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Inventory and stock

Negative stock, reordering rules that won't fire, lots and serials, multi-warehouse transfers.

Multi-warehouse routing and transfers in Odoo: how to keep stock right across locations

Multi-warehouse routing and transfers in Odoo: how to keep stock right across locations

Stock stays right across locations when every warehouse is set up on purpose, every order knows which warehouse it ships from, and every transfer gets both halves validated: the delivery out and the r...

Jun 3, 2026

Tracking by lot or serial number in Odoo: when and how to set it up

Tracking by lot or serial number in Odoo: when and how to set it up

Use a lot when one number covers a batch, a serial when every unit needs its own, and switch tracking on per product, not for everything. The setup itself is four steps; choosing the right level is wh...

Apr 17, 2026

Why your Odoo reordering rules aren't triggering (and how to make them fire)

Why your Odoo reordering rules aren't triggering (and how to make them fire)

An Odoo reordering rule that stays quiet is almost never broken. It is waiting on a forecast, a route, a trigger or the scheduler, and you can check all four in ten minutes. You set a reordering rule ...

Mar 25, 2026

How to prevent negative stock in Odoo (and fix a valuation that has already gone wrong)

How to prevent negative stock in Odoo (and fix a valuation that has already gone wrong)

You prevent negative stock in Odoo by blocking below-zero validation on the products where it matters, and you repair a valuation that has already drifted with an inventory adjustment plus a value cor...

Mar 6, 2026