# Validation & Adjustments

**⏱️ Time to Complete:** 30–120 minutes  
**👤 Who this is for:**

- Store Manager
- Inventory Controller
- Senior staff only

👉 This requires experience and judgement.

# Validate Your Stocktake (Reports)

### Why Validation Matters

Even well-run stocktakes contain errors. Reports help you find and fix them.

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### Input Report

Use to:

- Review what was entered
- Verify individual counts

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### Stock Valuation Summary

Use to:

- Check totals by department
- Identify major discrepancies

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### Stock Valuation Detail

Use to:

- Investigate individual products
- Identify incorrect quantities or pricing

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### Variance Report

Use to:

- Compare system vs counted stock
- Highlight differences

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### How to Validate Effectively

1. Start with valuation summary
2. Identify unusual departments
3. Drill into detail report
4. Confirm errors

# Fix Errors (Manual Inputs & Adjustments)

### When to Fix Errors

After validation highlights issues:

- Incorrect totals
- Missing stock
- Keying mistakes

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### Adding Manual Inputs

- Open stocktake
- Select **Add Input**
- Assign section and comment
- Add product and quantity

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### Adjusting Existing Totals

- Go to products tab
- Search item
- Edit quantity

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### Tips for Accuracy

- Use product codes (APN) when searching
- Double-check final totals
- Avoid unnecessary manual changes

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### Common Errors

- Large incorrect quantities (e.g. 99999)
- Small keying mistakes (1 vs 11)