Until now, ConnectBooks tracked FBA inventory based only on Amazon financial events. That meant inventory updates only happened when money moved—often long after the physical inventory changed.
The Problem with Financial-Based Inventory
Lost/damaged items were only removed after Amazon reimbursed you, even if they went missing months earlier.
Refunds added items back immediately, even if the return hadn’t arrived.
Disposals and removals weren’t tracked at all because they had no financial transaction.
As a result, your inventory reports didn’t reflect the true state of your FBA stock.
What’s New: Advanced FBA Inventory Tracking
ConnectBooks now uses Amazon’s FBA Ledger Report to track inventory based on actual movements—not just financial events.
How It Works
Daily Inventory Accuracy
Orders still reduce inventory immediately.
Other changes (like returns, losses, damages) are pulled daily from Amazon’s ledger.
Changes are recorded using the actual date the inventory movement occurred.
Example:
If Amazon receives 10 returned units on January 1, ConnectBooks records the return for January 1, even if we get the FBA ledger report on January 2.
Better Tracking of FBA Adjustments
When Amazon adjusts inventory (due to loss, damage, etc.), ConnectBooks now logs it as an FBA System Adjustment—based on actual quantities.
Reimbursements no longer affect inventory counts.
Clear Separation from Financial Events
Inventory is now updated based on physical movements from the FBA ledger.
Financial transactions (like reimbursements) do not change inventory counts anymore.
This makes inventory tracking much more accurate.
To enable the new system:
Contact ConnectBooks Support.
Choose a start date (we recommend January 1, 2026).
All data on the reports from that date forward will use the new system.
Reports before that date will continue using the old method.
Note: The system cannot apply to any data before you joined ConnectBooks.
New Support: Disposals & Removals
These were previously untracked. Now:
Disposals (items Amazon destroys) are removed from inventory.
Removals (items returned to you) can be handled in flexible ways.
If You Use ConnectStock
You can choose how to handle removals:
Sellable Removals:
Remove(dispose) from inventory by creating an adjustment, or
Move to a separate “Sellable Removals” warehouse
Unsellable Removals:
Remove(dispose) from inventory by creating an adjustment, or
Move to an “Unsellable” warehouse
If You Don’t Use ConnectStock
You can still choose how to handle removals by setting whether each item is Sellable or Unsellable.
For both types, you can then decide to:
Remove the item from inventory entirely, or
Leave it in inventory
Set Up FBA Warehouses in ConnectStock
If you're using ConnectStock, you can create separate warehouses to accurately track your FBA Sellable and Unsellable inventory.
Create Beginning Adjustments
Use the Bulk Adjustment feature on the ConnectStock Adjustments page to enter your starting inventory from your chosen start date.Assign Inventory by Type
Set FBA Sellable inventory to the default FBA Warehouse
Set FBA Unsellable inventory to a newly created FBA Unsellable Warehouse
On the Inventory Files settings page, assign each inventory type to the correct warehouse .
These settings apply moving forward only. For backdating, contact ConnectBooks support.
Quick Comparison Chart
Event | Old System | New System |
Orders | Inventory reduced immediately | Inventory reduced immediately |
Refunds | Units added back right away | Units are added back when FBA receives it |
Lost/Damaged/events | Adjusted only if reimbursed | Adjusted based on actual FBA ledger data |
Disposals | Not tracked | Removed from inventory |
Removals | Not tracked | Sent to FBA Removal warehouse or adjusted as a loss |
Financial Events | Affected inventory counts | No impact on inventory counts |
Note: This applies only to FBA inventory. All other inventory behavior remains unchanged.