You adjust inventory in a store when the quantity of items in a location is not the same as the quantity of items recorded.
This can occur for a number of reasons. For example, if products in a store are damaged, the amount of inventory available must be adjusted to reflect that situation.
Inventory adjustments are either initiated manually, or as part of a cycle count or physical count process. When performing inventory adjustments, you must enter an appropriate reason code to indicate why the modification was made. For example, if the reason code is entered as "Scrap", the system automatically reduces the on-hand quantity. Examples of inventory adjustments are:
Based on the reason code entered by the store associate, the system automatically increases or decreases inventory at a location. For example, if an item is damaged, the system allows the store associate to reduce the on-hand quantity for the item.
A store associate can select multiple items and perform an inventory adjustment.