Investigate before correcting
Stock Adjustment Investigation focuses on turning stock corrections into evidenced, approved, and reviewable adjustments. In AWRA, that work affects item setup, stock movement quality, reporting trust, and the decisions managers make from inventory data.
The important habit is to treat inventory records as operational evidence. Names, quantities, costs, statuses, attachments, labels, and timelines all shape what users can safely sell, move, count, or report.
In practice, a count variance is checked against recent sales, transfers, receipts, and photos before the adjustment is approved. The flow below shows the record sequence a team should understand before changing item data or acting on a stock signal.
Adjustment investigation flow
Signal
Count, scan, damage, or user report shows variance.
Investigate
Check recent movements and physical evidence.
Reason
Select reason code and add notes or attachments.
Approve
Review high-value or sensitive corrections.
Post
Apply adjustment and review impact.
Inventory model
- Adjustments change stock truth.
- Investigation should precede correction.
- Reason codes make patterns visible.
- Approval protects high-impact changes.