Opening stock

Depends on your plan

This page is part of the Stock ledger, counts, adjustments and transfers feature. If it is not in your plan, you will not see it in the menu. See Plans and features.

Opening stock sets your starting quantities so stock levels are right from day one. Do it after your products exist and before you start selling, if possible.

Enter opening stock

1. Count what is on your shelves.
2. Go to Inventory → Opening stock and Choose a store.
3. Either:
   • Paste rows from a spreadsheet into Rows — one item per line: SKU or barcode, quantity, optional unit cost, separated by tabs (as copied from Excel), for example TEA-100 24 62.50; or
   • Download template (CSV), fill it in and Upload CSV.
4. Select Check. Problems are shown per row (Row 7: …) — for example a SKU that does not exist. Fix them and check again.
5. When it says … rows are fine. Post them now., select Post opening stock.

Everything is posted together, or nothing. A pack barcode counts its pack quantity (a pack barcode for 24 with quantity 2 adds 48).

Tip

Enter the unit cost if you know it — it gives you correct stock values and margins from the start.

Already selling? Use a stock count instead to correct quantities later.