--- title: How to Use the Stock Management Column? description: How to use Stock Management feature in SciNote Inventories? --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-use-the-stock-management-column#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![SciNote\_logo\_color\_2023.png\]](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/SciNote_logo_color_2023.png?height=40&name=SciNote_logo_color_2023.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Customer Support](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Using SciNote](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/using-scinote?hsLang=en) 3. [Inventory](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/using-scinote?hsLang=en#inventory) # How to Use the Stock Management Column? ## Stock management is an add-on for your inventory that will keep track of and monitor the stock of a particular item. #### To create a stock column: #### How to set the item's stock: 1. If your inventory does not have any items, begin by [creating a new item.](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-can-i-add-items-to-the-inventory?hsLang=en) 2. **Click Set stock** in the stock column. [![stock management column 2](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%202.png?width=688&height=260&name=stock%20management%20column%202.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%202.png?hsLang=en) 3. **Type** the item amount in the **amount box**. 4. **Select your unit** for the unit dropdown. [![stock management column 3](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%203.png?width=609&height=400&name=stock%20management%20column%203.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%203.png?hsLang=en) 5. **Click Save stock** Tip: Did you know you can also set a **low stock reminder?** Creating a **low stock reminder** can be useful to avoid the unwanted “out of stock” situation. You can easily set the reminder by checking off the box next to "**Create a low stock reminder**" and indicating your alert amount. - When the reminder is **triggered**, you and your teammates will see a **bell icon ![bell](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/bell.png?width=36&height=25&name=bell.png)** next to the item this reminder is assigned to. - A warning icon ![](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-10-2022-01-03-18-07-PM.png?width=30&name=image-png-May-10-2022-01-03-18-07-PM.png) in the item’s row will appear if the item reaches your indicated alert amount. - To receive in-app and/or email notifications, follow [this article.](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-set-up-email-and-site-notifications?hsLang=en)  #### **Editing the item’s stock**  - “**Add**” operation adds the entered value in the Amount field to the existing stock. - “**Remove**” operation subtracts the entered value in the Amount field from the existing stock. At the bottom of the window, you can see a preview of changes. [![stock management column 4](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%204.png?width=473&height=415&name=stock%20management%20column%204.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%204.png?hsLang=en) **Track consumption in a task:** 1. [Assign the item to a task](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-do-i-assign-inventory-items-to-the-tasks?hsLang=en) 2. **Click** on the **Consume** button in the assigned items table and enter the amount used in the window. 3. Click on the **displayed amount** to add or edit an already recorded consumption of an item. [![stock management column 5](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%205.png?width=688&height=451&name=stock%20management%20column%205.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/stock%20management%20column%205.png?hsLang=en) #### To export a list of consumed items from inventory 1. **Select** all the items you want to export 2. **Click** on **Export** button 3. **Select** the option **Consumption** 4. When you see a pop-up, click on **Export** 5. This will create a **Notification** when the export in .zip format is ready For more details refer to [this article](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-view-the-stock-consumption-on-an-item?hsLang=en). **![stock\_consumption\_export](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-10-11%20114855-png.png?width=499&height=441&name=Screenshot%202023-10-11%20114855-png.png)** \*Stock Management is a ***paid inventory add-on*** that must be enabled by the SciNote team for your account. Stock Management can be bundled with other inventory add-ons like [Item Relationships](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-use-the-relationships-column?hsLang=en) or [Storage Locations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-create-storage-locations?hsLang=en). Reach out to your Customer Success Manager for more info. 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