# Sell Coffee Mug - (Inventory Sync Group for same SKU)

### Case

This scenario addresses products where multiple listings are created for different designs, but they all draw inventory from the exact same physical stock. This is common when products are created with different colors, themes, or slightly different images but share one inventory management identifier (SKU).

* **The Problem:** Your current e-commerce platform shows 50 units for each mug listing, leading to a potential total oversell of 150 units when only 50 are actually available in the warehouse.

| Mug (Holiday Design)  | `MUG-GIFTSET` | 50 | Yes |
| --------------------- | ------------- | -- | --- |
| Mug (Birthday Design) | `MUG-GIFTSET` | 50 | Yes |
| Mug (Generic Design)  | `MUG-GIFTSET` | 50 | Yes |

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**The Goal:** You need to link all three product listings into a single **Inventory Sync Group** based on the shared **`MUG-GIFTSET`** SKU. This ensures that a sale from *any* listing immediately updates the stock level across *all* listings in real-time.

### Solution: Use Smart Scan to create Inventory Sync Group

**Steps**

1. Open the sync app > click on **Inventory Groups** section on the left menu > Click **Smart Scan** button

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2. In the **Smart Scan Inventory Groups** page, configure the following options:

* Choose how to handle Groups: **Create new groups**
* Select which products to scan:  select products with tag  **MUG-GIFTSET**

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* enable the option **Auto activate locations** > select the location you want to adjust&#x20;

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3. Click **Export CSV** button to see what products will be edited - it helps you check before scanning

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4. Once all options are set, click **Scan Now** to begin grouping products automatically

When Smart Scan finishes:

* You’ll see new Product Groups created in your **Product Groups** list.
* You can set the stock for all products&#x20;

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### Result

* Initial State: All three product listings show the full available inventory of 50.
* The Event: A customer buys one Mug (Holiday Design).
* The Sync: The Inventory Sync Group instantly recognizes the shared SKU pool has decreased to 49. Tipo Sync then pushes this new 49 stock level to the listings for the Birthday and Generic Mugs, ensuring you never oversell.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th>Product Name</th><th width="123.08935546875">SKU</th><th width="130.8011474609375">Initial Stock</th><th>Event</th><th>Final Stock (After Sync)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mug (Holiday Design)</td><td><code>MUG-GIFTSET</code></td><td>50</td><td>1 Unit is Purchased</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>Mug (Birthday Design)</td><td><code>MUG-GIFTSET</code></td><td>50</td><td>Sync Group Updates</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>Mug (Generic Design)</td><td><code>MUG-GIFTSET</code></td><td>50</td><td>Sync Group Updates</td><td>49</td></tr></tbody></table>

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