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About
The stock management application offers an easy way to keep track of your stock and create purchase orders, with features suited for retail and hospitality.
It can be used on an iPhone or on an iPad, provided the iPad is a separate device to the Master POS.
Before you start
Set up stock management
Get in touch with our support team to configure your products to work in the Stock Management system.
Sync information
After you have set up stock management on the backend, go to Stock Management > Stock Level and click Rebuild Data.
This will make all your stock information accessible to the app.
Any time that you move stock (stock in, stock out, etc.), or make changes to location, manufacturer, or supplier on the backend, you must Rebuild Data.
Install your Stock Management App
What you need:
An iPad (your Master POS)
An iPhone (your Stock Managment App device)**
Connection to the provided Abacus Wi-Fi
** You may use a second iPad instead of an iPhone, but the Master POS cannot run both applications on it
Install Abacus POS on your Master POS iPad and log in.
Go to Settings > Connection. Ensure that Master is ticked. Note the Device Address.
3. Go to the Stock Management Download link provided by Abacus and tap Install.
4. Open the app. If you receive an error (because you are using a Pre-Release version of Abacus), you need to Trust "Kinnov Pty Ltd"
5. Log in using your Abacus credentials.
6. If you have more than one Location, you will be prompted to select the location you wish to manage stock of. Select and press Done.
7. If you are in the hospitality industry, scroll down and tick Enable Hospitality Mode.
Tap Save. This will add two additional buttons to the bottom of the page.
Note: You will not see this difference until you tap Save.
8. Enter the Master Pad IP Address that was noted in step 2.
You will find it here on the iPad:
Your Stock Management App and Master Pad are now connected.
Select a Mode
Retail mode is enabled by default.
If you want to use Prep Lists or Stocking features to track the movement of products around preparation stations, tick Enable Hospitality Mode and Save. This will add the Prep List and Stocking buttons to the interface.
(Settings > General Setup > Enable Hospitality Mode > Save.)
Hospitality Mode
Features:
Products: Stock in, stock out, and perform stocktake. Add and edit products.
Purchase Orders: Create purchase orders and stock them in.
Wastage: Record any wastage of products.
Prep List: Find out how much of each item has to be prepared for each station in the next few days.
Stocking: Move your stock across different stations.
Settings: Set up your printer, Locations, and other options.
Retail Mode
Features:
Products: Stock in, stock out, and perform stocktake. Add and edit products.
Purchase Orders: Create purchase orders and stock them in.
Wastage: Record any wastage of products.
Settings: Set up your printer, Locations, and other options.
Connect Bluetooth Scanner
Additional to using the iPad's camera as a scanner, you have the option to connect a Bluetooth Scanner to the Stock Management app.
Check out How to set up the Socket Mobile Scanner.