# Adjust the stock of a material

> Increase or decrease the stock of one material colour at a location, and review the history of every adjustment made.

Source: https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-inventory-stock-adjustment/

The **Stock Adjustment** tab keeps a history of every manual stock change for a material, and lets you add a new one. Use it to correct counts, book in found stock or write off damaged stock.

**Where to find it:** Library → Materials → open a material → Inventory → Stock Adjustment
**Requires:** permission `VIEW_PRODUCT,UPDATE_PRODUCT,UPDATE_MATERIAL_INVENTORY`

## Before you start

- The **Adjust Stock** button only shows if you have the permission to update material inventory.
- You need at least one warehouse or supplier location in your brand to adjust against.

## Read the history

At the top, three cards summarise the adjustments: **Total Quantity**, **Increase** (shown with a **+**) and **Decrease** (shown with a **-**).

Below them the history table has these columns:

| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| **Date & Time** | When the adjustment was made. |
| **User** | Who made it. |
| **Item** | The material and colour. |
| **Type** | **Increase** or **Decrease**. |
| **Quantity Change** | The amount, with **+** or **-**. |
| **Before → After** | The stock before and after the change. |
| **Reason** | The reason chosen for the adjustment. |
| **Actions** | The three-dot menu. |

To narrow the list, type in **Search by item or user...**, or filter by **Type** (**Increase** or **Decrease**). You can show the history as a list or as a board with the **List view** and **Kanban view** buttons.

To read one entry in full, click the three dots, then **View Details**. The **Adjustment Details** window shows the item, date and time, user, type, quantity change, before and after, reason and **Notes** (or **No notes provided.**). Click **Close** when you are done.

## Adjust stock

1. **Click "Adjust Stock"**
   Click **Adjust Stock** at the top right of the page. The same button is on the **Dashboard** and **Stock Overview** tabs.

   

2. **Find the material**
   The **Adjust Stock - Select Material & Variant** window lists your materials, not only the one you are viewing. Type a name or code in **Search materials...** or use the **Supplier** filter. Use the grid and list buttons to change how materials are shown.

   

3. **Select the colour**
   Open the material's colours (click the arrow next to the colour count in the list view) and click **Select** on the colour you want to adjust.

   

4. **Choose the adjustment type**
   In **Adjustment Type**, select **Increase Stock** or **Decrease Stock**.

   

5. **Enter the quantity**
   Type a whole number in **Adjustment Quantity**.

6. **Select the location**
   In **Location** (required), select a supplier or a warehouse. Once you choose one, **Current Stock Information** shows the **Available** quantity and the **Stock After Adjustment**.

   

7. **Select the reason**
   In **Reason** (required), pick an existing reason. You can also type a new one to create it, and delete a reason from its option menu.

8. **Add a note (optional)**
   Type in **Notes (Optional)** if you want to explain the change.

9. **Click "Apply Adjustment"**
   Click **Apply Adjustment**. The button stays disabled until the adjustment type, quantity, location and reason are all set.

   

You should now see the new entry at the top of the history, and the stock figures updated on the **Stock Overview** tab.

> [!TIP]
> To adjust a line you can already see, use **Adjust Stock** from the three-dot menu on the **Stock Overview** tab. The window opens with the material, colour and location already chosen.

## When there is no history

The table shows **No Adjustments Found** with an **Adjust Stock** button, so you can make the first one.

## Related

- [Stock overview for a material](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-inventory-stock-overview/)
- [Material inventory dashboard](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/material-inventory-dashboard/)