Restock returned inventory to the correct Shopify location after return receipt and reconcile inventory levels

domain: shopify.dev · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. After reverseFulfillmentOrderDispose marks lines as RESTOCKED, query inventoryLevel for the relevant inventoryItemId and locationId to confirm the stock increase was applied
  2. If items are returned to a non-primary location, use inventoryTransfer mutation to move units from the receiving location to the primary fulfillment location
  3. For damaged items that should not be restocked, create an inventoryAdjustQuantities mutation with reason set to damaged to reduce available stock and maintain audit trail
  4. Reconcile inventory counts against your warehouse management system by comparing Shopify inventoryLevel quantities with the WMS pick location quantities
  5. Schedule periodic inventoryAdjustQuantities corrections for shrinkage or count discrepancies discovered during reconciliation

Known gotchas

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