Check the active company, period and editing permission before any confirmation. Follow only steps applicable to the company's legal form and accounting regime.
Supporting documents
- Prepare issued materials consumption note and evidence of the goods' use.
- The item record and stock position in the relevant warehouse.
Completing and checking data
- Check the item, unit of measure and warehouses involved before continuing.
- On the ‘Consumption vouchers’ page, open the transaction and compare warehouse, item, quantity consumed and value issued with supporting documents.
- Compare consumption with the goods' intended use and available stock. A materials order alone does not substantiate consumption.
- After confirmation, compare the movement in the item record with the stock position. In double-entry accounting, check the journal entry and its posting separately.
The movement has a supporting document and can be tracked in stock and accounting.
Official sources for this activity
Checked on 10 September 2026. Apply the rules for the period and the company's legal form.
Related resources
Practical example
You use 4 units of material for internal work. Check the item, stock location, quantity and destination on the consumption note, then confirm consumption. Stock decreases by 4; keep the supporting record, which a simple stock adjustment does not replace.
Frequently asked questions and solutions
The quantity or value does not match the documents.
Check the date, warehouse, unit of measure and previous movements. Correct the source or reverse a confirmed transaction through its workflow; do not enter a fictitious offsetting movement.
Stock is updated, but the trial balance excludes the transaction.
Check the journal entry exists and is posted. Reconcile stock movements and general-ledger recognition separately.
Document quantity does not match stock. Where should I check?
Compare the item code, unit of measure, stock location and date, then follow movements in the item ledger. Check transfers and already-recorded operations. Do not enter an unsupported adjustment merely to obtain the expected quantity.