Manufacturing Journal
The Manufacturing Journal is how you record what actually happened on the shop floor. When you post it, Udyot consumes the raw materials from stock, creates the finished goods in stock, and posts the matching accounting entries — all in one balanced, automatic transaction.
Before you begin
You need a BOM and enough raw material in stock. Open Manufacturing → Manufacturing Journal (or run one against a Production Order).
Recording production — step by step
- Choose the BOM and run quantity. Udyot explodes the recipe and shows the inputs it will consume and the outputs it will create.
- Pick the godown where production happens.
- Check the live preview. You will see the input quantities at weighted-average cost and the finished-good cost.
- Record scrap (optional). Enter a scrap quantity to track yield; Udyot shows a live yield percentage.
- Post. Stock and accounts update together.
What posts behind the scenes
Raw materials leave stock (an outward movement at weighted-average cost). Finished goods enter stock carrying the rolled-up cost. The accounting entry is internal to inventory — Dr Stock-in-Hand / Cr Stock-in-Hand at the production cost — so there is no profit or loss at the moment of production. Profit is recognised later when you sell the finished goods. See Perpetual Inventory & COGS.
Stock safety check
Udyot runs a pre-flight stock check on every input. If any material is short, the journal is refused with a clear message so you never accidentally drive stock negative.
Tips & common questions
Can one journal make sub-assemblies automatically? Yes — enable the auto-make option and Udyot cascades through nested BOMs when stock is short.
Does overhead get added to cost? Only if you turn on overhead absorption and attach a routing — then labour and overhead are capitalised into the finished-good cost.
Related: Costing & Variance, Stock Valuation Methods.