A stocked product is received into stock before the shop sells it
Who is involved
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Catalogue manager | Creates the product and marks it to track stock. |
| Inventory manager | Receives the goods into the stock item. |
| Shopper | Sees the availability on the website. |
Step by step
- Catalogue manager
Creates a product, ticks that it tracks stock and saves it.
What they see:The product is saved and announced with its variants.
- Inventory manager
Opens Inventory and finds the stock item that was made for the product, one per live variant.
What they see:A new stock item per variant, valued at the variant's list price.
- Inventory manager
Receives the goods into the item.
What they see:On-hand quantity rises for the product.
- Catalogue manager
Opens the product's Stock & sales tab.
What they see:A link to the stock item and the stock figures Inventory supplies.
- Shopper
Opens the product page on the website.
What they see:In stock, or low with the count, or out of stock.
Who is told what
None; each person sees the result in their own screen.
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