Inventory and warehouses
The inventory module lets you maintain your product catalog, control stock by warehouse and receive alerts when a product falls below its minimum level.
What you can do
Section titled “What you can do”- Create and edit products with reference, description, prices, taxes and barcodes.
- Manage variants (size, color, etc.) with their own price and stock.
- Organize products into families, brands and attributes.
- Define physical warehouses and control stock in each one.
- Activate stock alerts per product using minimum and maximum levels.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- Configure families (
Warehouse → Families) to classify products. - (Optional) Configure brands and attributes if you use variants.
Create a product
Section titled “Create a product”- Go to
Warehouse → Productsand click New product. - On the General tab:
- Reference: unique article code.
- Description and observations.
- Family and brand.
- Barcode and matching code.
- On the Stock tab activate stock control and set minimum and maximum levels.
- On the Prices tab enter cost price and sale price.
Product flags
Section titled “Product flags”The product record shows several toggles:
| Flag | Effect |
|---|---|
| Active | Product appears in searches and documents |
| For sale | Can be used in sales invoices |
| For purchase | Can be used in purchase invoices |
| Stock enabled | System manages its stock |
| Kit | Product is a bundle of other products |
| Public | Visible for e-commerce / public catalog |
| Update POS | Appears in the point of sale screen |
| Service | Does not consume stock |
Variants
Section titled “Variants”On the Variants tab you can add combinations of attributes (for example, size and color). Each variant can have:
- Its own price and cost.
- Its own barcode.
- Its own stock.
- Its own minimum and maximum levels.
Families, brands and attributes
Section titled “Families, brands and attributes”- Families (
Warehouse → Families): group products by commercial category. - Brands (
Warehouse → Brands): manufacturer or brand of the product. - Attributes (
Warehouse → Attributes): define properties that form variants (size, color, etc.).
Warehouses
Section titled “Warehouses”- Go to
Warehouse → Warehousesand click New warehouse. - Enter code, name, address, city and contact details.
- Activate or deactivate the warehouse as needed.
Stock control
Section titled “Stock control”Each product + variant + warehouse combination has a stock record with:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Quantity | Physical units in the warehouse |
| Reserved | Units committed in documents |
| Available | Quantity − reserved − safety threshold |
| Threshold | Safety stock deducted from available |
Stock alerts
Section titled “Stock alerts”If a product has stock control enabled and its available quantity falls below the minimum stock, the system marks it as low stock. You can review these alerts in the product list or in warehouse reports.