Inventory Analysis report
Learn about transactions that changed the quantity and value of inventory items, including which orders originated from each warehouse and the status, date, and amount of each order. Use this report to analyze orders processed, order volumes, or pricing.
This report does not show the results of transactions saved as drafts. In other words, the system does not change the inventory status until you post the transaction.
| Subscription |
Inventory Control |
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| Regional availability |
Australia, Canada, UK, USA, South Africa |
| User type |
Business, Employee, Warehouse |
| Permissions |
Inventory analysis: Run |
View a monthly analysis report
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Go to Inventory Control > All > Reports > Inventory > Analysis.
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Select the reporting period from the dropdown list, or enter the start and end dates you want the report to cover. If you don't specify a reporting period, Sage Intacct generates a report for the current month to date. You can set either the reporting period or the start and end dates, but not both.
For more details on reporting periods, see Time period.
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To view all results for the default reporting period, select View.
You can run this report without entering any filters; however, the report could take a long time to run and may return too many results to be useful.
- To include or exclude specific types of data in the report, set filters such as item, UPC, warehouse, product line. As a general rule, to get fewer and more precise results in your report, set more filters.
- If you're reporting in a multi-entity environment, you can also set location and department filters.
- Format options vary from report to report. Generally, you can set the layout of the report and arrange how to group and display the data contained in the report.
- Add title, subtitle, or footer text to your report.
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To view, process, memorize, export, or customize the report or add it to the dashboard, select one of the following options:
- View: View the report now, in your browser.
- Print: Display the report now, in printable PDF format.
- Process & store: Generate the report and store it for later access. Reports can be either stored in the My Stored Reports list or delivered to a cloud storage location, such as Dropbox. Learn more about processing and storing reports.
- Add to dashboard: Add the report to your dashboard.
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Memorize: Memorize (that is, save) the report so that later you can refer back to it or modify and re-run it.
You can schedule memorized reports to run on a recurring basis. Intacct can automatically email the reports or deliver them to a cloud storage location.
- Export: Export the report to a separate file that you can then distribute or save to your local drive. File formats to which you can export the report data vary among reports.
- Customize: After you run the report, return to the main report page and refine the report further.
- Email: After you run the report, email to others.
Some options are only available if you access the report from the Reports center.
You can use trial-and-error to get the precise results you want. Just fill in the desired fields, and select View to see the report. If the results aren't what you want, select Customize to return to the report setup page and refine the report further. Repeat this process until you're satisfied.
For complex financial reports that will be run regularly, save the report after you're done setting it up. The next time you're ready to run the report, you only have to change the As of date before running the report.
Time period
You can use one of the pre-defned reporting periods available from the Reporting period and As of date fields, or create your own reporting period using the Start date and End date fields.
In the Time period section, do one of the following:
- Select a reporting period from the Reporting period dropdown list. Then, either enter a date in the As of date field or use the calendar tool to select a date.
- Enter a specific Start date and End date or use the calendar tool to select the dates.
If you complete all the time period fields (that is, if you fill in the Reporting period, As of date, Start date, and End date fields), Intacct generates your report based on the start and end dates. It ignores the As of date.
| Time period field | Description |
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Reporting period |
The periods are relative to the As of date. All periods begin on the first day of the period, such as the first day of the month, quarter, or year that you select. Reporting period only works with As of date. It does not apply if you select a Start date or End date. |
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As of date |
The date Sage Intacct uses as a baseline for the reporting period that you select. Leave this field blank to use to today's date. As of date only works with Reporting period. It does not apply if you select a Start date or End date. |
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Start date, End date |
Leave the Start date blank to include all information from the earliest date of your Intacct data up to and including the end date. Leave the End date blank include all information from the start date up to today. The date format in your personal preferences determines the required format. The default is MM/DD/YYYY. The default date displayed in As of date shows the required format as does using the calendar tool. |
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Prompt on run |
Select this checkbox to force Intacct to wait for you (or anyone using this report) to enter a location, department, or time period before it runs the report. |
Report filters
Use filters to focus the results of your report, to isolate and assemble just the data you want. You can set any combination of filters.
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Select a Report on option to track items by either Item ID or UPC code:
- To track items by Item ID: Select Item ID, and then use either the From item and To item dropdown lists or the Operator and Value fields to specify the items to include in your report.
