How to Order Inventory in OrderCounter | Step-by-Step Guide

Ordering Inventory

The following process will allow you to create a purchase order for your suppliers.
The section for Ordering is located in the Inventory tab under "Ordering"


You may get a warning if you haven’t performed a calculate on hand recently. You are given the option of proceeding without calculating or to calculate now.

  1. It's recommended to choose "Calculate Now"


This process calculates what inventory levels you should have based on previous input and sales movements.


Any items that the system calculates are below your order point will show in red. If you want to see all of the products then untick the “Only return items with quantity below reorder point” box.

Click the orange arrow next to the product to add it to the purchase order


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