How Manufacturing Affects Inventory and Accounts
| Action | Typical effect |
|---|---|
| Issue materials | Raw stock decreases at the source warehouse |
| Material return | Raw stock increases |
| Complete a production entry (back office or Shop Floor Terminal) | Finished goods stock increases; the work order's produced quantity updates; a genealogy link is recorded if batch-tracked |
| Cancel a work order (with returns) | May reverse issued materials, following your company's rules |
With Accounting enabled, completions and material issues can drive work-in-progress, inventory, and variance accounts, depending on your chart of accounts and system account mapping — confirm the specifics with your accountant.
:::info Newer features don't add extra postings The Shop Floor Terminal, OEE Dashboard, Scheduling Board, Material Requirements, and Lot Genealogy don't introduce any accounting postings of their own — they all post through the same production entry and material issue paths described above. :::