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Use Operations > Inventory > Dead Stock to find dormant stock that may need a clearance, a return to the vendor, or a write-down review. A product is listed when it has stock on hand but nothing has been drawn from its cost layers, by a shipment or a stock reduction, within the number of days you choose. The report is read-only.

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Before You Start

  • Permission: you need the reports view permission to open the screen and run the report.
  • Location filter: the Location list appears only when your company has more than one location, and it needs settings view access to load. Without that access the report still runs for all locations.
  • What counts as movement: stock leaving a FIFO cost layer, for example when an order ships or an adjustment reduces stock. Receiving more of a product does not count as movement.
Other ways in: search for Dead Stock in the command palette.

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Run the Report

  1. Open Operations > Inventory > Dead Stock. The report runs with a 90 day window as soon as the page opens.
  2. Enter a number of days in No movement in last (days), from 1 to 730.
  3. If you have more than one location, choose one in Location, or leave All locations.
  4. Select Run Report, or press Enter in the days field. The button reads Running… while the report loads.

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Read the Results

Summary cards:
  • Total dead stock value: the value of every listed product, with the note No movement in (days)+ days.
  • Dead stock units: the units on hand across the listed products and the number of distinct SKUs.
  • Lookback window: the number of days the report used.
Table columns: With All locations, a product dormant at more than one location appears on one row per location and the table does not name the location, so the SKU count on the Dead stock units card and in the footer counts those rows; choose a location in Location to see one warehouse.

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Messages You May See

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Common Scenarios

  • Quarterly clearance list: run with 90 days and review the products with the highest value first.
  • Long-dormant review: run with 365 days to find stock that has not moved in a year.
  • Never sold: look for Never in Last movement. These products were received but nothing has left their layers.
  • Before buying more: check that a product you plan to reorder is not already dormant at another location.

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What This Report Does Not Change

Running the report is read-only. It posts nothing to the ledger, moves no stock, and sends no notifications. To clear or write down stock you find here, use an inventory adjustment or a vendor return.

Inventory Aging

Operations > Inventory > Aging: how long current stock has been on hand.

ABC Analysis

Operations > Inventory > ABC Analysis: classify products by consumption value.

Inventory Valuation

Operations > Inventory > Valuation: the value of all stock you hold.

Inventory Adjustments

Operations > Inventory > Adjustments: write down or remove stock you decide to clear.

Vendor Returns

Operations > Returns > Vendor Returns: send unsold stock back to the vendor.