Alert message: The purchase of item xxx would leave you with no items on hand and a non-zero value in inventory.

The purchase of item xxx would leave you with no items on hand and a non-zero value in inventory.

Situation

You attempt to edit a purchase amount of an inventoried item on a recorded purchase order and this message appears. You open the Items List [Summary] report and see that the Units On Hand quantity and the Total Value of the item are zero -- all have been sold.

Solution

Follow this procedure to edit the purchase order:

Enter an inventoried adjustment for the OLD purchase order quantity and value. (To adjust item quantities)

Edit the purchase order using the new amount.

Check the Items List [Summary] report for the quantity and value. Enter an inventoried adjustment to return the quantity and value to zero.