hi all, why after I updated my software from 20.5.2 to 20.7.48, the Zero inventory items are not automatically converted to Inventory Cost anymore? Is there a new setting for that? Thank you Sanif

No. Did you read the Guide? You will have an insufficient quantity and the cost of the finished inventory item will accumulate in Production in progress until all costs are known. Then it will be fully costed and will transfer to Inventory on hand. At that point, any pending sale will clear and the …

Are you using production orders? Could this be related to this topic? [image] Added "Insufficent Qty" concept to production orders Production orders and negative inventory has been always problematic. I’ve introduced production stages to address some issues but one issue…

ah, yes. so how it works is different now after update?

The software is more strict with production orders now. This is because if you used production orders and had negative inventory, the older versions would calculate inventory cost incorrectly. You need to review your production orders with insufficent qty and think about why there is insufficent qt…

yes, that’s good. so we can know by a glance whether or not there is negative inventory. so it means, now i need to use Journal Entry to put the inventory items into expenses?

[image] Sanif_Sentosa: yes, that’s good. so we can know by a glance whether or not there is negative inventory. Negative inventory is not an error state in Manager. I consider negative inventory to be a normal state for many businesses. But there should be reason behind negative inventory. W…

i used to let the staff put blank in the qty when pay for purchase of goods that I don’t want to keep track of the inventory, such as fresh vegetables. So, buy doing so, Manager will automatically move them to Inventory - cost, which is what I want. Now, with the new update, i think i need to do it …

@Sanif_Sentosa you should have setup these items as Non-inventory items. See: Create non-inventory items | Manager Then you can use Qty field and the amount will go directly into your expense account.

ah yes, it helps. but it seems after this update, many of our work procedures have to be changed. ok then, thank you very much Mr. Lubos

[image] Sanif_Sentosa: many of our work procedures have to be changed. Which one?

such as the zero inventory items, that previously automatically converted to Inventory - cost, now it’s not anymore. I have to use Journal Entry to do it. btw, I have quite big amount in Production In Progress. How to do I make it zero? Thank you

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lubos June 26, 2020, 5:42am 2

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