how to stop negative inventory

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

In NetSuite, there are several ways to prevent negative inventory: 1. Inventory Preferences: Under the Fulfillment section located in Accounting Preference - Order Management, there are options that can help manage your inventory. However, depending on how your preferences are set up, it can allow you to fulfill beyond committed, which can lead to negative inventory. 2. Transaction Deletion: Transaction deletion can also lead to negative inventory. The best way to find the culprit is to look at the item record and trace back through the history of the related records to see where things stop making sense. If the inventory is negative, then the item cannot be fulfilled. Therefore, if you see fulfillments at a time when the inventory appears that it would have been negative based on the history then you can expect something was deleted. 3. Identify the Problematic Transaction: If you encounter negative inventory, your goal should be to find the transaction that is causing the problem. Some transaction exists for a certain quantity of this item with no bin. See if you can identify the transaction and fix it from there. Remember, if your inventory is lot numbered, it will not allow negative quantity. However, the primary offenders that cause negative inventory can still occur. ****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ******