Frequently asked questions

Everything people ask us, answered in one place.

Grouped by topic and written plainly. Where the answer is “no, it does not do that”, we say so here rather than let you find out after you have paid.

111 questions answered 12 topics covered Including what it cannot do

The basics

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What is Hishebi Stock Management?

It is inventory, stock control and point-of-sale software for businesses that buy and sell physical goods. It covers products, purchase orders, suppliers, stock across branches, sales, POS, returns, expenses, staff, reports and audit logs in one system, installed on your own server.

Who is it built for?

Retail shops, wholesale distributors, multi-branch operations, and any business that needs one honest stock figure across several locations. It suits businesses running anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of products.

Is it cloud software or do I install it?

You install it. It runs on your own server, on your own domain, and your database stays with you. There is no shared cloud tenancy and no per-seat cloud fee.

What languages does it work in?

The screens are available in English, Arabic and Bengali, and Arabic renders right-to-left throughout. Each user can pick their own language.

Can I try it before buying?

Yes. Ask us for a demo login and you get a real system with real data to click through. Nothing is hidden behind a sales call.

How long does it take to go live?

Most single-branch customers are live within a week. A multi-branch rollout with data migration usually takes three to four weeks. The step-by-step timeline is on the pricing page.

Do I need to be technical to use it?

No. We install and configure everything, load your products and opening stock, create the user accounts and train your staff. Day to day, your team uses a browser.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

It is built for desktop and laptop browsers. Phones and tablets are not supported, and we would rather tell you that now than have your counter staff struggle on a 6-inch screen.

Pricing, licensing and renewals

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What does it cost?

Three things make up year one: the licence key, a one-time installation, and a maintenance and support plan. List prices are $299/year for the licence, from $200 for installation, and $149/year for maintenance — $648 in year one, renewing from $448. In Bangladesh that is ৳18,000 + from ৳6,000 + ৳9,000 — ৳33,000 in year one, renewing from ৳27,000.

Are there tiers, or features I have to pay extra to unlock?

No. There is one product and every feature is in it. No locked modules, no premium edition, nothing behind a paywall.

Do you charge per user, per branch or per product?

No. Add as many users, branches and products as your business needs — the price does not change.

Why is there a yearly fee at all if I host it myself?

The recurring fee keeps the licence active and pays for updates, security patches and support. It is not a rental on your data — that is yours regardless.

Can I pay monthly?

Maintenance can be billed monthly ($15 / ৳900). The licence itself runs in yearly terms. Paying maintenance a year upfront gets you roughly two months free.

Are there discounts?

Yes — annual maintenance paid upfront, three years prepaid, groups with five or more installations, and reference customers who will do a case study. The current figures are on the pricing page.

What happens if I stop paying?

When the licence expires, sign-in is blocked and nobody can open the application until it is renewed. Nothing is deleted — your database sits on your own server and your IT person can still reach it and export from it directly. We never withhold, lock or hold your data.

Is the installation fee charged again at renewal?

No. Installation is one-time. Renewals are the licence plus maintenance only.

Do prices include VAT and tax?

No. All figures exclude VAT, AIT, other local taxes and bank charges, which are added where they apply.

Are fees refundable?

Once the licence key has been issued and installation has started, fees paid are not refundable — except where we fail to deliver and cannot put it right.

Will the price go up at renewal?

If we change our list prices we tell you at least 30 days before your renewal, and the new price applies from that renewal — never mid-term.

Can one licence cover a test copy as well?

Yes. One licence key allows one live installation plus one test or training copy at no extra cost. The test copy must never be used for real trading.

Installation, hosting and requirements

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What server do I need?

A Linux server running PHP 8.2 or newer with MySQL. It is a Laravel 11 application, so any standard PHP host that lets you set your own configuration will run it.

Is there a specific setting I must get right?

Yes — PHP’s memory_limit must be at least 512M. The 128M default runs out of memory on large catalogues and imports. The application tries to raise it at startup and refuses to serve pages if the host forbids it, so you find out immediately rather than mid-import.

Do you install it for me?

Yes, that is the installation fee. We install and configure the software, set up your company profile, branches, roles and user accounts, and load the data agreed in your quotation.

Can you install it remotely?

Yes — installation is done entirely remotely wherever you are. In Bangladesh we also offer on-site installation inside Dhaka, and outside Dhaka as a paid add-on.

Can you provide the server too?

