FIFO stock layers Optional #
Cost sales at what you actually paid
Stock is held and costed first in, first out, with each purchase layer visible by quantity and cost; layers reserved for work orders or special orders are locked from editing.
Costing is part of Inventory Truth & True Cost in Windward System Five. System Five includes 5 documented capabilities here — all 5 in the standard set.
These 5 capabilities sit within System Five's 1287-capability documented set — a selection, not a ceiling.
Cost sales at what you actually paid
Stock is held and costed first in, first out, with each purchase layer visible by quantity and cost; layers reserved for work orders or special orders are locked from editing.
Know true landed cost after freight
Freight and other charges entered on a receipt can be distributed across the received lines by ratio of cost, by weight or by quantity, and the new landed cost for every item is recalculated automatically.
Know true landed cost per item
Cost, extra, freight and duty roll into a landed cost, and sales are costed at landed value, with explicit guidance to post freight to inventory as an asset rather than expensing it twice.
Keep costs current as prices rise
Receiving stock can prompt to update the standard cost from the purchase order cost, optionally only when the new cost is higher, and optionally using the tax-included cost. Serialised items can be excluded from standard cost updates.
See how stock moved and what it cost
Two report modes over a date range: stock history shows costs as they stood when each stock event happened, transaction history shows the current state of the invoice or purchase order line, filtered by department, location, category and oversold adjustments.
Yes. Stock is held and costed first in, first out, with each purchase layer visible by quantity and cost; layers reserved for work orders or special orders are locked from editing. This is optional in System Five.
Yes. Freight and other charges entered on a receipt can be distributed across the received lines by ratio of cost, by weight or by quantity, and the new landed cost for every item is recalculated automatically. This is optional in System Five.
Yes. Cost, extra, freight and duty roll into a landed cost, and sales are costed at landed value, with explicit guidance to post freight to inventory as an asset rather than expensing it twice. This is optional in System Five.
Yes. Receiving stock can prompt to update the standard cost from the purchase order cost, optionally only when the new cost is higher, and optionally using the tax-included cost. Serialised items can be excluded from standard cost updates. This is optional in System Five.
Every capability on this page is documented in the System Five capability index. Last updated 2026-11-05.