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How Do I Complete a Physical Inventory?

Completing a physical inventory is an essential way to ensure that the on‑hand quantities recorded in the system accurately reflect the actual items in your store. The Physical Inventory List allows you to review, update, and finalize counts efficiently.
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1. Open the Physical Inventory List
  1. Go to Home > Items (drop‑down menu) > Physical Inventory List.


2. Clear the Current List

If there are already items on the list:

  • Select F2 – Clear List

3. Begin Scanning Your Items

  • Start scanning all items physically present in your store.
  • Do NOT scan on‑hold items from:
    • Special Orders
    • Layaways
    • Note: These totals are not adjustable through Physical Inventory.

4. Run Recommended Reports Before Updating

Before finalizing your physical inventory, run the following reports:

  • Physical Inventory Exception Report
  • Physical Inventory Comparison Report

Go to: Reports > Inventory > Physical Inventory

These reports help you:

  • Compare scanned counts with current on‑hand quantities
  • Identify discrepancies
  • Catch missing or incorrectly scanned items

Running these reports is strongly recommended before updating inventory.

5. Update Physical Inventory

Once all items are scanned and reports have been reviewed:

  • Select F5 – Update

    Important Note:
    If the list has been cleared and no items are scanned, performing an update will set all stock quantities to zero. Use this function with caution to avoid unintentionally clearing your inventory.

6. Configure Update Settings

In the Update Inventory with Scanned Count window:

Set all options to All:

  • Vendors to Update: All
  • Styles & Products to Update: All
  • Departments to Update: All

After confirming selections, click OK.

Note:
If you prefer to update your physical inventory in smaller segments, you may choose to update by Vendor, by Style & Product, or by Department rather than updating everything at once.

7. Confirm the Inventory Update

A dialog titled Ready to Update Inventory? will appear.

  • Read the message carefully.
  • When you are ready to update your entire inventory, select Yes.


Physical Inventory Complete

Congratulations! You have successfully completed a physical inventory.

Your on‑hand quantities now accurately reflect what is physically in your store.

Updated on March 30, 2026

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