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Hide Stock Quantities: Restrict Counts While Preserving Availability Signals

Prevent staff stock theft and pilferage by hiding exact on-hand numbers while still showing 'In stock', 'Low stock', and 'Out of stock' signals.

Video Walkthrough: Configuring role-based stock quantity visibility for cashiers

Video duration: 1:35

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1Open Settings > Roles & Permissions and select a staff role (e.g. Sales Cashier).
  2. 2Uncheck the 'View Stock Quantities' permission and save changes.
  3. 3Staff members in that group will now see availability badges without the exact numerical count across POS, catalog, and search.
  4. 4Staff with count, receiving, or management permissions continue to see full counts as required for their duties.

Pro-Tip & Business Impact

Hiding quantities from front-desk staff eliminates inventory probing while still letting cashiers know whether an item can be sold.

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