements that establish on-hand quantity.
Stock requests
Business requests to receive, move, reserve or issue chemical stock.
Stock items
Chemical SK us with base unit and lot tracking policy.
Stock lots
Lot and expiry tracking with release state for lot-tracked chemicals.
Storage locations
Warehouses, tank farms and hazmat storage rooms with eligibility notes.
Review decisions
Independent reviewer decisions recorded against a frozen request revision.
Operation receipts
Durable receipts for guarded operations with stable operation keys.

Who uses it

Permissions
Inventory Coordinator
, Inventory Reviewer, Auditor.
The coordinator performs authorized stock work, the reviewer checks the decision and result, and Auditor follows the retained movement history.

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