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RE: Maintaining multiple inventory GL Accounts

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Maintaining multiple inventory GL Accounts

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ForgeFlow, S.L., Jordi Ballester Alomar
- 07/12/2015 13:54:03
Dear accounting experts,

We're considering maintaining multiple inventory G/L Accounts, as per common practices in manufacturing industries:

- Raw Materials
- Components (also called Semi Finished Goods or Work In Progress)
- Finished Goods
- Service Parts

While this can be achieved solely by means of using the product classification fields with a single inventory GL account, this classification would not be reflected in the Balance Sheet, where it is needed for external reporting purposes.

The problem I see with using multiple inventory GL accounts in Odoo is that it allows a user with permissions to change a product or product category to completely mess things up if they change the category to a product. 

Odoo should only allow a user to change the category of a product (or the inventory GL account of a product) if the current stock valuation for this product is 0.

What is your opinion?

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