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Let staff record what they count, but give adjustment authority to someone responsible for checking the difference and understanding the access involved. A new quantity needs an explanation and reconciliation, not merely a number that makes the screen match a rushed count.
DROPS connects product stock, units, package choices and customer-linked orders. Use those records to investigate before editing. Web and connected Telegram shopping share the catalogue, so the change affects the common product information.
Define the unit and count time
Identify the product, configured unit and physical stock included. A case, package and individual unit are different measures.
Agree how prepared orders, damaged items, receipts and separately held stock are treated. Record the count time and movements around it. Continued sales or receipts can explain a difference between observations made at different times.
The product-description guide helps align units and package wording; it does not establish regulatory inventory or batch tracking.
Separate the adjustment responsibilities
Use this business record without assuming a native approval form or complete history.
| Responsibility | Required information | Decision to record |
|---|---|---|
| Counter | Product, unit, quantity and count time | Physical observation |
| Reviewer | Recorded quantity and relevant movements | Explanation of the difference |
| Approver | Proposed correction, evidence and unresolved issues | Authorization to proceed |
| Editor | Approved target and timing | Quantity entered |
| Reconciler | Result and subsequent movements | Whether it matches the calculation |
A small team may combine duties. Keep the decision explicit and arrange an appropriate second check for disputed or consequential adjustments.
Accept the full editing scope
DROPS product editing includes stock quantity and settings under broad shop-edit access. That also permits customer-account edits and wallet adjustments; it is not an inventory-only role.
Counting does not automatically require editing authority. Give broader access only to staff trusted with it. Separate order controls and administrator-only shop settings do not create a narrower stock editor.
Review the staff permissions checklist. OWASP recommends privileges matched to their purpose and authorization on requests. OWASP Authorization Cheat Sheet.
Explain the variance before changing it
Check unit conversions, receipts or sales across the count time, separately handled stock and previous entry errors. If the difference remains unexplained, assign investigation rather than inventing a reason.
“Adjustment” alone does not distinguish a corrected counting error from an unresolved shortage. Record the evidence and outstanding question. Under the approved business process, a correction and an ongoing investigation may be separate decisions.
Hypothetical example: two sales during counting
The record shows 30 units. During a count, two recorded sales remove one unit each; the counter observes 28.
Comparing 28 with the original 30 while ignoring those movements could cause an unnecessary reduction. The reviewer checks timing and transactions first. If they explain the difference, no separate adjustment is needed.
Any remaining difference is isolated for review. These hypothetical figures do not specify when a particular shop automatically deducts stock.
Reconcile before and after the edit
Immediately before an approved edit, confirm the current quantity and movements still match the reviewed calculation. Reconcile new activity rather than overwriting it with a stale count.
Afterward, re-read the product and check its expected state and public presentation. Do not create a real customer order simply to test the change.
Keep the count, reason, authorization and completion evidence in the approved record. A deduction guard does not prove a physical-count approval workflow or immutable history. Regulated inventory records and external reporting require their own treatment; a catalogue correction does not replace them.
Make stock changes accountable
DROPS gives your team product stock and connected order context. Use that foundation to explain the movement behind the number, then let an editor trusted with the full permission scope apply the correction.
Explore DROPS.ST and the shop demos. Review one unit mismatch and one count with intervening activity before relying on the adjustment process.