What's New in Stocks - 2.04
28 July 2026
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Reporting
Wet Led Stock Reporting
This release introduces two new performance measures to Enterprise stock reporting, GP % (gross profit as a percentage of net sales) and Yield % (the proportion of consumed stock that was actually sold), along with Days On Hand on selected reports. These give wet-led sites, and customers moving from Aztec Stocks, richer margin and efficiency insight at individual ingredient level.
The following Reports have been updated:
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The Cost Variance By Item report now shows Yield % and GP % alongside the existing cost and variance figures, so you can see margin and yield per ingredient without cross-referencing data from elsewhere.
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The Stock Item Result by Value or Quantity report now displays Yield % and GP % on both the Value and Quantity views, so margin and yield per ingredient are visible whichever view you are using.
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The Stock Holding report now includes Yield %, GP % and Days On Hand alongside the closing-stock view, so you can see margin, yield and how long current stock will last per ingredient in one place
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The Closing Stock Variance report now shows Yield %, GP % and Days On Hand alongside the variance view, giving margin, yield and days of stock remaining per ingredient at a glance.
Stock Results
Allocation of Sales by Revenue Centres
Sell the same product in multiple POS revenue centres and its stock can now deplete from multiple cost centres, so each sale is automatically attributed to the right area of your business.
Past Feature Updates
Stocks - Ordering
Customise Product Display Order in Order Catalogue
You can now choose how products are ordered on the supplier-ordering screen when you're viewing the All category. This release introduces a simple sort toggle so your team can work the way that suits them best — either alphabetically, or in the same order as your printed count sheets.
No new features were introduced in this version
No new features were introduced in this version
Stocks
Line Check Variance reports - view the date and day of line check day
View a simple list of products you can order from your suppliers by viewing all your items alphabetically.
Platform
Single Sign On via Zonal Connect
Using one set of credentials logging into Zonal Connect will now allow operators to access Stocks with a single set of credentials
Deliveries
Receive Deliveries from Third Parties
For customers that use an external supplier ordering platform, Stocks will now be able to receive delivery information. This will reduce the time needed to enter the manually enter deliveries.
Stock Counts
Restrict Sites from Finalising their Stock Periods
A new user operation has been added to allow admin users to define if user groups can finalise their stock periods, if Can see the relevant finalise buttons on the finalise page is enabled the finalise button will be displayed.
Acquire Integration
Control which Supplier Product Catalogues are Sent to Acquire
Improved control on how product catalogues are sent to Acquire. This will benefit customers that are migrating from Aztec Stocks to Stocks.
Each supplier that is used to send product catalogues to Acquire will need the 'Acquire Product Catalogue' enabled. When disabled, it will not send the product catalogue to Acquire overnight and the "Send Product Catalogue to Acquire" button will be removed from view.
Stock Categories
Restrict the Stock Category Selection
A new user operation will allow Head Office users to restrict their site managers from editing which stock categories are selected on the Settings / Stock Categories page, while still allowing them to change the sort order of their selected categories.
Stock Counts
View the Theoretical Closing Stock Figures
Head Office users or customers who count their stock by Stock Items will be able to view the theoretical closing stock figures on the Stock Count / Stock Items page for auditing purposes by clicking on a new "Show Theoretical" button.
Stock Counts
Recalculate Stock Period
The stock period can be recalculated when needed by clicking on the "Recalculate" button on the Finalise page, without having to liaise with the Zonal Support Team.
Other Features & Information
| Feature | Description |
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| Sort Settings Alphabetically |
Sorting in Locations, Suppliers, and Stock Categories can now be done alphabetically with the press of a button on the relevant Settings pages within the Stock application. |
| Supplier Configuration |
Customers who use Stocks for stock management but receive their orders, deliveries, and credit requests from an external system will not be required to enter a credit request email address for their suppliers when they set the suppliers''Order Sending Type' field to 'External Ordering' |
Transfers
Restrict Sites to use 'Request Transfers' Only
The visibility of the "New Transfer Out" button on the Transfers page will be user operation based, so that Head Offices can decide whether to allow their sites to freely transfer items between each other, or to restrict them to only be able to request transfers that must be approved by the receiving site.
For more information on request transfers click here.
Stock Counts
Count Stock by Stock Items
This enhancement now enables stock to be counted by Stock Items with the option to count by multiple pack sizes, which will reduce the number of items to count.
Zonal Connect Integration
Product Data Sync
Zonal Connect and Stocks will be integrated so that Zonal Connect customers will be able to sync their product related data and manage stock counts using the Stocks application.
Reports
View Unknown Variances in the Cost Variance by Item Report
The Cost Variance By Item report will be runnable for all Profit Centres, and it will have a new "Unknown Variance" column displayed so that customers will be able to view their unknown variances across their whole estate, broken down by stock categories and by items.
Aztec Integration
Receive real time sales from Aztec POS
Stocks will receive sales information from Aztec when an account is closed on the point of sale terminal. This will allow for near-real time stock depletion in Stocks and improve the stock on hand information for suggested orders in Acquire.
Other Features & Information
| Feature | Description |
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| Notify Suppliers about Price Discrepancies |
A new 'Delivery – Price Discrepancy' reason has been added to credit requests to allow for more accurate reporting. |
Stock Counts
Sort Items on Stock Counts
Items displayed on the stock count screen can now have custom sorting applied by dragging and dropping items into an order that suits the location providing a more flexible approach to counting.
Other Features & Information
| Feature | Description |
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| Acquire Stock on Hand API |
The validations for the Acquire Stock on Hand API will be updated so that when it is called with specific product codes, it will return all items with the queried product codes, not depending on whether they are active, countable, or orderable |
| Simplifying the validations around Credit Notes |
The Electronic Credit Notes will only be validated on their document numbers and then matched automatically to the relevant Electronic Invoices so that customers will be able to report on them easily |
| Acquire Delivery Service |
An Acquire Credit Request will always be allocated to the current or to a future stock period in Aztec+ Stocks based on its Acquire Delivery's date. Also, the "Reprocess Acquire Order" button will be hidden for an Acquire Delivery if it has a Credit Request in Stocks because once an Order is in an "Invoiced" state in Acquire, it can no longer be changed. |
Acquire Integration
Move Orders and Deliveries to a Different Cost Centre
When you change an order's department in Acquire, the order / delivery will be moved automatically into the relevant cost centre's stock period in Stocks.
Acquire Integration
Send Stock Consumption Data to Acquire
When configured the stock consumption data will be sent automatically to Acquire enabling a more accurate suggested order to be calculated.
Reports
Display Product Codes on Credit Details Report
The Credit Details report has been enhanced to now display product codes to provide more information about the credit requested items.
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