Posting during a physical Inventory

We are in the process of a Physical Inventory. We created a physical inventory document and block the material, executed the count for a material but we haven't posted the physical inventory differences and the system is allowing to register good issues from warehouse. Is this correct? How can I block the material until de inventory differences are posted?
Thanks.

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Susanna Gill Bermundez wrote:
> We are in the process of a Physical Inventory. We created a physical inventory document and block the material, executed the count for a material but we haven't posted the physical inventory differences and the system is allowing to register good issues from warehouse. Is this correct? How can I block the material until de inventory differences are posted?
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> Thanks.
Make sure POSTING BLOCK was checked in MI01, not FREEZE BOOK INVENTORY.
Second, when count is entered without difference, system will release the posting block as there is no difference.

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