Using the Inventory Move｜Inventory Manual

The Inventory Move document moves stock from one storage location (locator) to another. It supports moves between locators within the same warehouse and moves between different warehouses.

📖 Overview: See the Inventory overview as well.

What you can do

• Move products between locators within a warehouse
• Move products between different warehouses
• Manage moves by lot / serial number
• Manage a move-confirmation process

Window layout

🖥️ Interactive layout: View the full tab/field layout of the Inventory Move window (HTML), auto-generated from AD metadata. Note: on a Japanese iDempiere instance the on-screen field labels are in Japanese.

graph TD
    T1["Inventory Move (M_Movement) - 34 fields"]
    T2["Move Line (M_MovementLine) - 20 fields"]
    T2a["Line Attribute (M_MovementLineMA)"]
    T1 --> T2
    T2 --> T2a

Inventory Move (M_Movement) - 34 fields Move Line (M_MovementLine) - 20 fields Line Attribute (M_MovementLineMA)

📌 Note: A move completes in three steps — header → lines (product, qty, source/target) → complete. Lot/serial-managed products also require allocation on the attribute tab.

Tab	Table	Role
Inventory Move	M_Movement	Header (date, description, etc.)
Move Line	M_MovementLine	Product, quantity, source/target lines
Line Attribute	M_MovementLineMA	Lot / serial assignment

Basic procedure

graph TD
    A["1. Open Inventory Move"] --> B["2. New: date, description, save"]
    B --> C["3. Lines: product, qty, source locator, target locator"]
    C --> D{Lot/serial product?}
    D -->|Yes| E["4. Attribute tab: assign lot/serial"]
    D -->|No| F["5. Document Action - Complete"]
    E --> F
    F --> G["Stock moved to target"]

1. Open Inventory Move 2. New: date, description, save 3. Lines: product, qty, source locator, target locator 4. Attribute tab: assign lot/serial 5. Document Action - Complete Stock moved to target Lot/serial product?

⚠️ Note: Completing updates stock immediately; reversing requires Reverse-Correct. Verify the source/target locators before completing.

💡 Tip: To move the same product across multiple locators, add multiple lines and process them in one document.

How to access

Open Inventory > Inventory Move from the menu.

Creating a new move

1. Click New.
2. Enter the header: Movement Date, Description (reason).
3. Click Save.
4. On the Move Line tab, enter: Product, Movement Quantity, Source Locator (current), Target Locator (destination).
5. Use Document Action → Complete.

Completing performs, automatically:

• Source-locator stock decreases
• Target-locator stock increases

Field reference (Move Line)

Field	Type	Description
Product	Search	Product to move
Movement Quantity	Quantity	Quantity to move
Source Locator	Select	Current location
Target Locator	Select	Destination location
Attribute Set Instance	Select	Lot / serial number

FAQ

Q. What is the difference between an inventory move and an inventory adjustment?

• Inventory Move: relocation between locators; total stock unchanged.
• Inventory Adjustment: increase or decrease of stock (internal use, adjustment).

Q. What about accounting for inter-warehouse moves?

For moves between different organizations, inter-org journal entries are generated automatically. Moves within the same organization generate no journal.

Related pages

• Product Master
• Warehouse & Locators
• Physical Inventory

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