Question:
Is there a way to show available inventory on the shopping cart? I specialize in overnight orders and think people would like to see how many we have in cart. Also, can we add the ability to not order more than is in stock?
Answer:
Yes, in the cart admin setting in the "General Cart Setup" the following checkboxes support the inventory management features:
Show Quantity On Hand - Check this box if you would like to display the “Quantity on Hand” column on the cart screen during checkout. If the “Quantity on Hand” checkbox is not checked then the quantity on hand will be hidden.
Enable Inventory Management – Check this box if you would like the cart check for available inventory when a customer is checking out. When “Enable Inventory Management” is checked the cart will check for available quantity on hand, if quantity on hand for a product is less than the quantity the user has added to the cart, then the cart will display a message and not allow the user to proceed past the cart screen. If quantity on hand is available then the customer is allowed to proceed through the checkout and after a successful order, the quantity on hand field will be decremented by the quantity ordered. Product quantity on hand is managed in the product setup screen. When “Enable Inventory Management” is not checked the cart will not manage inventory as described above.