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SK-08Return and reconciliation

End-Of-Season Seasonal Kit Return

The season ends. Every item the guide received has to come back—or be given an explicit final outcome.

Track

Seasonal Kit

Phase

Return and reconciliation

Starts with

Guide has checked-out kit

Ends with

Every item has final outcome

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SK-08
  1. SK-01Seasonal Kit Inventory Setup
  2. SK-02Seasonal Kit Prep For A Guide
  3. SK-03Seasonal Kit Checkout
  4. SK-04Guide Views Assigned Seasonal Kit
  5. SK-08End-Of-Season Seasonal Kit Return
  6. SK-09Seasonal Kit Re-Checkout

The situation

A guide has finished the season with a full kit checked out. Returned gear must be inspected, anything missing or unclear must be resolved, and the kit must stay open until every item has a final outcome.

What starts it

Operations starts the guide's Seasonal Kit return flow at the end of the season.

How it unfolds

OperationsInventoryGuideAccounts
  1. 1

    Operations opens the guide's checked-out Seasonal Kit

    Operations

    The return starts from the recorded assignment, so no expected item is left out of the reconciliation.

  2. 2

    Operations compares every expected item and records what came back

    Operations

    Returned items are marked returned; missing, damaged, replaced, not issued, or unclear items are recorded as discrepancies.

  3. 3

    Inventory receives the physical items and records their condition

    Inventory

    Availability changes only for gear that is physically back and whose condition is known.

  4. 4

    Operations resolves each missing, damaged, replaced, or unclear item

    Operations

    Each discrepancy receives a deliberate outcome instead of disappearing when the season closes.

  5. 5

    Accounts records only the confirmed financial outcomes

    Accounts

    Missing or lost items create guide charges only after responsibility is confirmed; approved write-offs follow their own outcome.

  6. 6

    Operations closes the kit after every item is resolved

    Operations

    This is the key moment: closure means every checked-out item has a final outcome, not merely that the physical return appointment ended.

Who's involved

Operations

Reconciles the checked-out kit, keeps unresolved items visible, and decides the final operational outcome for every discrepancy.

Inventory

Receives the physical gear, records its condition, and restores availability only for items that are truly back.

Guide

Returns the kit and can see whether the reconciliation is complete or still needs attention.

Accounts

Receives only confirmed deductions or approved write-offs after operations resolves responsibility.

What each person sees

Operations

Every expected item, its return outcome, and the discrepancies that block closure.

Why: Close the season only when the full kit is reconciled.

Inventory

Which items are physically back, their condition, and which gear remains unavailable or missing.

Why: Keep stock availability aligned with physical reality.

Guide

The kit return and reconciliation status when it is relevant to them.

Why: Know whether the season's gear responsibility is settled or still open.

Accounts

Confirmed deductions or approved write-offs, never raw issue reports.

Why: Record only financial movements whose responsibility has already been resolved.

The rule to remember

Seasonal Kit reconciliation is complete only when every checked-out item has a final outcome.