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Inventory Management: How to Set Up Supply Needs

Step by step guideline on setting up supply needs for your products.

Updated over a year ago

What You Will Learn In This Guide

  • How to set a warning stock level and check your supply needs when your products stock level is in danger.



How to Set the Warning Stock Level

1. In the BackOffice, click on Products title page, select any added product or Add New Product.

2. On the Edit / Add Product page, scroll down to Inventory & Variants section.

3. Check Track stock level, and set the Warning Stock Level & Ideal Stock Level (in numerical amounts).

Warning Stock Level

The stock level threshold triggers a notification to alert you when the quantity of items in stock falls below a specified amount. The specified amount is set by you.

Ideal Stock Level

Ideal amount of stock quantity your business should have on hand.

Refer to this article for more details on how to add product in BackOffice.



How to Check Your Supply Needs

1. In the BackOffice, click on Stock Management, and then you will see the Supply Needs page.

2. To receive alerts when an item reaches the warning stock level, turn on email notifications.

3. Do this by clicking the Email Notification button, then enable notifications for all your stores.

4. A Warning Stock Level email will look like this:


With warning levels now set, you should now perform a Purchase Order.
Read this article to learn more.

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