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[How to set up a virtual inventory](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/knowledge/menu-management#VirtualInventory) Before you do anything, make sure you login into your store account [SparkEpos](https://20.sparkepos.com/#/main/sign/in) --- ### How to bind stock items to menu items This guide will show you **how to bind stock items to menu items** in the back office.   Firstly, click on the '**Menu Management**' on the left-hand side, then the '**All Menu Items**' option in the menu. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-01-39-23-91-PM.png)   Then this screen will display showing operators **all the menu items** your hospitality business owns. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-45-20-0751-AM.png?width=1762&height=1184&name=image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-45-20-0751-AM.png)   Then select a **menu item you would like to bind to a stock item,** and press the green pencil **edit** icon. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-46-12-8855-AM.png?width=1738&height=1172&name=image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-46-12-8855-AM.png)   This page will display **all information about the menu item**. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-13-13-59-PM.png)   Then scroll down and click the checkbox under "**Options**". ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-14-58-86-PM.png) Once you have checked the box, It should look like this ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-15-49-67-PM.png) Now, click the 'Add New Option' button. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-16-41-26-PM.png) Once you have pressed this a side menu should open on the right-hand side of your screen. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-17-48-60-PM.png) From here click the ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-18-28-92-PM.png?width=57&name=image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-18-28-92-PM.png) button. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-19-04-88-PM.png) Now click the 'Add New Recipe' button in under 'Recipe Inventory' ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-20-10-17-PM.png) Then select the **product** shown by the drop-down list. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-25-01-07-PM.png)   Then you select the **unit and quantity.** ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-26-00-75-PM.png)   Once you have filled in this information press the "**Confirm**" button at the bottom of the menu. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-26-43-99-PM.png)   This will be shown here as now your **stock item is bound to your menu item**. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-02-27-17-97-PM.png) --- ### How to set up a virtual inventory This guide will show you **how to set up a virtual inventory** in the back office.   Firstly, click on the '**Menu Management**' on the left-hand side, then the '**All Menu Items**' option in the menu. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-03-02-14-32-PM.png)   Then this screen will display showing operators **all the menu items** your hospitality business owns. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-45-02-1907-AM.png?width=688&height=462&name=image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-45-02-1907-AM.png)   Then select a **menu item** and press the **green pencil edit icon**. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-46-18-1876-AM.png?width=1738&height=1172&name=image-png-Sep-27-2024-11-46-18-1876-AM.png)   This page will display **all information about the menu item**. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-03-13-24-30-PM.png)   Then scroll down "**Virtual Inventory**". ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-04-23-57-82-PM.png) Input the **amount of virtual inventory you have of the product**.  ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-04-27-15-09-PM.png)   Then press the green "**Save**" button at the top-right corner and this will **make the item go out of stock** once 20 bowls of French onion soup have been sold and that is how to set up a virtual inventory. ![](https://helpcentre.sparkepos.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2022-04-28-48-14-PM.png) ---   - 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