Catalog seamlessly syncs inventory from Brands to Partners. However, Catalog Brands manage their inventory in a variety of ways, which may impact what you see on the Partner side. The three main scenarios include:
Track quantities in Shopify
Brand inventory is tracked in Shopify and syncs dynamically to your backend. Once inventory reaches zero, no additional orders can be placed for these products. Throughout Discover and Proposals, products are flagged with warnings when inventory is running low or out of stock — but are not blocked from being included in a proposal.
Track quantities in Shopify and allow selling when out of stock
Brand inventory is tracked in Shopify and syncs dynamically to your backend. These Brands allow "continue selling when out of stock" to accommodate preorders or inventory made on demand, and choose to unlist products from Catalog when inventory is unavailable. Products may sometimes reflect negative inventory quantities, but if the product remains listed to Catalog, orders can be placed regardless of the quantity.
No inventory tracked in Shopify
Brands track inventory on a platform other than Shopify and choose to unlist products from Catalog when inventory is unavailable. These products always appear as In Stock in the Catalog app with 5,000 units of inventory.
Checking inventory levels
To view inventory levels for your Catalog products, navigate to the Inventory tab.