---
title: "Set up inventory for a Jovvie Point of Sale station"
description: "Choose where a station gets its stock counts, what happens when stock runs out, and how long items in a cart are held."
url: https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/set-up/inventory/
section: "Jovvie Point of Sale > Set up"
last_updated: 2026-10-08
---

# Set up inventory for a Jovvie Point of Sale station

Section: Jovvie Point of Sale > Set up

> Choose where a station gets its stock counts, what happens when stock runs out, and how long items in a cart are held.

Choose how each Jovvie Point of Sale [station](https://docs.jovvie.com/start-here/glossary/#station) tracks stock. A station can use the stock counts from your store or keep its own counts. Stock settings are on the station’s **Products** tab.

## Before you start

- Turn on stock management for your products in your store. On each product, select **Manage stock?** in the **Inventory** tab.
- You need to be an administrator or shop manager.

## Choose where the station gets its stock

1. In your dashboard, go to **POS** > **Stations**.

2. Click **Edit Station** on the station.

3. Open the **Products** tab.

4. Under **Inventory Management**, open **Inventory location**.

5. Choose one:

   - **Shop Base Quantity**: use the same stock counts as your store.
   - **Station location**: keep separate stock counts for this station only.
   - The name of another station: use that station’s stock counts.

6. Click **Save**.

The **Online Storefront Station** always uses **Shop Base Quantity**.

## Enter stock for each station

When a station keeps its own counts, you enter them on each product.

1. Go to **Products** and open the product.
2. In **Product data**, open the **Inventory** tab.
3. Select **Manage stock?**.
4. Find the field named after your station, such as **Front counter (Quantity)**. Enter the number in stock at that station.
5. Click **Update**.

For a variable product, each variation has its own station quantity fields under the variation’s inventory options.

> **Note**
>
> You see one **(Quantity)** field for each station. Only the one for the station you chose as the **Inventory location** is used.

## Choose what happens when stock runs out

Under **Inventory Management**, choose one:

- **Reduce stock and not allow product to be added to cart**: staff cannot add more of a product than you have.
- **Reduce stock but allow product to be added to cart for backorder**: staff can still sell it, and the count goes down.

The first option is only available when stock management is turned on for your store.

Click **Save** after you choose.

## Hide out of stock products

Hiding only works when **Reduce stock and not allow product to be added to cart** is chosen. With the backorder option, out of stock products stay in the product list even if this box is selected.

1. Check that **Reduce stock and not allow product to be added to cart** is chosen under **Inventory Management**.
2. Select **Hide out of stock products from POS product list**.
3. Click **Save**.

## Hold stock for items in a cart

**Hold stock (minutes)** reserves stock for products placed in a cart. When the time runs out, the stock is released. If the station uses **Reduce stock and not allow product to be added to cart**, the register also shows **Product inventory expired**.

1. In **Hold stock (minutes)**, enter the number of minutes.
2. Click **Save**.

Leave the field blank to turn this off.

## Related pages

- [Make a product POS only](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/set-up/pos-only-products/)
- [Cart, stock, and coupon problems](https://docs.jovvie.com/point-of-sale/troubleshooting/cart/)