Read the inventory activity log

The inventory activity log is the running history of every stock movement for an item. When a quantity looks wrong, it’s the first place to look.

Open the log

1. Open the item under Inventory → Items.
2. Select the Activity (or History) tab.
3. Filter by location, date range, or movement type to narrow the list.

What each entry shows

Every movement is one entry, newest first.

Column	Meaning
Date	When the movement happened
Type	Receipt, issue, transfer, adjustment, or count
Change	Quantity added (+) or removed (−)
Balance	On-hand quantity after the movement
Reference	The order, transfer, or count that caused it
User	Who performed the action

Trace a change

Read the log top to bottom: each balance is the previous balance plus the change, so you can follow exactly how the current quantity was reached. Click any reference to jump straight to the purchase order, sales order, transfer, or count behind it.

Stock you can’t account for is usually a transfer to another location or a sales order that reserved it — both appear here as their own entries.

For lot- or serial-tracked items, the log records the specific lot or serial on each line, giving you full traceability.

Next steps

If a count created an unexpected variance, its adjustment entry here shows the before-and-after balance.