Potential write offs

The potential write offs report allows users to review inventory items that have the potential to be written off.

Note: For an item to be written off, one of the following needs to occur.
  • The item is issued to equipment via the issues table where no BOM exists and all equipment is inactive
  • The item is issued to equipment via the BOM table where a BOM exists and all equipment is inactive on all BOMs

Data source used

  • Item to equipment details

Data required

  • Item (material) data
  • Issues data
  • BOM data
  • Equipment data

The potential write offs report

The report lists all stock item values for stock items that meet write off conditions. Users can focus on a particular plant by making use of the Plant drop down filter. The report contains four elements.
Number of items
Displays the total number of stock items that could potentially be written off.
Inventory value
Displays the total stock value of stock items that could potentially be written off.
Inventory value by plant
Displays the total stock value of stock items that could potentially be written off by plant in descending order
Potential items for write off
Lists the stock items available for potential write off.