Mobile Power — Hub Clear Inventory Walkthrough
Version: 1.0 Date: March 2026 Prepared by: Advance Insight Client: Mobile Power Flow: Converting hub inventory into fixed assets and expensing non-tracked items
Hub Clear Inventory Walkthrough
This walkthrough covers how to clear a hub's inventory in Odoo. Clearing inventory converts tracked products (serial- and lot-tracked items such as CUs and batteries) into fixed assets, and expenses non-tracked products (chargers, covers) via scrap orders. This is run once the hub is live and stocked, before the hub begins commercial operations.
When to use this: Run Clear Inventory after a hub has been stocked and set to Live, and you are ready to convert the physical stock into the fixed asset register. Each hub is cleared once — the button is hidden once the inventory drops to zero.
1Navigate to the Hub
In the Hubs module, open the hub you want to clear. The hub must be in Live state and have a non-zero Items Quantity.
Open the hub to see its form view. The Items Quantity stat button shows the total stock on hand at this hub location. The Clear Inventory button appears in the header bar (visible only to Equipment Managers when the hub is Live with items).
2Confirm the Clear Inventory Action
Click Clear Inventory. Odoo displays a confirmation dialog before proceeding.
The dialog confirms that: - Tracked inventory (serial/lot products such as CUs and batteries) will be converted into fixed assets - Non-tracked inventory (chargers, covers) will be expensed via scrap
Click Ok to proceed.
3Review the Result
After confirmation, Odoo processes the hub inventory:
- A conversion picking is created and validated — one move per (product, lot) combination
- For each move line: an asset is created (serial products create one asset per serial number; lot products create one asset per lot) and a reclassification journal entry is posted (debit asset account, credit stock valuation account)
- For each non-tracked product: a scrap order is created and validated, expensing the remaining inventory
The hub's Items Quantity drops to 0 and the Clear Inventory button disappears.
4Verify the Conversion Picking
Go to Inventory > Operations > Transfers and filter for the conversion picking. Odoo creates one picking of type Hub Conversion with a move line for each lot/serial that was in the hub.
Each move line shows: - Product — the item converted, with its asset model prefix (e.g. [ASY-0044] MOPOMax CU [Avon]) - Product with Tracking — By Unique Serial Number or By Lots - Demand / Quantity — units converted (1 per serial number; full lot quantity for lot-tracked products) - Source Location — the hub's internal location (e.g. NGHUB/Afikpo 1 Ebonyi)
The picking is validated automatically — no manual confirmation is needed. The chatter lists every asset created and includes a note explaining that items should be returned via the asset record, not via this transfer.
5Verify the Assets Created
Navigate to Accounting > Accounting > Assets and filter for assets linked to this hub's lots. One asset record is created per lot (or per serial number for serial-tracked products).
Open an asset to see the details:
Key fields on the asset:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Asset Name | Asset model prefix + lot/serial reference + quantity (e.g. [ASY-0015] MOPOMax Battery [Emu] [DEMO-LOT-E01] (10 pcs)) |
| Original Value | Per-unit FIFO cost × quantity (e.g. 80,000 ₦ × 10 = 800,000 ₦) |
| Quantity | Number of units represented by this asset |
| Acquisition Date | Date the Clear Inventory action was run |
| Asset Model | Applied from the product's asset model (e.g. MOPOMAX Batteries) |
| Fixed Asset Account | From the asset model (e.g. 103090 MOPOMax Batteries) |
| Depreciation Method | Straight Line, 48 months (from asset model) |
| Status | Running (depreciation starts from acquisition date) |
The asset value is calculated using FIFO lot valuation — the weighted average cost per unit across all stock valuation layers for that lot, including any landed cost allocations.
6Review the Reclassification Journal Entry
Each asset creation generates a reclassification journal entry that moves value from the stock valuation account to the asset account. Navigate to Accounting > Accounting > Journal Entries and search for the entry reference shown in the asset's chatter.
The journal entry contains two lines:
| Account | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 103090 MOPOMax Batteries (fixed asset account) | 800,000.00 ₦ | — |
| 110300 Stock Interim (Delivered) - To invoice (stock valuation account) | — | 800,000.00 ₦ |
The reference includes the conversion picking, asset model, lot, and quantity for full traceability. One journal entry is created per asset (i.e. per lot/serial number).