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A stock movement is an immutable inventory event. Canary stores the quantity change, location context, actor, time, notes, and relevant snapshots so teams can explain how a balance changed.

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Movement types

  • Restock adds quantity at a location.
  • Transfer subtracts from one location and adds to another.
  • Used / consumed subtracts quantity outside the work-order issue flow.
  • Adjustment sets or corrects a counted balance.
  • Work-order issue subtracts the quantity used on completed work.
  • Purchase-order receipt adds received inventory.
  • Correction reverses an eligible receipt quantity while retaining both entries.

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Restock a part

  1. Open the part and select Restock.
  2. Choose the receiving location.
  3. Enter a positive whole-unit quantity.
  4. Add delivery or count notes.
  5. Review the before-and-after balance and confirm.

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Transfer stock

  1. Open the part and select Transfer.
  2. Choose the source location and quantity.
  3. Choose another location as the destination.
  4. Add notes and confirm the preview.
Canary limits a standard transfer to the available quantity at the source.

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Record parts used outside a work order

  1. Start Transfer from the part.
  2. Choose Used / consumed as the destination action.
  3. Enter the quantity and a note explaining the use.
  4. Confirm the movement.
Use the work-order part workflow when consumption belongs to a job; it preserves demand, issue stage, assignee, and job cost context.

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Reconcile a physical count

Use an adjustment when a verified count differs from Canary. Document the reason. Preserve prior ledger events and use the new adjustment as the accountable correction.