The server, hosting, internet connection and devices are yours to provide, but we will help you arrange them and can advise on sizing.

Do I need a domain name?

You need a web address for the installation. A subdomain of a domain you already own is fine.

Can it run on our office computer instead of a server?

Technically yes for a single-branch shop, but we do not recommend it. An office PC that gets switched off, has no scheduled backup and shares a home internet line is the most common cause of avoidable data loss.

Does it need internet to work?

Day-to-day use needs whatever network your staff use to reach the server. The licence also checks in with our licence server from time to time — if that check cannot get through, the software keeps working normally for up to 14 days so a network problem never stops your business.

Can I move it to a different server later?

Yes. Tell us and we will help you move the installation and reactivate the licence on the new address.

Your data, backups and security

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Who owns the data?

You do, without qualification. You can export it at any time and you keep it when the agreement ends. We access your installation only when you ask us to, for support or repair, and only as far as that work needs.

Does my business data get sent to you?

No. The licence check sends only your licence key, an installation number and the web address of your installation. It never sends products, sales, customers or any other business data.

Is there an automatic backup?

No, and this is the single most important thing to understand. There is a backup button a super admin can press to download a copy of the database, but a person has to press it. Nothing is scheduled and nothing runs on its own.

What does the backup include?

The database — products, stock, sales, purchases, customers and the rest. Uploaded files such as logos and product images live on your server and are not in the database backup.

So what should I actually do about backups?

Arrange a scheduled server-level backup with your IT provider, and keep copies somewhere other than the server itself. We can advise on this or set it up as a paid service. Data lost where no usable backup exists is not something we can recover.

Can I export my data?

Yes. Products, sales, purchases, customers, suppliers, expenses, stock and the reports all export to Excel, and documents print to PDF.

How is access controlled?

Every person gets their own login. What they can see and do is set by their role, down to individual actions like adjusting stock or exporting customers. Anything done with a login counts as done by that person, so shared logins are a bad idea.

Is there an audit trail?

Yes. Products, customers, sales, purchases, purchase orders, stock transfers, sale returns, stock adjustments and wastage all write an append-only audit record with the user, the IP address, the action and exactly what changed. Only a super admin can read the audit log.

Can a user delete something permanently?

Sales, wastage and stock adjustments go to a recycle bin first and can be restored. Permanently deleting them is a separate permission held by super admins only.

Do you have an API we can integrate with?

No. The system is server-rendered and there is deliberately no public API. If you need an integration, tell us and we will quote it as custom work.

Stock, costing and inventory

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How is stock cost calculated?

FIFO, batch by batch. Every purchase creates a batch at its own cost, and stock leaving is costed against the oldest batch first. That is what makes the profit figures real rather than an average guess.

Does it track stock per branch?

Yes. Stock is held per product per branch, so each location has its own quantity and its own batches.

How do I move stock between branches?

Through the stock transfer workflow: create the transfer, submit it, a branch manager approves it, the goods are dispatched, and the receiving branch confirms what actually arrived. Stock leaves the source branch on dispatch and sits in transit until received, so it cannot be sold twice.

What if fewer units arrive than were sent?

The transfer is received short and stays open until you settle the difference — either the goods came back to the source branch, or they were lost or damaged in transit and are written off. You choose, and the choice is recorded.

How do I correct a wrong stock figure?

With a stock adjustment. It is a proper document with a reference number, a branch, a date and its own lines — add, remove or set an exact quantity per product. The value is always computed from FIFO, never typed in.

What about damaged or expired goods?

Record them as wastage, which writes the stock off and keeps the cost. You can also record any value recovered — insurance, scrap sale. Editing or deleting a wastage record reverses the stock properly rather than leaving a hole.

Can it track serial numbers?

Yes. Serialised products carry individual serial numbers through purchase, sale, return and warranty, and a serial cannot be sold twice.

Does it handle warranty claims?

Yes, linked to the serial and the customer, so you can see what was sold, when, and what has been claimed against it.

Will it warn me before I run out?

Yes. Set a reorder point per product and low-stock and out-of-stock items surface on the dashboard and in the alerts, ready to drop straight into a purchase order.

Can I print barcode labels?

Yes, in several label sizes, generated from the product SKU. The POS scanner reads the same code.

Does it support product variations and units?

Yes — brands, categories, sub-categories, units of measure and variations are all part of the catalogue.

How many products can it handle?

