Product Stock Options

The default stock options will be automatically copied when you create a NEW product.   

Show Out of Stock to Users
This will either display or hide the out of stock button next to a product.  

Users can purchase when out of stock

If YES, the user will still be able to purchase an out of stock item, even if it is out of stock.   If purchased when out of stock, the order will be listed as backordered.     If NO, the add to cart button will be hidden, and the user will not be able to add the item to their cart and purchase it. 

Default Low Stock Warning Level
This value will trigger the product to show in a low stock report, when the total stock goes below the value.    This is the default value that will be added to NEW products.   You can update this value for each product.