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# Stock Projection Report

Chart a product's expected stock over the coming weeks, and see when it will run out.

A reorder list tells you what to buy today, but not when a product will run out. The **Stock Projection Report** in OrderEazi charts each product's expected stock from today forward, based on how it has sold. It shows the date it's likely to run out, so you can order in time.

### Before you start

You'll need the **Stock Projection** permission, in the **Reports** permission group. To save and compare snapshots, you'll also need **Stock Projection - Save Snapshot**. If you don't have them, ask your OrderEazi administrator to add them to your role.

### How to run the report

1. In the main menu, go to **Reports** > **Stock Projection**.
2. Under **Products**, type at least 2 letters of a SKU or name, and add the products to chart.
3. On Enterprise, choose a **Warehouse**, or leave **All Warehouses**.
4. Choose **History from**, the sales history to work from. It starts on 180 days.
5. Choose **Forecast to**, how far ahead to chart. It starts on 90 days, and can be up to 2 years.
6. Choose the **Forecast Method**: **Linear**, **Weighted**, **Seasonal**, or **SSA**.
7. Choose what to show under **Show on Projection**, such as **Purchase Orders**.
8. Select **Generate Projection**.

### What the report shows

The chart starts from each product's available stock today, and goes down at its average daily sales. Future-dated Sales Orders step it down. With **Purchase Orders** ticked, Purchase Orders step it up on their due dates, and overdue ones are added to today's stock. The other options under **Show on Projection** add markers to the chart.

The table below has a row per product, with its **Current Stock**, **Avg Daily Sales**, **Projected Stockout** date, and **Method**. The products that run out soonest are first. "None in range" means it doesn't run out before the end of the forecast.

### The forecast methods

* **Linear:** Your average daily sales, carried forward.
* **Weighted:** Recent sales count for more.
* **Seasonal:** Adjusts each month by how that month usually sells.
* **SSA:** Finds patterns in your sales history, and shows a likely range around the line.

A product with no sales in the history shows a flat "No History" line.

**Example:** Golf shirts have 300 in stock and sell 5 a day. With **Linear**, the chart runs out on day 60. A Purchase Order for 200 is due on day 30, so with **Purchase Orders** ticked, the line steps up and runs out on day 100 instead. Your supplier needs 3 weeks, so you know to order again by about day 79.

### How to save and compare snapshots

A snapshot saves today's projection, so you can later check how accurate it was.

1. Generate a projection.
2. Select the save icon ("Save current projection as a snapshot").
3. Type a **Snapshot Name**, and save it.
4. Later, select **Compare** and choose the snapshot.
5. Select the overlay icon to show it on the current chart, or the filters icon to load its settings and run it again.

Snapshots are shared with everyone in your organisation who has **Stock Projection - Save Snapshot**, and aren't tied to who saved them. You can keep up to 50.

### Related pages

* [Stock Reorder Report](/central/order-management/reports/stock-reorder-report.md): see what to reorder now
* [Simple Inventory Management](/central/order-management/products/inventory/simple-inventory-management.md): your stock levels