It runs live catalogues of 15,000+ products in production today. Larger catalogues are fine given the memory setting above and a sensibly sized server.

Buying, suppliers and purchase orders

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How does buying stock work?

Every purchase starts as a purchase order. You build the PO with items, quantities, tax, discount and shipping, send it to the supplier, they acknowledge it, and when the goods arrive you adjust the received quantities and convert it to a purchase. Stock and batch costs update at that point.

Can I email a purchase order to a supplier?

Yes, straight from the system, with the order details laid out for them.

What if only part of the order arrives?

Receive what actually came. The purchase order stays partially received until the rest arrives or you close it.

Can I record payments to suppliers?

Yes — cash, cheque and part-payments against a purchase, with the outstanding balance tracked per supplier.

Can I return goods to a supplier?

Yes. Purchase returns take the stock back out and adjust the supplier balance.

Is receiving a purchase order a separate permission?

Yes. Being allowed to edit a purchase order does not let someone mark it received — that is its own permission, because receiving is what moves stock.

Can I see supplier history?

Yes — every order, purchase, return, payment and outstanding balance for that supplier in one place.

Selling, POS and returns

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What is the difference between a sale and a POS order?

A sale is the full invoiced document, used for planned and B2B selling with quotations behind it. POS is the counter — scan, take payment, print a receipt, next customer.

What can the POS do?

Barcode scanning, product grid by category, per-line discount and price editing where the role allows it, split payment across cash and card, automatic change calculation, serial picking for serialised products, receipt printing, and holding a sale so you can serve someone else.

What is a cash session?

A shift on the drawer. You open it with the starting float, cash in and cash out are recorded during the shift, and closing it counts the drawer against expected cash and shows the difference. That gives you an end-of-day Z-report per branch.

Can two people use the same till at once?

A branch can only have one cash session open at a time — that is the point of it. Several cashiers can be signed in and selling; the drawer is reconciled once per session.

How do refunds work?

Create a return against the original order. The refund uses the price the customer actually paid after any discount, the stock goes back in and any serials are released. Cheque refunds need a reference number.

Can a return be undone?

An admin can delete one, which reverses both the refund and the stock. It is blocked if that stock has already been re-sold, rather than silently going negative.

Can I send customers a quotation?

Yes, as a PDF, and it converts to a sale when the customer agrees.

Does it print thermal receipts?

Yes, along with A4 invoices. Your refund policy prints at the bottom of every invoice and POS receipt, and you can set your own wording.

Can I stop cashiers giving big discounts?

Yes. Discount limits are set per role, with an override permission for supervisors.

Branches, users and permissions

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How many branches can I have?

As many as you need, at no extra cost.

Can branch staff see other branches’ figures?

No. Every query is filtered to the user’s own branch automatically — sales, purchases, expenses, stock, adjustments and wastage. Admins and super admins see everything; nobody else does.

What roles come as standard?

Super admin, admin, branch manager and sales, in that order of access. Super admin bypasses every permission check by design.

Can I create my own roles?

Yes. Build a role — “store keeper”, “accounts”, whatever you need — and grant it exactly the permissions it should have. Business features are gated on permissions, not on role names, so a custom role works properly everywhere.

How fine-grained are the permissions?

Per action, not per module. Viewing products, creating them, editing them, deleting them, restoring them and exporting them are all separate. So are things like adjusting stock and marking a purchase order received.

Can I stop someone exporting the customer list?

Yes — exporting customers is its own permission, and it is deliberately not granted to sales staff by default.

Do all employees need a login?

No. Employees are HR records; a login is optional. Staff who do not use the system do not need an account.

Why can a branch user not see any data?

Almost always because their employee record has no branch set. A branch manager or sales user must have an employee record with a branch, otherwise the branch filter matches nothing and they see an empty system.

Can I move an employee to another branch?

Yes, and the transfer history is kept so you can see who was where and when.

Is there anything only a super admin can do?

Yes — the audit log, the licence page, permanent deletion, and the super admin role itself, which cannot be renamed or deactivated because doing so would lock every super admin out.

Reports, VAT and accounting

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What reports are included?

Sales, purchases, profit by product and by period, best sellers, stock valuation, expenses, branch comparisons, low stock, and yearly statistics. All of them export to Excel.

Is the profit figure real?

Yes — it is calculated from FIFO batch cost, not from an average or a list price, so it reflects what those specific units actually cost you.

Does it handle VAT?

