Create a Physical Inventory Recording

After you have created a physical inventory order and its lines you can create a new physical inventory recording for taking the inventory.

You can create a physical inventory recording manually if it is not necessary to use physical inventory lists or if the physical inventory data will be taken by a scanner. You can also create a physical inventory recording manually even if the related physical recording order does not contain any line. After finishing the physical inventory, the required physical inventory order lines are created automatically. This may be useful, for instance, in the case of a permanent physical inventory.

However, in most cases, you use a batch job to record inventory. Based on the physical inventory recording, you can print a list for taking the inventory and writing the results down. After that, you can transfer the results from paper to the physical inventory recording lines.

To create a physical inventory recording

1. Choose the icon, enter Phys. Inventory Order, and then choose the related link.
2. Select the physical inventory order that you want to create an inventory recording for, and then choose the Edit action.
3. To create a physical inventory recording, choose the Make New Recording action.

4. On the Make New Phys. Invt. Recording page, on the Options FastTab, fill in the fields as described in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Only Lines Not In Recordings	Select to generate a new physical inventory recording line only if the data do not exist in any other physical inventory recording line.
   Recording Without Order Permit	Select to generate a new physical inventory recording line.

5. Choose the OK button to start the batch job.

6. Choose the Recordings action. The physical inventory recording page appears. Select the new created physical inventory recording.

   You can now print a physical inventory list based on the data on the current physical inventory recording.

7. Choose the Physical Inventory Recording action.

8. On the Phys. Invt. Recording page, set the appropriate filters, and then choose the Print button or choose the Preview button.

   Optionally, you can use the Copy Phys. Invt. Rec. Line batch job to record serial numbers or lot numbers.

9. On the Phys. Inventory Recording page, select the physical inventory recording line, choose Functions, and then choose Copy Line.

10. On the Copy Phys. Invt. Rec. Line page, specify the number of copies to make of the selected line, and then choose the OK button.

You can use the printed physical inventory recording to update the actual quantity of the item available in the specified location. To complete the recording process, the Recorded check box must be selected for all physical inventory recording lines.

To show that you have finished the physical inventory recording, you have to set the Status on the inventory recording header to Finished. For more information, see Finish a Physical Inventory Recording.

To complete a physical inventory recording

1. Choose the icon, enter Phys. Inventory Recording, and then choose the related link.
2. Select the physical inventory recording that you want to complete, and then choose the Edit action.
3. On the Phys. Invt. Recording page, on the Lines FastTab, in the Quantity field for each line, enter the actual item quantity.
4. Select the Recorded check box for each line.

5. On the General FastTab, fill in the fields as described in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Person Recorded	The person who recorded the inventory.
   Date Recorded	The date on which the physical inventory was recorded.
   Time Recorded	The time at which the physical inventory was recorded.

   You can now finish the physical inventory recording. For more information, see Finish a Physical Inventory Recording.

See Also

Physical Inventory Recording - Counting Physical Inventory
Enter Physical Inventory Orders
Calculate Quantity On Hand for a Physical Inventory Order
Finish a Physical Inventory Recording