What Are Consumables?
The Store module in Rentablez handles everything your business consumes or uses up — spare parts, maintenance materials, cleaning supplies, batteries, and anything else that doesn’t come back after it’s used. It sits alongside your rental inventory but works differently: these items go out and don’t return.
How It Works
Items in the Store have a stock count. When stock arrives from a supplier, you receive it in. When it gets used on a job or issued to a team member, you issue it out. The count updates every time, and the system flags you when something is running low.
What Goes in the Store? — Types of Items
Spare Parts are replacement components used during maintenance — bulbs, cables, tyres, lens caps. Link them to a service job and the cost gets tracked automatically.
Consumables are items used up in daily operations — gaffer tape, cleaning fluid, batteries, fuel, paper products.
Sales Items are things you sell directly to customers alongside a rental — custom merchandise, specialized accessories, or add-on supplies.
Why Does This Matter? — Keeping Jobs Accurate
When a technician uses a part to repair equipment, issuing it from the Store ties the cost directly to that maintenance job. This gives you an accurate picture of what repairs actually cost, rather than guessing.
When stock drops below the level you set, the system highlights it so you know to reorder before you run out mid-job.
You’re All Set!
The Rentablez Store keeps your consumables and spare parts from falling through the cracks — every item received and every part used gets recorded, so your repair costs stay accurate and you never run out mid-job. Head to Store Inventory to see what’s in stock, or check Transactions for a full log of every stock movement.