INV Material Movements – Oracle EBS SQL Report

Oracle E-Business Suite SQL report from the Enginatics Library powered by Blitz Report™.

Overview

Detailed report of On Hand Quantity with stock movements by Item , Org Code . Material Movements involve cumulative buckets for stock/in/mvmt and month wise non cumulative buckets for stock out

Report Parameters

Organization Code, Item, Category Set 1, Category Set 2, Category Set 3, Show Movements Summary, Txn Date From

Oracle EBS Tables Used

org_organization_definitions, mtl_onhand_quantities_detail, mtl_item_status_vl, mtl_system_items_vl, mtl_units_of_measure_vl

Report Categories

Enginatics, Nidec changes

Running This SQL Without Blitz Report

Some Oracle EBS SQL reports in this library require functions from the utility package xxen_util. Install it before running the SQL directly against your Oracle EBS database.

Download & Import Options

Resource	Link
Excel Example Output	INV Material Movements 04-Apr-2026 123137.xlsx
Blitz Report™ XML Import	INV_Material_Movements.xml
Full SQL on Enginatics	www.enginatics.com/reports/inv-material-movements/

INV Material Movements - Case Study & Technical Analysis

Executive Summary

The INV Material Movements report provides a flow-based view of inventory. Unlike a static “On-Hand” report (snapshot in time) or a “Transaction Register” (list of events), this report combines both to show the flux of inventory: Opening Balance + In - Out = Closing Balance. It is essential for analyzing inventory turnover and understanding the velocity of material through the warehouse.

Business Challenge

Understanding why inventory levels changed is often harder than knowing what the level is. Managers struggle with:

Unexplained Variance: “We had 100 units last week, now we have 50. Did we sell them or scrap them?”
Slow Moving Identification: Identifying items that have high stock but zero movement (In or Out).
Flow Analysis: Understanding the ratio of Receipts vs. Returns vs. Adjustments.

Solution

The INV Material Movements report calculates the material flow for a specific period. It categorizes movements into “In” (Receipts, WIP Completions) and “Out” (Shipments, WIP Issues) to provide a clear picture of activity.

Key Features:

Balance Roll-Forward: Calculates Opening and Closing balances dynamically based on the transaction history.
Movement Categorization: Groups transactions into logical buckets (e.g., “Sales”, “Production”, “Adjustments”).
Turnover Insight: High “Out” movement relative to average stock indicates healthy turnover.

Technical Architecture

This report is computationally intensive as it often has to reconstruct historical balances from the transaction log.

Key Tables and Views

MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES_DETAIL: Current on-hand stock (the starting point for reverse calculation).
MTL_MATERIAL_TRANSACTIONS: The history of all movements.
ORG_ORGANIZATION_DEFINITIONS: Organization context.

Core Logic

Current State: Determines the current on-hand quantity from MTL_ONHAND_QUANTITIES_DETAIL.
Rollback/Rollforward: To find the balance at a past date, the report sums all transactions after that date and subtracts them from the current balance (or adds them, depending on the direction).
Aggregation: Sums the PRIMARY_QUANTITY of transactions within the period, grouped by Transaction Type (In vs. Out).

Business Impact

Inventory Optimization: Helps identify items with high stock but low movement (candidates for disposal).
Planning Accuracy: Provides actual consumption data to validate planning parameters.
Loss Prevention: Highlights abnormal “Adjustment” movements that may indicate process failures or theft.

INV Material Movements | Oracle EBS SQL Report

Detailed report of On Hand Quantity with stock movements by Item , Org Code . Material Movements involve cumulative buckets for stock/in/mvmt and month…