Adjustment Codes

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From time to time, you may find it necessary to adjust MainBoss's inventory records. For example, when you take a physical inventory, you may need to change MainBoss's counts of how much stock you have on hand for some items. As another example, when you move items from one storeroom to another, you should record the transfer so that MainBoss's records continue to be an accurate reflection of what each storeroom contains. Your organization may have a number of other common situations where inventory levels need to be adjusted.

Inventory adjustments are described in Adjustments. Some types of adjustments (such as changing the value of inventory items) have specific entries in the MainBoss menu; other types must be handled as a "miscellaneous" adjustment. With these miscellaneous types of adjustments, MainBoss asks you to specify an adjustment code that tells why the adjustment was required.

You define your adjustment codes in the Adjustment Code table. These codes help you track changes in your inventory; for example, you might set up codes for theft and vandalism so that you can track the cost of these problems to your organization. You should set up additional codes for any type of adjustment of interest to your organization.

The Adjustment Code table is a simple table; for more information, see Simple Tables. You access the Adjustment Code browser with Inventory —> Tables —> Adjustments. Entries in the Adjustment Code table consist of:

• Code: A unique identifier code (10 characters maximum)
• Description: A description of the adjustment (30 characters maximum)

For example, a code might be VAN and the description might be BROKEN BY VANDALISM.

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