Reports and ledgers
The Inventory reporting section typically includes reports and ledgers.
Reports
Most commonly used:
- Inventory report — stock on hand with optional filters and breakdowns;
- Inventory valuation — quantity, unit cost and total cost per item/location, including the last receipt price;
- Product moves — item movements between locations over a period;
- Cost ledger report — entries of the cost ledger (see also item costing).
Ledgers
The system may provide ledgers:
- stock ledger;
- reservation ledger;
- cost ledger.
Practical purpose of ledgers:
- explain where a balance comes from;
- show movement history;
- help find the cause of variances.