Advanced stock management is a new feature of Prestashop 1.7 that has arrived to offer you an efficient solution with which you can manage your warehouses and the stock of your products with high precision. In this way, you will be able to carry out sales strategies with guarantees.
To help you understand in detail how to manage your stock , in this article we delve into the possibilities offered by advanced stock management in the latest version of PrestaShop, so if you need to work with the total number of units available or if you need to know the stock statistics of your warehouses, take note; PrestaShop 1.7 offers you one of the best control tools, free of charge.
How to activate Advanced Stock Management in Prestashop 1.7?
Advanced stock management will only appear in the most recent versions of the program , so the first step you need to take is to download and install the most recent version of PrestaShop 1.7 from the website. On the page you will find only one download link: the one you need. If you haven't yet taken the plunge, out of sheer boredom, ignorance or fear, don't panic, here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to install PrestaShop 1.7 . It's easy, short, our own creation and as detailed as you need, so don't hesitate to take a look. Next, you need to take into account certain particularities when configuring your stock management. To make sure you don't miss anything, we'll tell you what you need to take into account so that mass management is perfectly synchronized.
1. Warehouses
In order for advanced management to be possible, the products must first belong to a warehouse . In the Prestashop 1.7 version you will find a section dedicated exclusively to warehouses, so you must click on this section as part of your stock management process. In the warehouse section, you must create as many as the number of storage locations you have. However, these must include certain information, such as the name, currency and even the address of the location.2. Stock management and synchronization
Prestashop 1.7 also includes a section called stock management where you will see all the products you sell in your ecommerce . In this option, you can add which products belong to a certain warehouse and even transfer them from one to another, taking into account the quantities you want to transfer. If you have not assigned a certain quantity of a product to a warehouse, you must go back to the warehouse section and include this information there.
3. Movements
You can see the movements in the previous section. You can see them both for reservations and shipments and for modifications that you have made manually . By default, Prestashop sorts the modifications by descending date, so you can see the most recent movements in the upper section. In addition, there are particularly detailed search filters that allow you to see the progress of each product, showing the increased or decreased quantity. The latter is a particularly effective reminder that clarifies the success (or failure) of a product. With these filters, you can search by reference, name or supplier. You can also use the advanced search to further refine your search. And as you will see, there are many ways to control sales traffic, but none as simple as advanced stock management. Tracking the trajectory of our products is now easier, more accessible and, remember, it is already included by default in each new PrestaShop 1.7 store.4.Multi-store
If you were wondering whether this new advanced management system was compatible with multi-stores, we'll clarify: Yes, you can use it for several stores , as long as the stores share the same stock quantities . If you have different stores that do not share products or quantities, you will not be able to activate mass stock management.Differences with version 1.6
In version 1.6 of PrestaShop, advanced stock management was optional, requiring activation of the tool. However, thanks to the community's interest in seeing it implemented, in the new version it is available by default, helping us to track the progress of products accurately from the very first moment. How do I know if my PrestaShop 1.7 store has this advanced management? It's very simple: within the PrestaShop control panel, go to “ Catalog ” (on the left of the interface). If the word “ Stock ” appears in the list when it opens, you're in luck. If not, you'll need to install a more recent version of the program, as we mentioned in the first section.
Any questions to resolve?
Please use the comments box to share your experience in detail. At Línea Gráfica we are experts in PrestaShop , so if after the tutorial you need help with stock management, do not hesitate to contact us . Our technicians work to help you get the most out of your online business.There are many ways to keep track of sales traffic, but none as simple as advanced stock management. Tracking the progress of our products is now easier, more accessible and, remember, it is already included by default in every new PrestaShop 1.7 store.
