ShipStation now gives you the ability to track committed inventory. Committed inventory is the quantity of an SKU necessary to fulfill all active orders.
Committed counts will be deducted from your on-hand inventory counts. This table provides definitions for all of our inventory terminology:
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Inventory Term |
Definition |
|---|---|
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On Hand |
The count of physical goods at a location |
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Committed |
The quantity of an SKU necessary to fulfill all active orders, including orders in On Hold status. |
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Allocated |
The amount of On Hand goods allocated to fulfill some active orders. Allocating orders is a manual process. Learn more about how to Allocate and Deallocate Stock. |
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Available |
The remaining On Hand goods, minus Allocated stock |
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In Stock |
Exactly how much stock you have left to sell. Your On Hand stock minus your Committed stock. This is also the number synced to your inventory targets if you use Inventory Sync. |
Committed or Allocated
Inventory may be Committed or Allocated, but it cannot be both.