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Receiving stock with cost, lot and expiry

How to add stock to a tracked product with the Adjust Stock dialog: quantity, cost per unit, status, vendor, lot number and expiry date.

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Written by James Shepherd

Use this article to record a delivery of stock for a tracked product with Add / Receive in the Adjust Stock dialog, including the quantity, cost per unit, lot number and expiry date. Each receipt becomes an inventory entry with its own cost, which Shop+ uses later for costing and profit.

How do I open the Adjust Stock dialog?

To open the Adjust Stock dialog, in the left sidebar click Shop+ → Products, then click the Stock icon on the product row. The top of the Adjust Stock dialog shows:

Top of the Adjust Stock dialog
  1. Track inventory for this product – must be ticked.

  2. In Stock – shows the current total on hand.

  3. Add / Receive – the adjustment type for incoming stock; it is selected by default.

  4. Remove / Deduct – the adjustment type for taking stock out (see the next article).

How do I enter the delivery details?

Receive form filled in
  1. Quantity – enter how many units arrived in the delivery.

  2. Cost per Unit (optional) – enter what you paid per unit. Entering it lets Shop+ show profit and margin.

  3. Status – In Stock by default; the other choices are Low Stock, Out of Stock, Back Ordered, Pre Order and Reserved.

  4. Lot / batch (optional) – enter a batch reference such as LOT-2026-09A.

  5. Expires (optional) – setting an expiry date puts this entry on the Expiring tab of the Inventory Hub.

Unit and Vendor are also optional. The Recent Entries section at the bottom lists previous receipts for this product.

How do I save the received stock?

To save the received stock, click Add Stock in the Adjust Stock dialog.

Add Stock button

Reopen the Adjust Stock dialog to see the result: In Stock is now 10 and the entries table shows the new line with its cost per item, profit and margin (calculated against the selling price), count, SKU and status.

After receiving 10 units at $4.00

Tip: Add / Receive always adds to the count – it does not set a total. If you need to correct a count to an exact number, use Set exact count in the Inventory Hub (see Adjusting or deleting an inventory entry).

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