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

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🛠️ 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)

1. Select the products you want to sync and complete the setting in the connection detail

2. 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

1. Click Save

The sync will be run immediately. It may take for while to complete.

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✅ 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:

Source store	Destination store
Warehouse A	Warehouse A

❌ Not supported:

Source store	Destination store
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:

Source Store	Destination Store
My Custom Location	My Custom Location
Shop location	Shop location

And the mapping is configured as:

Destination Store	Source Store
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

Location	Available
My Custom Location	10,000
Shop location	0

Destination Store

Location	Available
My Custom Location	5
Shop location	100

After sync

Destination Store

Location	Available
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.

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Example 2: Two-Way Inventory Sync

Sync direction: Source Store ↔ Destination Store

Assume the locations are mapped as:

Destination Store	Source Store
My Custom Location	My Custom Location
Shop location	Shop location

Scenario A: Sale in Source Store

Before sale:

Location	Source Store	Destination Store
My Custom Location	10,000	10,000

A customer purchases 1 item in the Source Store.

After Shopify updates inventory:

Location	Source Store
My Custom Location	9,999

Tipo Sync then updates the mapped location in the Destination Store:

Location	Destination Store
My Custom Location	9,999

Result: Both stores remain synchronized.

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Scenario B: Sale in Destination Store

Before sale:

Location	Source Store	Destination Store
My Custom Location	10,000	10,000

A customer purchases 1 item in the Destination Store.

After Shopify updates inventory:

Location	Destination Store
My Custom Location	9,999

Tipo Sync then updates the mapped location in the Source Store:

Location	Source Store
My Custom Location	9,999

Result: Both stores remain synchronized.

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Example 3: Unmapped Locations Are Ignored

Suppose only My Custom Location is mapped.

Destination Store	Source Store
My Custom Location	My Custom Location

Shop location is not mapped.

Source Store

Location	Available
My Custom Location	10,000
Shop location	500

Destination Store

Location	Available
My Custom Location	10,000
Shop location	100

After inventory sync:

Location	Result
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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