# Cycle counts: counting a shelf without stopping sales

> Creating a "New count", entering the "Counted quantity" per item, reviewing "Variance" and "Variance value", then "Commit count"; differences are booked automatically.

Section: Inventory · verified against the product on 2026-09-14

Canonical: https://dashing.krd/en/help/cycle-count

## Steps

1. Open "Inventory", then "Cycle counts", and press "New count".
2. Choose the branch and the items (one category or one shelf) and add a "Note" if you like. The count shows as "Open".
3. For each item enter the "Counted quantity". Items move from "Uncounted" to "Counted".
4. Review the "Expected", "Counted", "Variance" and "Variance value" columns; recount anything that looks odd.
5. Press "Commit count" (or "Commit counted only"). The status becomes "Committed" — or "Cancel count" to drop it with no effect.

## What happens in the books

Every variance is booked: a shortage = count loss debited and inventory credited; a surplus the reverse, at the item's cost. It appears on the income statement as its own line.

## What the system does not do

It does not count with a camera or a wireless counting device; entry is by keyboard or by scanning the barcode and typing the count.

## Common questions

**I counted only half the items.**

Press "Commit counted only"; uncounted items stay as they are and are not zeroed.

**Does the till stop during a count?**

No. Selling continues; the variance is computed against "Expected" at commit time.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashing.krd/help/cycle-count
- کوردی: https://dashing.krd/ckb/help/cycle-count

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