Is there a difference between a ‘Quantity Adjustment’ (with a negative quantity), and the ‘Issue Miscellaneous Material’ command? They both take an ‘Inventory Adjustment’ reason code, and the end result seems to be the same. Is there a reason to choose one vs the other?
I would look at the inventory transaction document as an adjustment is ADJ-MTL and the issue misc is STK-UKN
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True, the TranType is different. From what I can tell, the effect on inventory and GL is the same.
In my opinion:
Use Issue Miscellaneous Material when we are consuming some part from inventory for a purpose that is known. For example, we are using some of our steel inventory for an indirect/non-job purpose.
Use Quantity Adjustment when we unexpectedly discover that the physical quantity in stock differs from what Epicor has on record.
I’m wondering if this aligns with what Epicor has designed, or with what others are doing. I prefer to use Quantity Adjustment only when absolutely necessary, it seems like it should be a last resort. I see others use it as part of their regular process more often than I would expect.
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I agree 100% with your opinion.
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I wish the list of Reason Codes were separate. Many Reason Codes that make sense for Quantity Adjustment don’t apply to Issue Misc Material, and vice versa.
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Sounds like you might have an IDEA 
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