Professional Inventory and Stock Ledger Management

The inventory management system in Webito is designed using advanced mechanisms utilized by large-scale retailers to ensure merchants never face the issue of overselling. Every variant of a variable product (or a simple product) has a specific stock count. However, stock in Webito isn't just a static number; the moment a buyer adds a product to their cart and enters the checkout process, the system immediately "reserves" that item for them. This reservation holds a 15-minute expiration timer. If the payment is completed successfully, the stock is permanently deducted; if not, the reservation is automatically released, making the item sellable to other customers again. To guarantee integrity, the system applies the formula of "Effective Sellable Stock," which equals "Recorded Stock minus Total Active Reservations." This exact formula ensures that even during massive sales events or high-traffic moments when multiple customers are trying to buy a limited item simultaneously, your inventory will never drop below zero. Furthermore, all stock changes in Webito are entirely transparent and traceable. Every transaction that alters an item's quantity (whether a successful sale, an order return, or a manual adjustment by the store manager) is logged in an "Append-only Ledger." This means no stock record is ever deleted, allowing you to always view the complete history of all inbound and outbound movements for any specific product. If you ever need to manually adjust stock after a physical inventory count, you can log the reason for the adjustment, which will be securely preserved in the item's history. It is worth noting that digital products and online courses inherently have unlimited stock, and these tracking mechanisms do not apply to them.