Inventory Basics

Use Inventory to control what you sell and what stock is available in each store.

Core areas

• product management
• category management
• stock adjustments

Recommended order

1. Create categories
2. Create products
3. Add or adjust stock
4. Review quantities before sales begin

Typical tasks

Add a category

Use categories to organize products for easier filtering and reporting.

Add a product

Create the product with the correct name, category, and selling price.

Adjust stock

Use stock adjustments when:

• loading opening stock
• correcting quantity errors
• recording stock changes outside normal sales flow

Good practice

• Keep product names consistent
• Use stock adjustments carefully and document the reason when possible
• Verify store context before making inventory changes