# How to Adjust Inventory in Fishbowl

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> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: ERP Help

## Short answer

In Fishbowl, the audit-friendly way to adjust inventory is a cycle count: you count a location or part, enter the real quantity and commit, and Fishbowl posts the difference. For one-off corrections you can use scrap or add inventory, and move inventory between locations. Check the inventory reports afterwards.

## Kind

how-to

## System

small-erp

## Erp

Fishbowl Inventory

## Module

Inventory / Cycle Count

## Query

how to adjust inventory in fishbowl

## Alternate Queries

- fishbowl cycle count
- fishbowl inventory status
- fishbowl inventory reports
- fishbowl change inventory quantity

## Applies To

Fishbowl Advanced; names and menus vary slightly by version. Accounting effect depends on your QuickBooks integration.

## Steps

### Adjust inventory with a cycle count

**Items:**

- Open the Inventory module and choose Cycle Count.
- Create a count for the location, part or tag you want to correct, or select the parts that look wrong.
- Count the stock physically and enter the quantity for each line in the count.
- Review the variance Fishbowl shows between system and counted quantity.
- Commit the count so the adjustment posts. Add a note with the reason.
- Run an inventory quantity report for those parts and confirm the on-hand now matches the count.
- If you use QuickBooks, confirm the adjustment posted or is queued, and check the accounts it hit.

## Sections

### Cycle count, scrap and add: which one

**Body:**

- Cycle count adjusts to a counted truth and records the variance, which is what auditors like. Use it for routine accuracy.
- Scrap removes known damaged or lost stock with a reason, and add inventory brings in stock that was never received. Both are direct transactions and should have restricted access.
- Move is not an adjustment: it only changes location, with no value change.

### Inventory status

**Body:**

Quantities in Fishbowl are shown by status such as on hand, allocated, committed or on order. A part can have stock but show little available because most is allocated to open orders.

Before adjusting, check whether the quantity is actually missing or just committed. Adjusting a number that was never wrong creates a false variance and a false cost entry.

### Reports to check

**Body:**

- After adjustments run the inventory quantity report by location and the valuation report. Compare totals with your last accounting value.
- For ongoing accuracy, review adjustment history by user and reason weekly so patterns such as a repeated shrink point show up.

## Pitfalls

- Adjusting without counting, just typing a number.
- Confusing allocated stock with missing stock.
- Giving everyone scrap and add access.
- Counting while shipping continues and not freezing the location.
- Skipping a reason code on adjustments.

## Ai Angle

A private assistant over Fishbowl data can list parts with the largest recent variances and show which users or locations they cluster around, so counts are targeted. It proposes counts; people still count and commit.

## Faq

### How do I change inventory quantity in Fishbowl?

**Answer:** Use a cycle count to enter the real quantity and commit, or use scrap or add inventory for single corrections. Cycle count is the better audit trail.

### Why does Fishbowl show stock but none available?

**Answer:** Because the quantity may be allocated or committed to open orders. Check the inventory status breakdown before assuming it is missing.

### Does an adjustment affect QuickBooks?

**Answer:** Yes, with the accounting integration an adjustment posts a value change to the mapped accounts. Check the posting afterwards.

### Which reports show inventory in Fishbowl?

**Answer:** Use the inventory quantity and inventory valuation reports, plus any custom location or tag reports your team has built.

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