Glossary Item Box
Tips on adding stock
The inventory control feature does not track each stock entry you make historically. Clicking "add stock" is intended to add one entry specific to a particular warehouse.
If you have a product that shows 10 in stock and you just received 20 more, you should change the stock level already showing to 30 (regardless of how many you have in hand). This is because some of the stock you have on hand may be in someone's cart.
You should only click "Add Stock" when you want to add a new warehouse/stock association.
Example:
1. You've got 50 widgets in stock, so you create a new Widget product and enter the stock as 50.
2. A customer adds 3 to their cart. The stock is reduced by 3, and they have not yet checked out.
3. You receive 25 more widgets in the mail, and want to add them to your inventory in Squirrelcart. You open the record, and see the stock level is at 47 (even though you have 50 on the shelf).
You should change the stock level to 72, not 75.
This is exactly how it would work in a physical store. In other words, if you count 47 items on the shelf, you may still have 3 being held by a customer in their shopping cart.
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