# Stock Setup

Prepare stock rules, locations, units, batches, opening quantities, and inventory controls.

# Prepare for Inventory Control Transactions

### How to Prepare for Inventory Control Transactions in Muhasib ERP

### Overview

This guide will help you confirm the controls required before adjusting, transferring, requisitioning, or reconciling stock.

Authorized users can process inventory movements against controlled masters and a known starting position.

### Who can do this

You need access to Relevant inventory transaction and inquiry rights plus item/location.

### Before you start

Confirm item setup, units, locations, batches/serials, fiscal/working period, negative-stock policy, approval limits, and physical-count procedure.

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Back Office → Items &amp; Advanced Inventory.

### Prepare for Inventory Control Transactions

#### Step 1: Confirm the active company and period

#### Step 2: Verify each participating item and location

#### Step 3: Confirm batch, serial, expiry, and unit controls

#### Step 4: Review current stock and pending transactions

#### Step 5: Separate entry, approval, and verification duties where required

#### Step 6: Record opening control totals before live processing

### Check your work

Confirm required forms are accessible and inquiry balances match the opening control totals.

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- Resolve master-data or period errors before transacting.
- Do not enable negative stock merely to bypass an unexplained shortage.

### Related guides

- [Create an Inventory Adjustment](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/291)
- [Transfer Stock Between Locations](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/293)
- [Reconcile the Stock Ledger to Physical Stock](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/299)

### What to do next

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# Create a Unit of Measurement

### How to Create a Unit of Measurement in Muhasib ERP

### Overview

This guide will help you add a reusable base unit for item quantities.

The unit becomes selectable as an item's base unit and may participate in item-specific conversions.

### Who can do this

You need access to Unit of Measure and Unit of Measure Add.

### Before you start

Agree on a short, unambiguous unit name such as Each, Box, Kilogram, or Litre. Avoid creating aliases for an existing unit.

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Back Office → Items &amp; Advanced Inventory → Unit of Measurement.

### Create a Unit of Measurement

#### Step 1: Choose New Record

#### Step 2: Enter Unit of Measure Name

#### Step 3: Enter a useful Long Description

#### Step 4: Choose Save

#### Step 5: Reopen the record from the list

### Check your work

Create or edit a disposable item and confirm the unit appears once with the intended wording.

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- Search before creating a near-duplicate.
- Do not delete a unit used by items or transactions.

### Related guides

- [Configure Item Unit Conversions](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/306)
- [Create a Stocked Item](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/310)
- [Create an Item Bill of Materials](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/322)

### What to do next

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