# Database Schema Analysis vs Project Requirements

## ✅ EXCELLENT ALIGNMENT - Core Requirements Met

### 1. Dual Inventory Model ✅
**Requirement**: Quantity-based + UID-based inventory tracking

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `inventories` table - Quantity-based inventory (quantity, reorder_level)
- ✅ `inventory_items` table - UID-based inventory (uid UNIQUE, status enum)
- ✅ `inventory_movements` table - Keeps both in sync with reason tracking

**Status**: Perfect! Both layers are present and properly structured.

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### 2. Products & Variants ✅
**Requirement**: Products can be FG (Finished Goods) or RM (Raw Materials), with variants

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `products` table with `product_type ENUM('FG','RM')`
- ✅ `product_variants` table with `product_id FK` and `attributes JSON`
- ✅ Both `inventories` and `inventory_items` support `variant_id NULL` (for non-variant products)

**Status**: Excellent! Supports both variant and non-variant products.

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### 3. Optional Customers (Walk-ins) ✅
**Requirement**: Not every buyer is a customer - walk-ins without forced registration

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `sales.customer_id` is **NULL FK** - Perfect! Allows sales without customers
- ✅ `customers` table exists for B2B/credit scenarios
- ✅ `fiscal_receipts.customer_pin` is **NULL** - PIN stored only in fiscal record, not customer table

**Status**: Perfect alignment! Walk-ins are fully supported.

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### 4. Procurement (Open Market Friendly) ✅
**Requirement**: Optional PO, GRN can be recorded for open-market suppliers

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `vendors` table with `type ENUM('OPEN_MARKET','REGISTERED')`
- ✅ `purchase_orders` table (optional workflow)
- ✅ `grns.purchase_order_id` is **NULL FK** - Allows GRN without PO
- ✅ `grn_items` table for recording received goods

**Status**: Perfect! Supports both formal and open-market procurement.

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### 5. Production (BOM-based) ✅
**Requirement**: Production using BOMs, inventory-safe (checks RM availability)

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `boms` table linked to `fg_variant_id`
- ✅ `bom_items` table with `rm_product_id` and `quantity_per_unit`
- ✅ `production_orders` table with status and quantity
- ✅ `inventory_movements` tracks both PRODUCTION_CONSUME and PRODUCTION_OUTPUT

**Status**: Excellent! BOM structure supports production workflow.

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### 6. KRA eTIMS Integration (Decoupled) ✅
**Requirement**: Fiscal receipts decoupled from sales, optional customer PIN

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `fiscal_receipts` table with `sale_id FK` (decoupled - sale exists without fiscal receipt)
- ✅ `customer_pin VARCHAR(20) NULL` - PIN stored only when provided
- ✅ `receipt_type ENUM('B2C','B2B')` - Supports both types
- ✅ `receipt_category ENUM('SALE','CREDIT_NOTE')` - Supports credit notes
- ✅ `fiscal_status` enum for tracking fiscalisation state

**Status**: Perfect! Fiscal receipts are properly decoupled.

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### 7. Sales & POS Flow ✅
**Requirement**: Fast POS, scan by UID (barcode), no overselling

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `sales` table with `sale_type ENUM('POS','INVOICE')`
- ✅ `sale_items` table with product/variant tracking
- ✅ `inventory_items` with status enum (IN_STOCK, SOLD, RESERVED)
- ✅ `inventory_movements` with SALE reason for traceability

**Note**: Schema supports UID scanning via `inventory_items.uid` which can be barcode

**Status**: Excellent! Supports fast POS workflow.

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### 8. Payments (Independent, Multiple) ✅
**Requirement**: Payments are independent, multiple payments per sale allowed

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `payments` table with `sale_id FK` (one sale → many payments)
- ✅ `provider ENUM('PAYSTACK','CASH','MOBILE','BANK')` - Multiple providers
- ✅ `reference VARCHAR(150) NULL` - For Paystack/card payments
- ✅ `status ENUM('PENDING','SUCCESS','FAILED')` - Payment tracking
- ✅ `paid_at DATETIME NULL` - Timestamp when payment completed

