# Usage and Projected Months of Stock by Part (USAGE.R2)
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Form Details
Form Details
Purpose
USAGE.R2 shows an inventory balance as of any past date, similar to INV.R14 , and also shows usage for the selected period, as well as average usage. The average usage is used in combination with the inventory balance to calculate projected months of stock available. The report can be sorted by part number, category or inventory location. You can also select by category and/or location.
Note: For the inventory balance, you can only run this report for as far back as you have inventory transaction history available in the IT file. This should be kept in mind when running purges against the IT file.
Frequency of Use
As required.
Prerequisites
None.
Data Fields
Part Number The part numbers of all the inventory items.
Description The description of the part number.
CAT The category code associated with the part.
UM The inventory stocking unit of measure.
Unit Cost The unit cost of the part as of the inventory date.
Usage Qty The total usage for the part based on the start and end date
entered.
Quantity The inventory balance as of the inventory cutoff date.
Avg. Usage The average usage for the number of months specified in the INV.CONTROL record.
Months of Stock Quantity divided by average usage.