Any inventory transaction has an effect on GL. It is important to know what those effects are, particularly with unplanned issues and receipts. The default accounts used are listed in the previous chart.

Sometimes, however, a transaction is used for other than the usual reason or affects accounts other than the normal. In those cases, it is up to the person making the transaction to be sure that the correct GL account is used. An example might be that a batch of ink concentrate is contaminated. The unplanned issue transaction default would have to be modified to debit the scrap account, not the cost of production.

A location transfer does not affect GL unless the items are transferred between sites or GL entities, or locations with different accounts defined in Inventory Account Maintenance. The value of inventory has not changed, only its position has changed.

Transactions in other modules, such as sales order shipments or purchase receipts, do create GL transactions.