Manage stocktaking counts

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About overview of stocktaking options

Most businesses conduct a full stocktaking for each warehouse at least once a year.

About stocktaking

The stocktaking process in a particular warehouse includes the following stages:

About setting up cycle stocktaking

Any resale business must periodically perform a full stocktaking.

About setting up stocktaking by ABC codes

If your company uses ABC codes to identify items that are critical to your business, you can set up stocktaking by the ABC codes assigned to stock items.

Set up cycle stocktaking

Instead of conducting a full stocktaking, organisations may use cycle counting.

Set up stocktaking by ABC codes

Using ABC codes for counting is typically the most effective approach for ensuring accurate stocktaking counts.

Create a stocktaking type

Create a stocktaking type for full count

With Visma Net, you can organise stocktaking counts by cycles, ABC codes, movement classes, item classes, or stock items; you can even perform counts for randomly selected items.

Perform a stocktaking count

You can enter the count data into the system by using the Stocktaking count window.

Import count data from Excel

In the Stocktaking review window, you can import count data from Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx files).

View and correct imported count data

Complete a stocktaking count

Once the count has been completed by all involved employees and all the available data have been entered, you can complete the stocktaking and generate all the required adjustments by using the Stocktaking review window.

Last modified February 19, 2026