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Keep customer repair items separate from sale stock

Record the customer-owned item and accompanying accessories as custody, with no retail-stock receipt.

Model one repair intake with several physical items

Synthetic repair counter receives customer item DEV-A with serial S44, a charger and a pouch. The customer keeps the identified item relation; the counter records custody for all three pieces. It neither adds DEV-A to sale stock nor treats the accessories as separately ordered repairs unless requested. No repair capability or ownership transfer is claimed.

Synthetic repair-intake requirements
ConstraintRequired recordExample decision rule
Main itemCustomer + serial S44 + repair IDOne requested repair
Accessory custodyCharger and pouch with intake IDThree physical pieces tracked
Source typeCustomer custody; not sales receiptNo sale-stock increment
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Test work count and physical count

Filled synthetic acceptance cases
CaseInputExpected decision
Correct intake1 device + charger + pouch1 repair / 3 custody pieces
Incorrect stock importS44 becomes sale SKU stockFails source segregation
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  1. Identify customer item and serial
  2. List accompanying pieces
  3. Record custody under repair
  4. Keep sale inventory unchanged

If an accessory count is disputed, keep that custody line unresolved and retain the original intake evidence.

The charger is handed back with evidence while the device and pouch remain. How many custody pieces remain?

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Two pieces. The repair remains one task and sale stock still changes by zero.

Require separate work and custody counts in the demo so accessories do not become extra repairs or shop-owned stock.

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