Add Inventory Adjustment (Inventory Transfers)

This functionality is new as of version 4.1.

Inventory can be adjusted via the Inventory Management screens.

In order to have access to Add Inventory Adjustments:

One of the following must apply:

The User is assigned to the Destination Inventory Area (Hospital Unit), and has the ‘Inventory’ Elevated Privilege; OR,
The User is a member of a Security Role that is assigned to the Destination Inventory Area (Hospital Unit), and has the ‘Inventory’ Elevated Privilege.
Refer to:
- About Elevated Privileges
- Configure Inventory Elevated Privilege

Inventory can be adjusted via these screens:

Adjustment Types:

‘Expired’
‘Lost’
'Waste'

To Create an ‘Expired’, ‘Lost’, or ‘Waste’ Inventory Adjustment:

Navigate to one of these screens:
1. ‘Inventory Count by Area’ screen
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the displayed ‘Inventory Location’.
    'Inventory Count By Area' screen → 'Add Inventory Adjustment' menu option
2. ‘Inventory Management’ screen
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the displayed ‘Inventory Location’.
    'Inventory Management' screen → 'Add Inventory Adjustment' menu option
3. ‘Inventory Pull’ screen
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the Source Inventory Location.
4. ‘Inventory Search’ screen → ‘Inventory On Hand’ tab
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the displayed ‘Inventory Location’.
5. ‘Inventory Stocking’ screen
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the Destination Inventory Location.
6. ‘Inventory Transfer Request’ screen
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the Destination Inventory Location.
7. ‘Product Info’ screen → ‘Inventory’ tab → ‘Inventory On Hand’ subtab
  1. Inventory Adjustments on this screen will affect the Inventory in the displayed ‘Inventory Location’.
Select the row that represents the Inventory to be adjusted.
1. The ‘Inventory’ row may start with the ‘Qty on Hand’, or the ‘Inventory Location’ column.
Either right-click the row, or click on the ‘Pancake’ menu at the right end of the row, then select the ‘Add Inventory Adjustment’ option.
On the ‘Add / Edit Inventory Adjustment’ dialog,
Select the Adjustment ‘Type’, ‘Quantity’, and ‘Comment’ (optional).
1. Note that the ‘Total Adjustments’ and ‘Adjusted Quantity’ indicate the Sum of the Adjustments on the dialog, and the net Available Quantity after adjustment.
Multiple adjustments can be performed at once.
Click the ‘Save’ button to complete the transaction; OR,
Click the ‘Cancel’ button to close the dialog without saving.

To Verify That Inventory Adjustments Have Posted:

For the adjusted Product, navigate to either the:
1. ‘Inventory Search’ screen → ‘Transaction Log’ tab; or,
2. ‘Product Info’ screen → ‘Inventory’ tab → ‘Transaction Log’ subtab
Select the ‘Inventory Area’ and optionally the ‘Inventory Location’.
Optional Search Criteria:
1. Expiration Date Range
2. Lot Number, Serial Number, NDC, and Manufacturer (searching by a partial value is not possible)
3. Transaction Date Range
4. Transaction Type (only one at a time):
  1. Expired
  2. Inventory Count
  3. Lost
  4. Product Setup
  5. Purchase Received
  6. Reconciliation
  7. Sold
  8. Transfer In
  9. Transfer Out
  10. Transfer Receiving
  11. Used
  12. Waste
Click the ‘Search’ button.
Verify that the appropriate Inventory Adjustment transaction was posted.

Explanation of Each Inventory Transaction Type: