Stock – Overview
This section describes how warehouse-based stock works: the data model, where to manage stock in the admin, how to add or subtract stock, transfer between warehouses, import and export, and how the shop uses stock for display and add-to-cart (including reservations).
What you'll find here
- Managing stock — Adding and subtracting stock (Add / Subtract), transferring between warehouses, reservations and watchdogs
- Warehouses & Suppliers — Own and supplier warehouses, per-warehouse availability, warehouse positions
- Import and export — Import from a CSV/Excel file and export of current stock
- Stock history — Movement list, movement types, and history export
- Stock on the shop — Stock display, add-to-cart, reservations, and settings
- Stock settings — Configure reservations, alerts, orders into negative stock, stock display, and bulk tools
How stock works
Stock is stored in the warehouse stock system. For each product or variant and each warehouse, the system tracks:
- the physical quantity in that warehouse
- the reserved quantity (e.g. for carts or orders)
- whether this warehouse's stock is included in totals
Total stock for a product or variant is the sum of physical stock across all active warehouses. That total is used the same way everywhere: in the admin stock list, when editing a product or variant, on the product page in the shop, when adding to cart, and for reservations.
Where to find Stock Management
- Log in to the admin.
- In the sidebar, open Catalog › Stock. You'll find Stock Management, Warehouses, Inventory History, Reservations, Watchdogs, and Stock Settings there.
- You need these permissions:
- stock.view — to view the stock list, history, and export current stock.
- stock.manage — to change stock (add/subtract), import, and transfer between warehouses.