Map locations for inventory sync
This guide shows you how to map Shopify locations between your Source and Destination stores so inventory sync works correctly.
To make sure your inventory quantities are always accurate, online orders and in-person sales are assigned to locations.
✅ Why location mapping is required
Shopify tracks inventory by location (warehouse, retail store, fulfillment center). To sync inventory accurately, Tipo Sync needs to know:
Which Source location should sync to which Destination location.
Without mapping:
inventory may not sync
inventory may sync to the wrong location
stock can look incorrect in the Destination store
🛠️ Step 1: Decide locations to sync for Source store
1. Open the app in Source store > click Settings
2. Scroll down to Locations part, and select one of the 2 options below:
All locations: products available in all locations of your store will be synced with the Destination store
Specific locations: only the products in the selected location(s) is updated when there are changes in the Destination store
3. Click Save
🛠️ Step 2: Map locations when connecting 2 stores
1. Open the app in Source store > click Stores > click Get connect code button > copy the connect code on the popup
2. Go to the Destination store open the Tipo Multi-store app > click Stores > click Connect Store button
3. Enter the connect key (get the key from app Dashboard in Source store)
Select the products you want to sync and complete the setting in the connection detail
Scroll down to Mapping locations section and select locations to map between stores
On the mapping screen, you’ll see:
Source store locations (left)
Destination store locations (right)
Note: Currently our app only syncs 1 location from to Source store to 1 location from Destination store. It is not possible to map one location from Source store to 2 locations in Destination store
Click Save
The sync will be run immediately. It may take for while to complete.
✅ What happens after mapping
Once mapping is saved, the app will
Update inventory only at the locations you mapped in the connection
Ignore locations that are not mapped
Important: One-to-One Mapping
Each location can only be mapped to one corresponding location.
✅ Supported:
Warehouse A
Warehouse A
❌ Not supported:
Warehouse A
Warehouse A
Warehouse A
Warehouse B
A single source location cannot sync inventory to multiple destination locations.
🧪 Example
Suppose both stores have the following locations:
My Custom Location
My Custom Location
Shop location
Shop location
And the mapping is configured as:
My Custom Location
My Custom Location
Shop location
Shop location
Example 1: One-Way Inventory Sync
Sync direction: Source Store → Destination Store
Before sync
Source Store
My Custom Location
10,000
Shop location
0
Destination Store
My Custom Location
5
Shop location
100
After sync
Destination Store
My Custom Location
10,000
Shop location
0
Because inventory is synced from the Source Store to the Destination Store, the destination inventory is updated to match the mapped source locations.
Example 2: Two-Way Inventory Sync
Sync direction: Source Store ↔ Destination Store
Assume the locations are mapped as:
My Custom Location
My Custom Location
Shop location
Shop location
Scenario A: Sale in Source Store
Before sale:
My Custom Location
10,000
10,000
A customer purchases 1 item in the Source Store.
After Shopify updates inventory:
My Custom Location
9,999
Tipo Sync then updates the mapped location in the Destination Store:
My Custom Location
9,999
Result: Both stores remain synchronized.
Scenario B: Sale in Destination Store
Before sale:
My Custom Location
10,000
10,000
A customer purchases 1 item in the Destination Store.
After Shopify updates inventory:
My Custom Location
9,999
Tipo Sync then updates the mapped location in the Source Store:
My Custom Location
9,999
Result: Both stores remain synchronized.
Example 3: Unmapped Locations Are Ignored
Suppose only My Custom Location is mapped.
My Custom Location
My Custom Location
Shop location is not mapped.
Source Store
My Custom Location
10,000
Shop location
500
Destination Store
My Custom Location
10,000
Shop location
100
After inventory sync:
My Custom Location
Synced
Shop location
Not synced
The inventory at Shop location remains unchanged because it is not included in the location mapping.
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