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# Sync product inventory only
### ✅ What does “Inventory only sync” mean?
Tipo Sync will:
* Update stock quantity (available units) in your stores
* Sync inventory based on your location mapping
* ❌ Not update product content (description, images)
* ❌ Not update pricing (unless you enable price sync separately)
This is ideal if your stores share the same products, but you only want to keep stock levels consistent.
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### 🛠️ Select which product information to sync
1. Open the app S**ettings** on destination store > **Product Fields to Synchronize**
2. Select option **Ignore** for the product data you do not want to sync
**Ignore**: The field will not be synchronized; it remains independent in the Destination Store.
3. Click **Save**
> Select option **Create only** for product **title** and **variant title**
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> Reason: Product title and variant title are required when syncing a new product from the Source Store to the Destination Store for the first time.
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### 🛠️ **Enable inventory sync**
#### **In Source store:**
Open the app in **Source** store > click **Settings** > select one of the 2 inventory settings > **Save**
* **One-Way Inventory Sync**: Syncs inventory changes from the Source Store to the Destination Store only.
* **Two-Way Inventory Sync**: Allows inventory changes from both stores to sync with each other.
#### **In Destination store:**
1\. Open the app in Destination store > create a new connection or check the current connection
2\. In **Matching & Imports** part, select one of the product sync rules
| If you want to... | Recommended Option |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| Keep both stores fully synchronized | 🔄 Create & Update |
| Update existing products only | 🔁 Update Only |
| Import new products only | ➕ Create Only |
3\. Move to the **Products sync** setting in the connection detail, select products need for syncing inventory and complete the connection.
4. Click Save
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### **🧪 Example: Syncing Product Inventory Only**
Stores:
* Source Store: `https://urbanwear-eu.myshopify.com`
* Destination Store: `https://urbanwear-us.myshopify.com`
Product Being Synced:
* Product Name: `Slim Fit Denim Jacket`
* Handle: `slim-fit-denim-jacket`
* This product **already exists** in both stores with the same handle and variants.
What is being synced?
✅ Only the inventory level is synced.
❌ Product details like title, description, price, images, etc. are NOT synced.
❌ No new product is created.
Before the Sync
| Store | Product Handle | Inventory Level |
| ----------------- | --------------------- | --------------- |
| Source Store | slim-fit-denim-jacket | 50 |
| Destination Store | slim-fit-denim-jacket | 30 |
After an Order in the Source Store
* A customer buys 5 jackets from the Source Store
* New inventory in Source Store: 45
After the sync runs:
| Store | Inventory Level |
| ----------------- | --------------- |
| Source Store | 45 |
| Destination Store | **45** ✅ |
The inventory is updated in the Destination Store to match the Source.
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### 🎬 Tutorial video
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