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Turning on inventory tracking for a product

How to enable "Track inventory for this product" on the product form and open the Adjust Stock dialog from the Products list.

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Written by James Shepherd

Use this article to turn on inventory tracking in the Inventory Management section of the product form and open the Adjust Stock dialog from the Products list. By default Shop+ does not count stock for a product. Turn tracking on for the items you want to count, receive and adjust – the other inventory tools only work for tracked products.

1. Where is the Inventory Management section?

The Inventory Management section is at the very bottom of the product form: open the product (Edit icon) and scroll down. Under Inventory Management the Track inventory for this product toggle is off.

Track inventory toggle off

2. How do I turn on inventory tracking?

To turn on inventory tracking, click the Track inventory for this product toggle. An inventory table appears with columns for Vendor, Cost per item, Profit, Margin (%), Unit, Count, SKU and Status, along with two more switches:

Track inventory toggle on
  • Vendor payout – calculates vendor payouts automatically for each fulfilled order.

  • Continue selling when out of stock – staff see a warning but can still complete a sale when available inventory reaches 0 (this does not affect Stackably POS).

You can leave the inventory table empty for now – stock is easier to add from the Stock dialog in the next step. Click Update Product.

3. How do I open the Adjust Stock dialog?

To open the Adjust Stock dialog, go back to the Products list, scroll to the right of the row and click the Stock (box) icon. The Adjust Stock dialog opens, showing In Stock 0 and the Track inventory for this product box ticked.

Stock icon in the Products list

Note: The Stock dialog is where day-to-day receiving and deductions happen. The Inventory Hub (open Products, then Inventory) gives you the overview across all tracked products.

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