Stock Movements
Stock movements form an immutable, append-only ledger that records every change to your inventory. No movement can be edited or deleted after creation. Movement Types Type Descript...
Stock and operations teams
Updated September 1, 2026
Stock movements form an immutable, append-only ledger that records every change to your inventory. No movement can be edited or deleted after creation.
Movement Types
| Type | Description | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Receive | Goods received into stock | Increases quantity |
| Sale | Goods sold to customer | Decreases quantity |
| Adjustment | Manual stock correction | Increases or decreases |
| Transfer Out | Stock shipped to another location | Decreases at source |
| Transfer In | Stock received from another location | Increases at destination |
| Return | Goods returned by customer | Increases quantity |
| Write Off | Damaged or lost goods removed | Decreases quantity |
| Opening Balance | Initial stock setup | Sets starting quantity |
| Count Adjustment | Correction from physical count | Adjusts to counted quantity |
Viewing Movements
Navigate to Stock Movements to see the complete audit log. Each entry shows:
- Movement date and type
- Product and location
- Quantity (positive for increases, negative for decreases)
- Unit cost and total cost
- Balance after movement
- Average cost after movement
- Reference (e.g., transfer number, stock take number)
- User who created the movement
Filtering
- Type filter — view only specific movement types
- Location filter — movements at a specific location
- Date range — movements within a period
- Product search — movements for a specific product