- To track items by UPC code: Select UPC, and then use either the From UPC and To UPC dropdown lists or the Operator and Value fields to specify the items to include in your report.
The Operator and Value fields help you filter on specific items.
For example, if you want a report on an item with the ID 800HGT453 but you only remember part of the ID, such as the HGT characters, select Contains from the Operator dropdown, enter HGT in the Value field, and select View. Intacct finds and displays all items where the Item ID contains the character string "HGT". If you select Includes or Excludes from the dropdown, the Value field can contain a list of values separated by commas.
How to use From and To fieldsAll From and To field pairs work the same way. Use them to get search results in as broad or as fine a range as necessary—from everything in the system to a single specific object.
To run this report for a single object:
- From the From dropdown list, select the object that you want.
- From the To dropdown list, select the same object.
To run this report for a specific range of objects:
- From the From dropdown list, select the object that you want to begin the range.
- From the To dropdown list, select the object that you want to end the range.
To run this report for all objects:
- Leave both From and To fields blank.
If you have a lot of objects or the report takes too long to process, use the From and To dropdown lists to run a series of smaller reports. For example, you can run 5 reports, one each for objects whose names begin with A-E, then F-J, K-O, P-T, and U-Z.
An object is a catch-all term that refers to any specific data item in the system. Customers, vendors, items, and accounts are all examples of objects.
- To show results for a specific warehouse or range of warehouses, use the From warehouse and To warehouse dropdown lists.
- To show results for a specific product line, use the Product line dropdown list.
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To show results based on the status of the order, use the Transaction state dropdown list:
- All (this is the default setting)
- Draft orders
- Posted open orders
- Closed orders
- Converted orders
When you create a transaction, usually you set the state to Pending. For example, you create an Inventory Transfer In, and you set its state to Pending. Later, when the transfer has actually been performed, you create an Inventory Receipt by converting the Inventory Transfer into an Inventory Receipt. The system automatically changes the state to "Converted." In other words, you can choose to view all transactions, or only transactions that are Open, Closed, or Converted into another document type as part of the workflow cycle.
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To show results based on one or more transaction types, select any type from the left box and move it to the right box. To select multiple transaction types, hold down the Ctrl key and select each required type.
This list is variable and depends on the document types your company has created. If your company has not modified the default set of transaction types, this list includes transaction types, such as Inventory Transfer In, Inventory Transfer Out, Inventory Damaged Goods, Inventory Scrap or Spoilage, Adjustment Increase, Adjustment Decrease, Adjustment Increase Value, Adjustment Decrease Value, Inventory Receipt, and Inventory Shipper.
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To show results based on the template used to create transactions, select the state from the Transaction class dropdown list.
When a document template is created or modified, a template type is assigned to it. The stock choices are Adjustment, Invoice, List, Quote, and Other. These choices are self-evident with the possible except of List and Other. List is a simple document template that does not have functionality such as posting to the GL(for example, a packing list). Other is any other template that you create whose functionality is not described by one of the other choices. Thus, you can restrict the report results to a single class of documents.
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To show results based on the type of transaction data, select the state from the Show the dropdown list. Choose from:
- Orders
- Items
- None
ExampleSuppose you chose Warehouse - Product line for Report groupings. The report is organized warehouse and then by product line within each warehouse. You can then use the Show the list to select whether the Orders or Items for this warehouse are displayed as the data in the resulting report. If you select None, the report displays no data. This version is a very compact report that shows only the product line totals for each warehouse, and is useful if you need big-picture numbers without the actual transactions. If you don't plan to use the Detail level, don't choose None here.
