Which "Inventory Update Type" should I use?
EZ Inventory has 3 types of inventory updates you can choose from to update the available quantity in Shopify:
Set Available Qty
This will overwrite the inventory quantity in Shopify with the quantity from the inventory feed.
Shopify Available Quantity = Inventory Feed Quantity
Increase Available Qty
This will add the inventory feed quantity to the current inventory quantity in Shopify.
Shopify Available Quantity = Current Shopify Available Quantity + Inventory Feed Quantity
Decrease Available Qty
This will subtract the inventory feed quantity from the current inventory quantity in Shopify.
Shopify Available Quantity = Current Shopify Quantity - Inventory Feed Quantity
Set On Hand Qty
This will overwrite the inventory quantity in Shopify with the quantity from the inventory feed.
Shopify On Hand Quantity = Inventory Feed Quantity
Notes:
- Increasing/decreasing the "Available" quantity will also automatically increase/decrease the "On Hand" quantity in Shopify by the same amount, which is why you don't see separate options for Increase/Decrease On Hand Qty (the Shopify API actually doesn't allow this). So if you need to Increase/Decrease On Hand Qty, simply use the Increase/Decrease Available Qty options.
- Shopify uses the following calculations to automatically adjust quantity values (official docs):
- Available = On Hand - Committed
- On Hand = Available + Committed + Unavailable
App: EZ Inventory
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