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Track an existing catalog product in inventory

Keep its product identity while adding stock accounting accounts.

Updated 2026-11-11

Track a product links inventory tracking to an existing catalog product. It preserves the catalog identity and asks for the stock accounting accounts. Registration does not receive stock or change the product's selling price.

Open Inventory for the selected company and choose Track product. Select the Product, Inventory asset account, Cost of goods sold account and Purchase clearing account. Review the product name and unit so later quantities describe the same item consistently.

Save the tracking record and confirm that the product appears in inventory. Then receive its supported stock separately. An empty movement history after registration is expected until a receipt is prepared and its journal is posted through the existing workflow.

The valuation policy is moving weighted average, and quantities support three decimal places. Review those constraints before entering movements. If the save outcome is uncertain, use Retry original request rather than tracking a second similarly named catalog item, and confirm the saved product identity and mappings before proceeding.

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