Feature Request - Greater Flexibility When Assigning A Reason For Adjusting Inventory

[gr5]

Hi.

When adjusting inventory levels at Products > Inventory we are provided with a 'Reason' dropdown where we can associate a reason with the inventory adjustment. This is incredibly important functionality for us, because we need to be able to accurately trace and reference inventory adjustments.

As of this post we can only select from six predefined reasons for the adjustment, these do not cover the full range of reasons as to why we might adjust our inventory. Can you please add an 'Other' option to this functionality whereby we can specify our own reason for the adjustment? Thank you.

[SealSubs-Roan]

Hi @gr5 !

This is great feedback regarding the "reason" field under inventory adjustment levels. If not done yet, I highly suggest that you forward this to Shopify support team so they can also forward your feedback to Shopify developer team.

[WarehouseDFJ]

 

We would like an additional option for the "reason" dropdown menu as well.  The option should be "sale on other platform" or "sale" alone would work.  

The other thing that would be helpful here in the "reason" dropdown menu, is to be able to write a NOTE by the reason for the adjustment!!

[ChildishToyShop]

Came here to say this! There needs to be greater flexibility here. We are often moving products from one shop to another shop and there is no relevant reason in the menu. I would prefer if there was a way to create a custom reason, or at the very least there should be an "other" option with a comment feature to specify why you selected "other." 

[Imogen]

Hey there, @ChildishToyShop! Thanks for jumping in on this thread!

I've gone ahead and added your comment to our collection of  ongoing feedback around this topic! I've also made sure to flag this thread for the awareness of our developers. I can't say what specifically may result from sharing this feedback, but you can trust it's been brought to the attention of the appropriate folks at Shopify! Thanks again for jumping in and providing your use case!

[GhostApps]

I've built an app that might work well for your situation called Inventory History Guardian. Here's how it addresses your concerns:

1. Custom adjustment reasons: The app allows you to create inventory adjustments with custom notes. This means you're not limited to the six predefined reasons in Shopify but it still works with Shopify's inventory tracking, giving you the flexibility to specify any reason for your inventory changes.
2. Detailed record-keeping: You can add detailed notes to each adjustment, allowing you to accurately trace and reference inventory changes as needed.
3. Long-term storage: Unlike Shopify's standard 90-day limit, this app keeps your adjustment records for much longer, ensuring you have access to your historical data when you need it.
4. Comprehensive view: You can see all adjustments across your store, making it easier to track and analyze inventory changes.
5. Export functionality: The app allows you to export adjustment data to CSV, which can be useful for reporting and analysis.

This solution might require a slight change in your workflow (making adjustments through the app instead of directly in Shopify), but it should provide the flexibility and detailed record-keeping you're looking for. It's worth considering if the native Shopify functionality isn't meeting your needs.