# Opening balance of inventory

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 5, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070 "2024-09-05T11:38:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Munsn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/munsn/32/51498_2.png) [@Munsn](https://forum.manager.io/u/Munsn)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/1 "2024-09-05T11:38:58Z")

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How to enter inventory opening balances

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**Author:** ![shahabb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@shahabb](https://forum.manager.io/u/shahabb)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/2 "2024-09-05T12:13:26Z")

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Through Journal Entry.

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**Author:** ![Munsn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/munsn/32/51498_2.png) [@Munsn](https://forum.manager.io/u/Munsn)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/3 "2024-09-05T14:31:27Z")

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But how?

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**Author:** ![shahabb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@shahabb](https://forum.manager.io/u/shahabb)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/4 "2024-09-05T17:49:13Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/manager1/original/3X/3/6/3600ba16f89e8ce49f44ec5c884e968ab79ba74d.png)

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**Author:** ![Munsn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/munsn/32/51498_2.png) [@Munsn](https://forum.manager.io/u/Munsn)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/5 "2024-09-06T01:51:19Z")

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I am trying but item coulumn not showing there.

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**Author:** ![AJD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AJD](https://forum.manager.io/u/AJD)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/6 "2024-09-06T02:14:16Z")

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Have another look at the example by @shahabb.

The boxes need to be checked (ticked) to see Item and Quantity columns.

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**Author:** ![FINATA\_MOCHAMMAD\_ICH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/finata_mochammad_ich/32/46931_2.png) [@FINATA\_MOCHAMMAD\_ICH](https://forum.manager.io/u/FINATA_MOCHAMMAD_ICH)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/7 "2024-09-06T04:19:14Z")

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If you’re on default setting make sure to set the cost of each items from Settings \> Inventory Average Costs otherwise the inventory asset value would be zero.

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**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/8 "2024-09-06T05:37:03Z")

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> [@Munsn](#):
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> I am trying but item coulumn not showing there.

First make sure that you enable Inventory in Customize and then create the Inventory items using the Inventory item tab. Once created follow @shahabb instruction to create the opening balances.

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**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/opening-balance-of-inventory/56070/9 "2024-09-28T20:46:37Z")

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