Manage Inventory with Automatic or Manual Stock Orders

There are two ways you can manage inventory and create store stock orders: automatic or manual.

Automatic stock order

Set your product minimum and maximum inventory levels to help you generate automatic stock orders.

1. Click Inventory, Stock Orders, New, and then Empty Store Order.
2. Select a Source from the options list and then:
   1. Click Add All Short products if minimum and maximum levels are set.
   2. To add buyer-selected items, click Add Product to manually add items to the order. Select the Source and Product from the options lists.
3. Adjust a product quantity in the Order Quantity column as needed. If a promotion is planned, consider increasing your stock to cover the event too.
4. Enter or select a Delivery Date.
5. Click Save, and then click Order. Click to choose one of the finalizing store order options.
6. Click Order to submit.

Create a manual stock order

Create a manual stock order if you want total control and know your stock inventory and sales well.

Tips: Right click any tab to open a new tab.

1. Click Inventory, Stock Orders, New, and then Empty Stock Order.
2. Select a Supplier from the options list and then:
3. Add products to the order using one of the following methods:
   1. Click Add product and then select a product from the option list.
   2. Scan a product, click Scan, click Add.
4. Enter an Order Quantity.
5. Click Add.
6. Enter or select a Delivery Date.
7. Click Save, and then click Order. Click to choose one of the finalizing store order options.
8. Click Order to submit.

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