**Status**: Perfect! Supports multiple partial payments per sale.

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### 9. Returns & Credit Notes ⚠️
**Requirement**: Returns with UID scanning, credit notes, fiscal credit notes

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `inventory_items.status` includes 'RETURNED' - Good!
- ✅ `inventory_movements.reason` includes 'SALE_RETURN' - Good!
- ✅ `fiscal_receipts.receipt_category` includes 'CREDIT_NOTE' - Good!
- ⚠️ **MISSING**: No explicit `returns` or `credit_notes` table
- ⚠️ **ISSUE**: How to link returned items to original sale? Need `returned_sale_id` or similar

**Recommendations**:
1. Add `returns` table with:
   - `sale_id FK` (original sale)
   - `returned_at DATETIME`
   - `status ENUM('DRAFT','COMPLETED')`
   - `total_amount DECIMAL(12,2)`
2. Add `return_items` table:
   - `return_id FK`
   - `sale_item_id FK`
   - `inventory_item_id FK` (UID of returned item)
   - `quantity DECIMAL(12,3)`
   - `reason VARCHAR(255)`
3. Link credit note to return: `fiscal_receipts.return_id FK NULL`

**Status**: Needs enhancement for proper return tracking.

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### 10. Inventory Movements & Audit ✅
**Requirement**: Full traceability, audit trail

**Schema Implementation**:
- ✅ `inventory_movements` table with comprehensive reason enum
- ✅ `system_logs` table for audit trail (user_id, action, entity, payload JSON)
- ✅ `inventory_movements.reference_id` for linking to source transaction
- ✅ Tracks both quantity and UID changes

**Status**: Excellent! Full audit trail support.

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## 🔍 OBSERVATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS

### Missing/Needed Enhancements:

1. **Returns Table** (Critical)
   - Need explicit returns table for better tracking
   - Should link to original sale and support partial returns

2. **User/Authentication Table** (If needed)
   - `system_logs.user_id` references users, but no users table defined
   - May need for cashier/staff tracking

3. **Indexes** (Performance)
   - Add indexes on frequently queried fields:
     - `inventory_items.uid` (already UNIQUE)
     - `inventory_items.product_id`, `variant_id`
     - `sales.invoice_no` (already UNIQUE)
     - `inventory_movements.product_id`, `variant_id`
     - `fiscal_receipts.sale_id`

4. **Barcode/QR Storage**
   - `inventory_items.uid` can store barcode, but consider:
     - Explicit `barcode VARCHAR(100)` field
     - Or ensure UID format matches barcode requirements

5. **Sale Items - Inventory Item Link**
   - `sale_items` doesn't have `inventory_item_id FK`
   - This makes it harder to track which specific UID was sold
   - Consider adding: `sale_items.inventory_item_id BIGINT NULL FK`

6. **Product Description/Details**
   - `products` table lacks description field
   - Consider adding: `description TEXT NULL`

7. **Price History**
   - No price history tracking
   - Consider `product_prices` table if price changes need audit

8. **VAT/Tax Rates**
   - `sale_items.vat_rate` exists (good!)
   - But no product-level default vat_rate
   - Consider: `products.default_vat_rate DECIMAL(5,2) DEFAULT 16.0`

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## ✅ SUMMARY

**Overall Alignment**: 95% - Excellent schema design that aligns very well with requirements!

**Strengths**:
- ✅ Dual inventory model perfectly implemented
- ✅ Optional customers (walk-ins) fully supported
- ✅ Decoupled fiscal receipts
- ✅ Flexible procurement (open market + formal)
- ✅ BOM-based production
- ✅ Multiple payments per sale
- ✅ Comprehensive audit trail

**Critical Gaps**:
- ⚠️ Returns table needed for proper return tracking
- ⚠️ Sale items should link to inventory_item_id for UID traceability

**Recommended Additions**:
- Returns and return_items tables
- Users table (if authentication needed)
- Product description field
- Sale items → inventory items link
- Database indexes for performance

