How is inbound inventory tracked batch-wise?

Incoming stock is received batch-wise: the Inventory area's Receive function records a batch of inbound inventory, and batch records capture details like cost, expiry, and supplier reference. Tracking by batch matters for traceability (which batch a unit came from), for perishables and expiry management, and for cost accounting. So rather than stock being a single opaque number, inbound is…

Incoming stock is received batch-wise: the Inventory area's Receive function records a batch of inbound inventory, and batch records capture details like cost, expiry, and supplier reference. Tracking by batch matters for traceability (which batch a unit came from), for perishables and expiry management, and for cost accounting. So rather than stock being a single opaque number, inbound is logged as identifiable batches that increment the on-hand quantity at the receiving location.