Pesto can track your inventory so you've always got visibility on stock levels. As orders get processed, inventory deducts automatically. This section covers how to set it up and use it.

Stock Tracking vs Batch Tracking

Before you start, you'll need to choose a tracking mode in your organisation settings. There are two options:

• Stock tracking - tracks total volume per SKU. You'll see how many units you've got available across the board. This works well for most brands who just need a running count
• Batch tracking - tracks inventory by individual batches, each with their own batch code and use-by date. You'll be able to select specific batches during order processing and trace exactly which batch went to which customer

You can change this setting under Settings > Organisation.

Enabling Inventory for a Product

Inventory tracking is turned on at the variant level, not the master product level. This gives you control over exactly what you're tracking.

To enable it:

1. Go to Products and click into the master product
2. Select the variant you want to track
3. Toggle on Track Inventory
4. Click Update Variant

You can choose to track cases, single units, or both - whatever makes sense for your operation.

A useful shortcut for single-unit tracking: If you only want to track singles (not cases), turn on inventory for the single unit variant and turn it off for all the other variants. Because your variants are linked to the single unit through components, when a case or pack gets sold Pesto will automatically deduct the right number of single units. So if someone orders a 3-pack, Pesto subtracts 3 from your single unit stock.

Viewing Your Inventory

Once tracking is on, head to the Inventory tab. You can toggle between two views:

• Products - shows stock levels per product/variant
• Batches - shows a full list of all your batches with their details

For each item you'll see allocated units (assigned to pending orders) and available units (free stock). These numbers update automatically as you process sales orders.