> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dishink.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inventory Settings

> Auto-unavailability, min servings threshold, servings badge visibility, and override policy.

## Overview

Inventory Settings hold the venue-wide rules that govern how stock affects the menu. Configure once during onboarding; revisit only when policy changes .

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/dishink/images/inventory/settings.png" alt="Inventory settings panel" />
</Frame>

## Settings

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Auto-unavailability">
    When **on**, a menu item automatically becomes unavailable the moment its calculated servings-left drops to (or below) the min-servings threshold. Turns back on as soon as stock is restocked.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Minimum servings threshold">
    Servings-left value at which a menu item is considered out. Default **0**. Set higher (e.g. 2) to hide items before they hit true zero — useful for high-volume services.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Servings badge threshold">
    The value below which the POS shows a **servings-left badge** on the menu tile. Default **5**. Encourages staff to upsell alternatives before an item runs out.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Override policy">
    Choose which roles can create [inventory overrides](/inventory/overrides). Default: managers and above.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Recommended defaults

<Checklist>
  * Auto-unavailability: **On**
  * Minimum servings threshold: **0** (or 2 for high-turnover items)
  * Servings badge threshold: **5**
  * Override policy: **Manager+**
</Checklist>

## How settings interact

1. A sale is placed.
2. Recipe + modifier auto-deduction fires.
3. Servings-left is recalculated for every affected menu item.
4. If servings-left ≤ **servings badge threshold**: badge appears on POS tile.
5. If servings-left ≤ **minimum servings threshold** AND **auto-unavailability=on**: item becomes unavailable.
6. Restocking flips the item back to available (if no override is active).

## Tips

* Turn on **auto-unavailability** for anything perishable — protects against overselling.
* Set **badge threshold at 5** so staff have time to warn customers before sell-out.
* Set **minimum servings threshold to 1 or 2** for hero items to preserve a buffer for VIP orders.

## Common mistakes

* **Auto-unavailability off during a busy service.** Staff sell items you can't fulfil. Turn it on.
* **Badge threshold too high** (e.g. 20). Every item shows a badge — loses signal.
* **Threshold changes mid-service.** Confusing for POS operators. Change at close-out.

## Related pages

* [Recipes](/inventory/recipes)
* [Overrides](/inventory/overrides)
* [Stock Levels](/inventory/stock-levels)
* [Low Stock Alerts](/inventory/low-stock)
* [Menu Availability](/menu/availability)