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Report on |
Use to list the items in the report by either Item ID or UPC code. All items have IDs, but not all items have UPC codes. |
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From item, To item |
Use to show results only for a specific item or range of items, such as items from A to F, or item numbers 3100 to 5000. Select items from these dropdown lists or UPC codes from the From UPC and To UPC dropdown lists, but not both. |
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Operator, Value |
Use to filter results by using an operator. After selecting an operator, enter a value in the Value fields. Enter data in these fields or use the From item and To item fields, but not both. |
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From UPC, To UPC |
Use to show results only for a specific UPC code or range of UPC codes. Select UPC codes from these dropdown lists or items in the From item and To item dropdown lists, but not both. |
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Operator, Value |
Use to filer results by using an operator. After selecting an operator, enter a value in the Value field. Enter data in these fields or use the From UPC and To UPC fields, but not both. |
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From warehouse, To warehouse |
Use to show results only for a specific warehouse or range of warehouses. |
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Product line |
Use to show results only for a specific product line. |
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Transaction state |
Use to limit your report to transactions that are in a particular state, such as Draft, Open, Closed, or Converted. |
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Transaction type |
Use to limit your report to:
By default the right box is blank, which means the report will include all transaction types. |
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Transaction class |
Use to limit your report to the template type used to create transactions. The default template types are Adjustment Decrease, Adjustment Decrease Value, Adjustment Increase, Adjustment Increase Value, Beginning Balance, Inventory Receipt, Inventory Scrap or Spoilage, Inventory Shipper, Inventory Transfer In, Inventory Transfer Out |
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Show the |
Use to set the report to show results based on what type of transaction data, if any, is displayed within the grouping. You can select orders, items, or none. |
Location and department filters
These filter options appear only if you work in a multi-entity environment.
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To filter the report by geographic location, select the location from the Location dropdown list.
Enter or select a location to run this report at the top level. Intacct uses the location that you specify to determine the appropriate currency.
- To filter the report by department, select the department from the Department dropdown list.
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If you want the report to cover certain locations regardless of what you select in the Location dropdown list, in the Show for dropdown list select one of the following:
- All Locations: Include data for all locations regardless of the entity you're currently using.
- This Location: Include data only for the entity that you're currently using.
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Child Locations: Include data only for the locations that are child locations of your current entity.
For example, if your current entity is California, and you have child locations for San Francisco and Los Angeles, use this option to have the report include data only for Los Angeles and California.
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Location |
Use to limit report results to a specific location. |
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Department |
Use to limit report results to a specific department. |
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Prompt on run |
Select this checkbox to force Intacct to wait for you (or anyone using this report) to enter a location or department before it runs the report. |
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Show for |
Select to show different views of the data, based on the location or entity you choose: All locations: This option shows the data that's posted to the location or entity and its children. This location: This option shows only the data that's posted to the location or entity you select. The data posted to any child location is not shown. Child locations: This option shows only the data that's posted to the child locations of the location or entity that you select. Any data that's posted to the parent location or entity is not shown. Example: Suppose your location is United States > California > San Francisco. All locations would show transactions for United States, California, and San Francisco. This location would show transactions for United States. Child locations would show transactions for California and San Francisco only. |
Formatting
Use the options in this section to select some of the report details to display and to order the report results.
- To format the report by a particular group, select the report group from the Report groupings dropdown list.
- To set how much information is included, select either Summary or Detail from the Detail level dropdown list.
- To include departments in the report, select the Show departments checkbox.
- To include locations in the report, select the Show locations checkbox.
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Reporting groupings |
Enables you to format the report with or without groupings. The options are:
Inventory Tabular organizes the report in a "flat-file" fashion without groupings. This means that all the line items are at the same level. This option is most useful if you are exporting to a spreadsheet program. |
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Detail level |
Enables you to control how much information is included in the report:
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Show departments |
Enables you to include departments in the report. When you select this checkbox, also select the following options:
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Show locations |
Enables you to include locations in the report. When you select this checkbox, also select the following options:
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Titles and footer
Titles, subtitles, and footers apply only to the print versions of this report. Export to Excel or CSV, or select Print for a PDF version.
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Enter the title in the Report title 1 field.
- This title displays in large type at the top of the page, directly under your company name.
- You can type over any default name that Sage Intacct might have populated in this field.
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Enter the subtitle in the Report title 2 field.
- The subtitle displays in smaller type, directly beneath the main title.
- Enter the footer text in the Footer text field. Footer text displays at the bottom center of the report.
You can use up to 80 characters, including spaces, in each title, subtitle, and footer.
What's in this report?
The default Inventory Analysis report consists of the following columns:
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Warehouse |
The warehouse associated with the inventory transaction. |
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Order |
A description of the inventory transaction. For example, Inventory Transfer In or Adjustment Decrease. |
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State |
The state of the transaction:
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Date |
The date on which the transaction occurred. |
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Amount |
The total cost of the items in the transaction. |
You can select any link to drill down to the details.