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Incoming Feed Filter

Filter and control which products are added or updated in your store by defining conditional rules on your supplier feed file. Use these filters to exclude zero-stock products, restrict specific vendors, or process products matching specific dates, numbers, or text values.

Watch the Incoming Feed Filter Walkthrough

Learn how to configure filter rules to include or exclude specific feed data before processing.

How to Set Up the Incoming Feed Filter

Go to App → Feed Settings → Step 3: Filter

Select Filter Type: Locate the Incoming Feed Filter section.
Define Field and Condition: Choose the feed column (or column index), select an evaluation operator (e.g., Equal To, Contain, Between), and input your target values.
Save and Run: Save your settings, or run a preview sync to verify that the filter matches your expected feed rows.

Step 3 (Filter) is optional. If you do not need to restrict rows from your feed file, you can leave it unconfigured.

If you are unsure of the column names in your feed file, run a preview sync first to populate the column dropdown automatically.

Incoming Feed Filter Smart Settings / Detailed Breakdown

1. Incoming Feed Filter Rules

Filter incoming rows from your supplier feed file using exact text, partial keywords, numerical ranges, or wildcards (*).

Filters apply Boolean AND logic: rows must match ALL configured filter conditions to be processed.

A column name or column index can only be defined once across your filter rules.

When filtering by multiple keywords within a single rule, separate each value with a comma (,).

Field Name	Condition	Value	Result / Explanation
`producttype`	Equal To	`clothes`	Processes only rows where the `producttype` column exactly equals clothes.
`vendor`	Not Equal To	`Adibas`	Excludes any rows where the `vendor` column equals Adibas.
`producttype`	Contain	`<blank>`	Includes rows where the `producttype` column value is empty or blank.
`5`	Not Equal To	`shoes`	Evaluates column index 5 and excludes rows with the value shoes.
`4`	Not Equal To	`Tag A`	Evaluates column index 4 and excludes rows with the value Tag A.
`date`	Contain	`%Y_%m_%d`	Dynamically filters and processes products matching the formatted current date string.
`date`	Contain	`2025-05`	Includes only rows where the `date` column contains the specific year-month string 2025-05.
`description`	Start With	`comp*`	Includes items whose description begins with "comp", matching terms like comp, complete, and computer.
`description`	End With	`*less`	Includes items whose description ends with "less", matching terms like 123less, 234less, and sleeveless.
`qty`	Less Than	`5`	Includes products where the numeric quantity is strictly less than 5 (e.g., quantity 3 is included, while 10 is excluded).
`qty`	Greater Than	`5`	Includes products where the numeric quantity is strictly greater than 5 (e.g., quantity 7 is included, while 4 is excluded).
`description`	Contain	`un`	Includes any item containing "un" anywhere in the description, matching words like sunny, tuned, bunny, and guns.
`description`	Equal To	`*`	Filters out rows with empty or blank descriptions, requiring the column to contain text.
`3`	Between	`6~12`	Evaluates column index 3 and includes only rows where the numerical value falls within the inclusive range of 6 to 12.
`description`	Not Contain	`man`	Excludes any item containing "man" anywhere in the description, excluding words like man, manual, mango, and manager.

Multiple Values Filter Example

Multi-Value Filtering Examples

Separate multiple allowed or excluded values using commas to evaluate multiple terms in a single rule.

Field Name	Condition	Value	Result / Explanation
`Vendor`	Equal To	`Adibas, Niqe, Baha`	Includes rows whose vendor matches Adibas, Niqe, or Baha.
`Tag`	Not Equal To	`New-add, Old, ABC`	Excludes rows whose tag matches New-add, Old, or ABC.
`Product Type`	Equal To	`Clothes, Shoe, Dress`	Includes rows whose product type matches Clothes, Shoe, or Dress.

2. Skip Product(s) with Zero Quantity (Add Feeds)

Automatically skips creating products in your store if they have zero available stock in the feed file.

Skip Zero Quantity Toggle

To enable this setting, ensure Available Quantity is mapped in Step 2: Matching Column.

For multi-variant products, Stock Sync checks all variant rows. If even a single variant has stock greater than 0, the entire product is created. The product is skipped only when all variants have 0 quantity.

Example 1: Product A has Variant Red (10 qty) and Variant Yellow (0 qty) → The product will be imported.

Example 2: Product B has Variant Red (0 qty) and Variant Yellow (0 qty) → The product will NOT be imported.

Key Rules & Technical Details

Feed Type Differences: In Update Feeds, both Incoming Feed Filter and Store Filter are supported. In Add Feeds, only the Incoming Feed Filter is available.
Rule Hierarchy: Multiple filter lines operate under standard Boolean AND logic. All individual filter conditions must evaluate to true for a row to pass.
Multi-Keyword Logic: When multiple comma-separated values are used with Equal To, they operate as OR logic (e.g., Adibas, Niqe matches either brand).
Location Filtering Note: To filter inventory by location, configure Inventory location under the Quantity field settings in Step 2 instead of adding a location condition in Step 3.
Precedence Sequence:

Priority sequence: Incoming Feed Filter Execution → Zero Quantity Check → Field Transformations (Step 2) → Store Sync.

Troubleshooting Steps

Issue: The filter rejects an additional value or displays an error → Solution: Check if the value has already been entered; duplicate values are not permitted in the same filter condition.
Issue: Unable to select the desired column name from the filter dropdown → Solution: Run a Preview Sync on your feed to parse and index your supplier file's header columns.
Issue: Products with zero stock are still being imported → Solution: Confirm that Skip product(s) with zero quantity is toggled on, verify that Available Quantity is mapped in Step 2, and ensure no other variants for that product have stock.
Issue: All feed rows are skipped during sync → Solution: Verify that your rules do not contain mutually exclusive conditions, as all filter lines must match simultaneously (AND logic).

Good Articles to Continue

Is Stock Sync Able to Preview Sync Without Any Updates? → Run a safe preview test to inspect incoming columns and verify filter results.
How to Set Up and Configure the Quantity Field → Learn how to configure inventory location mapping and quantity calculation rules.
How to Filter Products Using Store Filters → Learn how to filter existing store products during Update Feeds.

Updated on: 04/11/2026

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