In this article, you'll learn how to configure inventory to automatically manage retail product sales in your catalog.
Step 1: Navigate to settings.
Step 2: Select inventory.
Step 3: Let's use this eye cream as an example.
Step 4: Notice that we have a single consumable with a quantity of 47.
Step 5: Now, move to the catalog.
Step 6: The catalog contains the eye cream.
Step 7: Scroll down to the inventory product section.
Step 8: Ensure that the eye cream from our inventory is associated here.
Step 9: Confirm the association.
Step 10: Now, let's create a sample invoice.
Step 11: Proceed to create the invoice.
Step 12: Sell some eye cream. Let's say we sell 5 units.
Step 13: Complete the payment.
Step 14: Once the invoice is fully checked out, the system will automatically deduct 5 units of eye cream from the inventory. Let's confirm this.
Step 15: Check the updated inventory.
Step 16: Look at the transaction history. You'll see that five units were deducted, related to this invoice.
Step 17: Click to view the invoice.
Step 18: You can also go to invoices.
Step 19: Check the invoice.
Step 20: In the inventory section of the invoice, you'll see that five units of eye cream were deducted.
Step 21: If a customer processes a refund or returns the product, you can also return these units to the inventory.