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title: "Stock journal - write-down type"
description: "This article explains how to access and use stock journals of the write-down type in Sapera"
url: https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/175-stock-journal-write-down-type
collection: "Inventory journal - type Write-down"
updated: 2026-07-15
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# Stock journal - write-down type

This article explains how to access and use stock journals of the write-down type in Sapera

### How do I access a stock journal of the write-down type?

1\. From the hamburger menu in the top left corner of Sapera, open "Shop Manager"

2\. Go to "Stock journals".

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3\. Now open the desired journal of the write-down type by double-clicking it.

There are far fewer buttons on a journal of the write-down type than on other journals. For the write-down journal you only need to select the products to be written down and the percentage to write down by. To add products to the journal, click the blue button **"+ Add"** at the top left:

![](http://support.sapera.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image_2024-11-30_115050851-1024x503.png)

**This opens a dialog for selecting the products you want to write down:**

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From this dialog you can use column filters to choose which products to write down. In the field **"Availability"** you specify the date to use as the cut-off date. If, for example, you want to write down products that have been in stock since 1/1 2021 using the FIFO principle, enter 1/1 2021 in the availability field.

**In the stock journal of the write-down type there are additional functions:**

**Delete:** Delete the selected row.

**Post:** Post this write-down journal. The actual write-down of the stock takes place when posting.

**Write-down %:** Opens a dialog where you enter the desired write-down percentage.

![Afskriv %: Åbner en dialog, hvor den ønskede afskrivningsprocent indtastes.](http://support.sapera.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Skaermbillede-2023-09-24-kl.-23.47.40.png)

**Note:** It is possible to enter a negative amount in order to increase the value of the stock. This is, however, a rare function and is only used in special cases, for example for goods that increase in value

### Search and filter when selecting items

You can search and filter by product description when selecting items for the write-down journal, and it is easier to write down a single serial-number item.

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**Want to know more?**

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