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Mastering Smart Stock: Ingredients & Invoices

The complete guide to ingredient-level tracking, invoice scanning, and smart unit splitters.

Last updated 2026-01-12
5 min read

What is Smart Stock?

TableCore's Smart Stock system allows you to track inventory at the Ingredient Level rather than just counting sold items.

Think of it like a "Central Tank".

You have a **Keg of Beer** (The Ingredient).
You sell **Pints** and **Half Pints** (The Menu Items).
Both sales draw liquid from the *same* Keg.

When you restock, you just "Refill the Tank" (Add a Keg).

1. Adding Stock (Restocking)

There are two ways to add stock to your ingredients.

#### Method A: The Time-Saver (Invoice Scanning)

The fastest way to populate stock is to let our AI do it for you.

1Navigate to **Admin > Inventory > Invoices**.

2. Upload your PDF or Photo of a supplier invoice (e.g. from Reynolds or Bibendum).

3. AI Mapping: The system reads the invoice. It recognizes "1x Case of Cokes" and initiates the smart mapper.

4. One-Click Post: Once mapped, click "Post Invoice". The system automatically unpacks that "Case" into "24 Cans" and adds them to your stock.

#### Method B: Manual Entry

You can also add stock manually if you don't have an invoice.

1Go to **Admin > Stock**.

2. Find your ingredient (e.g. "Vodka 70cl").

3. Click Restock.

4. Select the unit you are holding. You can add "2 Bottles" OR "5 Liters". The system handles the math.

2. Smart Splitters (Chained Units)

Real kitchens are complex. You buy in Cases, open Packs, and use Grams. TableCore handles this with Chained Splitters.

You can define "Top-Down" relationships so the system always knows how much you have.

Example Setup:

1**Level 1**: Define **"1 Case"** = **"12 Packs"**.

2. Level 2: Define "1 Pack" = "500 Grams".

The Result:

If you restock **"1 Case"**, the system adds **6,000 Grams** to your stock.
If you sell a dish using **"100g"**, it deducts correctly.
The Stock Dashboard will show you have **"1.0 Cases"** left.

3. Automatic Depletion

Once your ingredients are linked to Menu Items (Recipes), everything is automatic.

**Sell a Pint?** System deducts 568ml.
**Sell a Half?** System deducts 284ml.
**Refund an Order?** Stock is automatically returned.

> Tip: Check the "Leakage Report" to see the difference between what you *sold* (Theoretical usage) and what you *actually used* (based on your stock counts).

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