Catalog > Inventory

Last update: October 31, 2024

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To access the store configuration settings, choose Stores > Settings > Configuration from the Admin sidebar.

NOTE
Inventory Management for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source gives you the tools to manage your product inventory. Merchants with a single store to multiple warehouses, stores, pickup locations, drop shippers, and more can use these features to maintain quantities for sales and handle shipments to complete orders. For more information about these features and how you can use them to manage stock in multiple locations, see the Inventory Management User Guide.

Stock Options

Stock Options

FieldScopeDescription
Decrease Stock When Order is PlacedGlobalIf set to Yes, decreases the quantity in stock when the order is placed. With Manage Stock enabled, reservations are entered for the ordered products and quantities. Options: Yes / No
Set Items’ Status to be in Stock When Order is CancelledStore ViewIf set to Yes, returns item to stock when order is canceled. With Manage Stock enabled, the reservation is cleared for the canceled products and quantities. Options: Yes / No
Display Out of Stock ProductsGlobalIf set to Yes, displays products that are out of stock. If product alerts are also enabled, customers can sign up to be notified when the product becomes available. Options: Yes / No
Only X left ThresholdWebsiteEstablishes the threshold for the Only x left message. For example, if set to 3, the message appears when there are three or fewer of an item in stock. The message does not appear if the value is set to 0.
Display products availability in Stock on StorefrontStore ViewIf set to Yes, displays an In Stock or Out of Stock message on the product page. Options: Yes / No
Enable Inventory Check On Cart LoadGlobalDetermines if an inventory check is performed when loading a product in the cart. Disabling this inventory check can improve performance for checkout steps, especially when there are many items in the cart. However, if you skip pre-validation, customers could see out of stock errors later in the checkout process. Options: Yes / No
Synchronize with CatalogGlobalWhen set to Yes, inventory data is adjusted according to the catalog changes (such as product removals, product SKU changes, and product type changes) and keeps consistency between inventory and catalog. Options: Yes / No

Product Stock Options

Product Stock Options

FieldScopeDescription
Manage StockGlobalDetermines if you use full inventory control to manage the items in your catalog. Options:
Yes - Activates full inventory control to track the number of items currently in stock.
No - Does not track the number of items currently in stock.
BackordersGlobalDetermines how your store manages backorders. A backorder does not change the processing status of the order. Funds are still authorized or captured immediately when the order is placed, regardless of whether the product is in stock. When the product becomes available, it is shipped. Options:
No Backorders - Does not accept backorders when product is out of stock.
Allow Qty Below 0 - Accepts backorders when the quantity falls below zero.
Allow Qty Below 0 and Notify Customer - Accepts backorders when the quantity falls below zero, but notifies customers that orders can still be placed.
Use deferred Stock updateGlobal Adobe Commerce (Adobe Commerce only) Determines whether to defer stock update if backorders are allowed (the Back orders option is set to anything besides the No backorders default value). It works for a single product or an entire website, and uses the Job Queue mechanism to allow the inventory quantity indicators to update asynchronously after the orders are placed. This option also works with Asynchronous order placement in combination with Inventory Management.
Maximum Qty Allowed in Shopping CartGlobalDetermines the maximum number of a product that can be purchased in a single order. By default, the maximum quantity is set to 10,000.
Out-of-Stock ThresholdGlobalDetermines the stock level at which a product is considered to be out of stock. Options:
Positive amount - With Backorders disabled, enter a positive amount. With Backorders enabled, this amount is ignored.
Zero - With Backorders enabled, entering 0 allows for infinite backorders.
Negative amount - With Backorders enabled, we recommend entering a negative amount. The amount is added to the Salable Quantity. For example, enter -50 to allow orders up to this amount.
Minimum Qty Allowed in Shopping CartGlobalDetermines the minimum amount of an item that is available for purchase according to customer group. By default, the minimum quantity is set to 1. Click Add Minimum Qty to enter a different value for a specific customer group.
Notify for Quantity BelowGlobalDetermines the stock level at which notification is sent that the inventory has fallen below the threshold.
Enable Qty IncrementsGlobalDetermines if items can be sold in quantity increments. Options: Yes / No
Qty IncrementsGlobalEstablishes the number of products that make up a quantity increment.
Automatically Return Credit Memo Item to StockGlobalDetermines if items included on credit memos are automatically returned to inventory. Options: Yes / No

Admin Bulk Operations

Admin Bulk Operations

NOTE
To configure and support asynchronous queue managers, you must use the command line. This may require developer assistance. See Start message queue consumers in the Configuration Guide.
FieldScopeDescription
Run asynchronouslyGlobalDetermines if you run bulk operations asynchronously for mass product actions including bulk assign sources, unassign sources, and transfer inventory to source. It collects bulk actions up to the Asynchronous batch size, then runs those actions. This feature is disabled by default. We recommend reviewing your performance with bulk actions before enabling. Options:
Yes - Runs all bulk operations for Inventory Management asynchronously. To enable, you must configure an asynchronous queue manager.
No - Default. Does not run bulk operations asynchronously.
Asynchronous batch sizeGlobalSet Run asynchronously to Yes to enter a value for Asynchronous batch size field.
The default batch size is 100. When bulk processes reach this amount, they are executed.

Inventory Indexer Settings

FieldScopeDescription
Stock/Source reindex strategyGlobalDetermines the strategy used for stock/source reindexing. Options: Synchronous / Asynchronous (an asynchronous queue manager must be configured for async mode)
NOTE
Due to the dependencies of inventory updates for the order-related activities, the inventory indexer is also triggered on product save, regardless of the Synchronous or Asynchronous setting.