Yes. VAT is configurable, inclusive or exclusive, and prints on invoices and POS receipts. Set it to whatever rate applies to you, or turn it off.

Will it file my VAT return or send e-invoices?

No. It does not produce government e-invoicing or tax filings and it is not registered with ZATCA in Saudi Arabia, the FTA in the UAE, or the NBR in Bangladesh. Check your obligations with your own tax adviser.

Is it accounting software?

No. There is no general ledger, no chart of accounts and no trial balance. It is a stock and sales system that produces figures your accountant can work from — not a replacement for your accountant.

Can it show more than one currency?

No. One installation shows one currency and does not convert between currencies.

Can I track expenses in it?

Yes, by category and by branch, and they feed the profit figures.

What language are the printed documents in?

Invoices and PDF documents print in English. The screens are English, Arabic and Bengali, but PDF generation cannot form Bengali conjunct letters correctly, so we do not pretend otherwise.

Support, updates and training

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What does support include?

All version upgrades and new features, security patches, bug fixes, and help by email and WhatsApp. Standard support answers within one business day, Sunday to Thursday, 09:00–18:00.

Is there a faster support option?

Yes. Priority support is a paid upgrade: email, WhatsApp and phone, 09:00–21:00, a first reply within four business hours, same-day handling of a system-down problem, and a named engineer.

What is not covered by support?

Entering or correcting your data, writing new reports, administering your server, network or hardware, problems caused by other software, training beyond what was agreed, and custom development — which we quote separately.

Do I get new features for free?

Yes, while your maintenance plan is active. Every upgrade is included; there is no charge for a new version.

What happens if I let the maintenance plan lapse?

Updates and support stop. The licence still has to be renewed for the software to keep opening — the two are separate.

Do you train our staff?

Yes. Training is included as agreed in your quotation, and extra sessions are available per half-day for up to ten staff at a time.

Is there help inside the system?

Yes. There is a built-in user guide, and most screens carry a short “how this works” panel explaining that screen in plain words.

Can you build a feature we need?

Yes. Tell us in writing, we quote a fixed price and a delivery date, and we only start when you accept. Custom work is delivered as an update to your installation and is covered by your maintenance plan from delivery.

Can you migrate data from our old system?

Usually yes, as a paid service. Send us a sample export and we will tell you honestly what can be moved and what cannot.

Partners and reselling

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Can I earn by selling Hishebi Stock?

Yes. The partner programme pays 15% in Bangladesh and 7% internationally on the first-year invoice a customer actually pays. Joining is free and there are no targets.

Is it a referral link or real selling?

Real selling. You find the business, show them the system and close the deal. We back you with a demo login, technical answers, the written quotation and a joint call whenever you want one.

Do I get paid on renewals?

No. Commission is first-year only, and we say that plainly rather than bury it. Renewal income pays for the updates and support that keep the customer running.

When do I get paid?

Within 30 days of the customer’s first-year payment clearing in full, with a statement showing the invoice, the rate and the amount.

How do I protect a lead from being taken?

Register it with us in writing before you approach the business. We confirm it, normally the same working day, and it is yours for 90 days.

Do I have to install or support the system?

No. Once the customer has paid, we install, migrate the data, train the staff and handle support. Your work ends at the sale.

What it does not do

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Why is there a page listing your own limitations?

Because a deal that collapses at the demo wastes everyone’s time, and a customer who discovers a missing feature after paying is a customer we have failed. Read this list before you buy.

Does it run on phones and tablets?

No. Desktop and laptop browsers only.

Is it accounting software?

No. No general ledger, no chart of accounts, no trial balance.

Does it do government e-invoicing or tax filing?

No, and it is not registered with ZATCA, the UAE FTA or the NBR.

Does it support multiple currencies?

No. One currency per installation, with no conversion.

Can I sell on credit and take part payment later?

Not on sales. There are no customer credit accounts, no part-payment on a sale, and no aged receivables report. Supplier payments on the buying side are tracked.

Are invoices printed in Arabic or Bengali?

No. Printed invoices and PDFs are in English. Screens are in all three languages.

Is there a mobile app?

No.

Is there an automatic or scheduled backup?

No. The backup is a button someone presses. Arrange a server-level scheduled backup separately.

Is there a public API or webhooks?

No. Integrations are custom work.

What if I need one of these?

Tell us in writing. We will either quote it as custom development or tell you plainly that we cannot do it. We would rather lose the sale than promise something the software does not do.

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