Top 5 Inventory Reports in Microsoft Dynamics GP

Kevin Alexander
September 13, 2016
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If you have inventory, you have to manage it. Accountants using Microsoft Dynamics GP have a wealth of reports at their disposal to manage inventory quantities and values down in the warehouse or even the shelf bin a product might reside in. If anything, the problem seems to be knowing which of the many reports to use.

Here, then, are the top five inventory reports.

Stock Status Report

When it comes to valuing inventory in Microsoft Dynamics GP, you start here. This report shows on-hand quantities by location at their accurate value as of this second. Regardless of whether your inventory is valued at FIFO, Weighted Average, or any other method, this report is indispensable in valuing inventory.

Historical Inventory Trial Balance (HITB) Report

The previously mentioned Stock Status Report tells you all the great costing information you’ll need as of this moment in time. But what if you need it for a date in history? Like the last day of the prior year? This is your report, then.

Screenshot of the SmartList software interface, showing the T16DM (sa) instance. The left panel displays folder categories such as Company, Financial, Inventory, Manufacturing, and Sales. The Inventory folder is expanded, revealing subfolders like Inventory Purchase Receipts, Inventory Transactions, and Item Quantities. The Item Quantities subfolder is selected, displaying a table with item number '100XLG' across various location codes (e.g., All Sites, 01-N, 101B, 106G). Each entry shows a record type of 'Site' or 'Overall' and a quantity on order of 0.

Smartlists Galore

It’s surprising how often the reports we want are simply lists. Want to see a list of items that incorrectly have negative on-hand quantities? Or simply view a list of items by location? Smartlists are easy and configurable ways of getting the information the way you need it. Maybe they’re not technically “reports” but we love them just the same.

Received Not Invoiced (RNI) Report

Microsoft Dynamics GP fully supports a three-way match on purchases. When you follow this process (which is a cornerstone of good accounting) then GP will book a liability when inventory is received. Later, when the invoice arrives, that liability becomes a payable. But a good monthly reconciliation step is to make sure that the amounts on this report are still open liabilities. When inventory is turning quickly, a data-entry mistake can happen.

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