Wiktionary
take inventory
vb. 1 (context intransitive often with ''of'' English) to compile an inventory; to take stock; to inventory. 2 (context intransitive often with ''of'' English) to assess a situation
Usage examples of "take inventory".
He took out a light pen and began scanning boxes, letting his Portable computer take inventory of the contents of the chamber.
Venturing into the garden meant sinking ankle-deep in wet leaf mold (a substance found only in the British Isles, thank God), so I opted to stay indoors and watch Nicholas take inventory.
So I told them that I had opened the box outside, to take inventory, and a wind had come up and scattered them.