Committed and uncommitted inventory explained

Committed stock is on-hand inventory currently shown as covering an order or other demand. It still sits in your warehouse. A commitment is planning information: it does not prevent an authorized transfer, adjustment, count, receipt, or depletion.

What creates a commitment

Fiddle recalculates commitments when facts change, including:

• confirmed sales and fulfillment demand;
• scheduled work-order component demand;
• on-hand stock by site and lot;
• incoming purchasing or production supply; and
• order priority and commitment preferences.

Committed vs. uncommitted

The key formula is simple:

Uncommitted = On hand − Committed

If you hold 100 units and 30 are committed to current demand, your uncommitted quantity is 70. Demand may also be covered by incoming supply, and any uncovered remainder is shown as short.

Quantity	Meaning
On hand	Physically in stock now
Committed	On-hand stock currently covering demand
Uncommitted	On-hand stock not currently covering demand
Incoming	Expected purchasing or production supply
Short	Demand not covered by committed on-hand or incoming supply

Open Inventory → Commitments to see which demand is covered and where the stock is.

What happens after inventory moves

Fiddle records the physical action first, then recalculates commitments. Coverage may move to another site, lot, or order, and an affected order may become short. The physical action is not rolled back because of the old commitment.

Next steps

For the full picture of how committed, incoming, uncommitted, and short fit together, read understanding stock levels.