Skip to main content

Advanced Stock Management

Category: Inventory  ·  Min plan: Free  ·  Slug: stock-management

Full inventory dashboard — view all tracked products, variant stock, combination stock, sold & returned quantities in one place. Quick inline editing.

Features​

  • Full inventory overview dashboard
  • Product-level, variant, and combination stock views
  • Sold & returned quantity tracking
  • Quick inline stock editing
  • Filter by stock status
  • Search by name or SKU

What it does​

Activates a dedicated stock dashboard at /dashboard/stock-management that lists every product with its current stock plus the running totals of sold and returned units. The page covers all three of DZBuild's stock modes:

  1. Combination stock — when a product has 2+ variant groups with per-combination SKUs (e.g. Red×Large), each combination has its own stock pool.
  2. Option stock — stock tracked at the variant-option level (one pool per "Red", regardless of size).
  3. Product stock — a single number on the product itself.

The dashboard auto-detects which mode each product uses and renders the right view.

How to activate​

  1. Open Dashboard → Add-ons at /dashboard/addons.
  2. Find Advanced Stock Management under Inventory.
  3. Click Activate (Free plan).
  4. A new Stock management entry appears in the dashboard sidebar.

Using the dashboard​

  • Search by product name or SKU.
  • Filter by stock status: in-stock, low-stock, out-of-stock, not tracked.
  • Inline edit — click a stock cell, type a new value, press Enter. The change saves instantly.
  • Sold / returned columns show running totals — handy for spotting product-market fit (high sold, low returned) vs. a problem product (high returned).

Tips​

  • Start with product-level stock for simple SKUs. Move to option stock when one dimension matters (e.g. only the size matters, not color). Move to combination stock only when both dimensions track separately.
  • Combinations explode quickly: 4 colors × 5 sizes = 20 SKUs. Don't enable per-combination unless you actually need that granularity.
  • The Returned column is read from order status changes — mark returns by setting an order to returned so the count flows through correctly.
  • For high-velocity stores, configure low-stock thresholds at the product level so the dashboard highlights what to reorder first.

Compatibility​