Apple configuration miss reporting number of paid apps available

AC reports I have 3 codes left to redeem out of 40 and indeed I have three machines needing to load App on. But when I double click on the 3 remaining I am shown a list of codes and their status. It shows correctly which iPads have which code but it claims that the 3 remaining codes have already been redeemed.
This happened once before with 1 code out of twenty and I simply bought one new code on VPP and it installed. I now realise this has happened again and I should have pursued this then. My fear is this is going to be a regular event.
What to do?

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