If goods movements occur in the period between stock being counted and the results of the count being compared with the book balance, the results of the physical inventory will be inaccurate. To avoid this, it is recommended that you set a posting block for those articles participating in the physical inventory while the physical inventory is in process.

This can be done in one of two ways:

• You can set a goods movement block when you create the physical inventory document. This procedure is recommended when the physical inventory document is created directly before counting begins.
• You can set a goods movement block after you have created the physical inventory document by changing the posted document. This procedure is recommended when the physical inventory document is not created directly before counting begins.

A physical inventory block is set per item. This enables the stock of an article in one storage location only or only one particular stock type to be blocked for goods movements. The following table represents the levels on which a block, for example, can be set.

Depending on the type of physical inventory, you can block all the articles in a storage location or all the bin locations of a storage type. This would be advisable, for example, if you work with periodic inventory.

The physical inventory block is automatically removed by the system.

• Physical inventory without Warehouse Management

• Physical inventory with Warehouse Management