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Managing Inventory location by selecting main location

Manage inventory updates across multiple store locations, virtual fulfillment centers, and supplier warehouses using syncX Stock Sync.

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How to Set Up Location Inventory Settings

Go to App → Feed Settings → Step 2: Matching Column → Click Smart Settings for Quantity

Locate Quantity Field: Find the Quantity destination field in Step 2: Matching Column.
Access Smart Settings: Open the Smart Settings panel associated with the mapped quantity field.
Select Location: Choose single or multiple locations from the Inventory locations.
Configure Options: Enable optional settings such as auto-adding stock to unstocked locations as required.

Please ensure your locations are manually created inside Shopify Admin first before attempting to update them via Stock Sync.

Detailed Breakdown of Location Settings

1. Location

Select the designated store inventory location to update from your available Shopify locations.

Selecting inventory location in Quantity Smart Settings

Multiple Location Support: While syncX supports multi-location setups, each feed profile can update one or multiple specific locations at a time.
Isolated Updates: Stock Sync updates inventory exclusively for your designated location without affecting quantities at any other store location. As long as your feed is mapped to a specific location (e.g., "DSZ SyncX"), only that specific location receives updates.

Location selection in Smart Settings

For example: To update products specifically for location "123", select "123" from the location dropdown menu.

2. Auto Add Stock to Location if Not There

By default, Stock Sync can automatically assign product inventory to the selected location if the item is not currently stocked at that location.

Auto add stock to location toggle switch

Enabled: Automatically stocks the product at the target location and sets the incoming feed quantity.
Disabled: Skips location stocking if the product is not already stocked at that target location.

The feed must match the product using the exact store SKU. If your feed applies SKU transformations (such as removing a prefix), the final resulting SKU must match the store SKU exactly. Any SKU mismatch prevents the product from being added or updated at the selected location.

For example: If Product A in the feed is not stocked at the London location, enabling this option automatically stocks Product A at London with the feed quantity.

3. Changing Inventory Locations Between Feeds

Changing the assigned location in a feed profile updates inventory for the newly selected location only. It does not remove or transfer existing inventory quantities from previous locations.

To safely move inventory from an old location to a new location:

1. Run a feed mapped to the old location with quantity set to 0 to clear stock.

2. Reconfigure or run the feed assigned to the new location to set the active stock quantity.

If inventory continues to appear in the default location, it is because Stock Sync only updates the explicitly selected location and does not clear quantities from the default location. A separate update is required to set the old location quantity to 0.

Key Rules & Technical Details

Store SKU Alignment: Exact SKU matching is required when using Auto add stock to location if not there. Mismatched SKUs caused by transformation rules will prevent location inventory creation.
No Automatic Stock Transfers: Switching location settings in a feed does not relocate physical inventory in Shopify; it creates or updates stock records for the newly targeted location independently.

Troubleshooting Steps

Issue: Inventory updates are affecting the wrong location → Solution: Check Smart Settings on the Quantity field in Step 2: Matching Column and verify the selected location in the dropdown menu.
Issue: Products are not being added to a new location automatically → Solution: Ensure Auto add stock to location if not there is enabled, and verify that feed SKUs match your Shopify store SKUs exactly.
Issue: Old location still displays inventory after switching locations → Solution: Run a separate feed targeted at the old location with quantity set to 0 to clear remaining stock.

Good Articles to Continue

[How to Map Quantity Fields] → Complete guide to configuring primary stock quantity settings and rules.
[Synchronizing Inventory Across Multiple Pick-Up Locations] → How to configure multi-location inventory mapping for local pickup fulfillment setups.

Updated on: 14/10/2026

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