Receiving Stock

Use the Receive Stock function to record incoming goods into your inventory.

Recording a Receipt

1. Navigate to Receive Stock.
2. Select the location where goods are being received.
3. Search for and add products as line items.
4. For each product, enter:
   • Quantity received
   • Unit cost (purchase price per unit)
5. For batch-tracked products, also enter:
   • Batch number
   • Manufacturing date (optional)
   • Expiry date (optional)
6. For serialized products, enter serial numbers (one per line, or separated by commas/semicolons). The number of serials must match the quantity.
7. Use Preview & Commit if you want a validation pass before posting, or click Receive Stock to submit directly.

CSV Import for Receiving

For large receipts:

1. Click Import CSV on the receive page.
2. Download the template (columns: product_sku, quantity, unit_cost, batch_number, manufacturing_date, expiry_date, serials, item_notes).
3. Fill in and upload the file.
4. Review any errors by line number and fix before re-importing.

What Happens on Receipt

• Stock levels at the selected location are updated.
• A stock movement record is created for each line item.
• Average cost is recalculated (weighted average cost method).
• Batches are created or updated (first-or-create by batch number).
• If the Accounting module is enabled, a GL entry is created via the StockMovementRecorded event.