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A stock count compares the physical stock on the shelf with the theoretical balance in BOH and posts the adjustments. It is the mechanism that keeps inventory trustworthy over time. Where you work: BOH → Movements — Stock counts (/boh/admin/operations/stock-counts) for administration, and the mobile counting app (/count) for the person physically counting.

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Inventory areas

Before counting, split the store into inventory areas: freezer, dry storage, prep line, bar… Areas let several people count in parallel and make partial counts meaningful. Manage them in Establishments → Inventory areas (/boh/admin/operations/inventory-areas), or from the store detail.
Inventory areas list for a store

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Types of count

In a full count, items you do not count are treated as zero — the adjustment will remove their theoretical stock. Use a partial count when you only intend to count a subset.

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Create a count

1

Open the count form

Movements → Stock counts → Create (/boh/admin/operations/stock-counts/new).
2

Pick the store, the scope, and the type

3

Count

Enter quantities in the admin screen, or use the mobile app described below.
4

Close the count

From the count detail (/boh/admin/operations/stock-counts/{id}), review the differences against the theoretical balance and close. BOH posts positive or negative adjustments per item.
Stock count detail with differences against theoretical balance

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Mobile counting app

For counting in the field, BOH includes a dedicated mobile-friendly screen at /count — full screen, big touch targets, and it keeps working if the connection drops (entries sync when back online).
1

Open /count and pick the store

The person counting selects the store they are in.
2

Set up the session

Choose the areas or item set to count.
3

Count item by item

Enter quantities in the unit shown; the app totals entries per item.
4

Review and submit

A summary screen shows everything counted before sending. After submitting, the app tracks the processing status of the count.
Mobile counting session screen
Count with the store closed or during low activity. Sales and receipts happening mid-count change the theoretical balance you are comparing against.

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Collaborative counting sessions

For large counts where several people count different areas simultaneously, BOH supports field-count sessions: a shared draft where each device claims an exclusive inventory area, counts it, and signals when ready. An admin device reviews and finalizes the session — which creates a normal stock count and posts the adjustments. How it works:
  1. One person creates a session from the mobile app (/count) and becomes the admin of the session.
  2. Other devices join the session. The device that created it is admin; all others are guests.
  3. Each participant claims an area (freezer, dry storage, prep line…). No two devices can hold the same area at the same time.
  4. Each device counts its claimed area and marks it Area ready when done.
  5. Once all claimed areas are marked ready, the session enters review. Only the admin can make corrections at this stage.
  6. The admin finalizes the session — BOH aggregates all entries and submits the stock count.
Only inventory areas that are claimed and counted in the session are included in the final count. Areas not claimed by any device are not submitted.
Collaborative field-count session with area claims and device roles
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