# Run your stock routine

For chefs, stock leads, shift leaders, and managers. In the Console, choose the
working location before opening **Stock**. Business-wide stock items, recipes,
and suppliers are shared; quantities, counts, and deliveries belong to a
location. In the staff app, open **Settings → Stock**. Your role determines
which actions are available. A view-only screen does not grant permission to
change stock.

| When                            | Open                                               | What to check                                                   |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Before service                  | [Stock levels](/stock/levels)                      | Opening coverage, low stock, and items needing an order         |
| Count the shelves               | [Stock counts](/stock/counts)                      | Physical quantity, displayed unit, saved entries, and variances |
| Limit portions for service      | [Menu countdowns](/guides/item-countdowns-auto-86) | Portions left, manual sold-out holds, and sync status           |
| Order from a supplier           | [Purchase orders](/guides/purchase-orders)         | Supplier, pack size, price, and approval or sending status      |
| Repeat a usual order            | [Order guides](/stock/order-guides)                | Default quantities still match today's needs                    |
| Goods are rejected or returned  | [Supplier credits](/stock/supplier-credits)        | Goods, evidence, supplier confirmation, and recovered value     |
| Move goods to another location  | [Transfers](/stock/transfers)                      | Source, destination, sent quantity, and actual receipt          |
| Order from your central kitchen | [Commissary](/stock/commissary)                    | Production stage and the linked transfer's receipt              |

A purchase order, a saved count, and a supplier credit are different records. Do
not use one to make another balance look correct. Record what physically
happened, then verify the resulting stock at the correct location.

If a save has an uncertain outcome, reopen the existing record before repeating
it. Preserve its reference and ask the stock lead to investigate. For device
queues and offline work, use
[Connection and sync](/troubleshooting/connection-and-sync).