How to use an in-transit warehouse for tracking and costing
Overview
An in-transit warehouse is a warehouse that you receive or transfer goods into so you can track the value and physical movement of inventory when it is being transferred between two locations or shipped from a supplier.
They allow you to indicate that, although you own the goods, they are not ready for use and shouldn't be consumed.
This is especially useful when you want to prevent items from being consumed before they are able to have their freight costs distributed. For more information, please see All about inbound freight cost amortisation.
In-transit warehouses are not treated any differently than other warehouses in Accentis Enterprise.
They are purely operational constructs, and require robust procedures to make sure they are being used appropriately.
Configuring the in-transit warehouse
An in-transit warehouse is created and functions the same as any other warehouse, with a few key considerations.
Accounts
There are no special account requirements or configurations needed for in-transit warehouses that set them apart from other warehouses, but, depending on your processes, you may find it beneficial to:
- Create a separate stock on hand account to track the value of inventory specific to this warehouse.
- Assign the Cost of Sales account and Work in Progress account of goods in this warehouse to an account marked with Disallow use of this account in transactions to prevent items from being dispatched or consumed while in it.
Tracking types
When setting up or assigning items to your in-transit warehouse, make sure the Item Tracking is set so that it matches the tracking types of any existing warehouses.
Otherwise, you may have issues when transferring items between this warehouse and the other warehouses.
Usage of the in-transit warehouse
The general process for using an in-transit warehouse is to receive items directly to it by setting it as the Receive Warehouse, or, when transferring stock internally, moving items to it using a Stock transfer.
Then, once the items are finished being processed, creating a Stock transfer to move them into their actual storage warehouse, ready for use.
Because an in-transit warehouse functions like a standard warehouse, as long as you have procedures in place to make sure the same processes are followed, how you utilise it is up to you.
For example, you may choose to only use it for some your stock, or you may choose to use multiple for different, more specific purposes such as internal transfers vs inbound freight from suppliers.
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Last edit: 08/09/2026