Scheduled syncing
How scheduled syncing works
Scheduled syncing helps SKU Stock Sync keep your inventory up to date without needing you to run every sync manually.
The app works through due groups. A due group is simply a group that is ready to be checked and synced based on its schedule. When scheduled syncing runs, the app looks for groups that are due and processes them.
If you want a broader overview of the syncing process, see How syncing works.
The two schedules
Due groups can be processed on one of two schedules:
Regular schedule
This is the more frequent schedule. Groups on the regular schedule are checked more often than groups on the daily schedule. For trial users, this schedule runs hourly.
Daily schedule
This schedule runs less often. Groups on the daily schedule are still processed automatically, but not as frequently as groups on the regular schedule.
The app uses these two schedules to balance freshness and usage, so the groups most likely to need attention are processed more often.
Why some groups are processed less often
Groups with higher stock are usually less urgent, so the app processes them less often. This helps focus usage on groups that matter more, especially the ones more likely to run low or change in a meaningful way.
Right now, the threshold is 50:
Groups with estimated current stock above 50 are processed on the daily schedule.
Groups with estimated current stock 50 or below are processed on the regular schedule.
If a due group is currently being processed on the daily schedule, it is not stuck there permanently. When the app estimates that the group’s current stock has dropped below the threshold, that group can move back to the regular schedule and be processed more often again.
You may sometimes hear this described as different sync “lanes.” On this page, that simply means the two schedules above: the regular schedule and the daily schedule.
If you want to sync sooner
If you have due groups on either schedule and you want them processed sooner, you can run a manual sync instead of waiting for the next scheduled run.
To learn more, see Manual syncing.
If you are checking whether a group will be processed soon, review your due groups first so you can see what is waiting to sync and whether manual syncing would help.
You can also learn more about timing on When inventory gets synced and review your due groups in the Manual sync section.
At a glance
Scheduled syncing processes groups that are due.
Due groups are processed on either the regular schedule or the daily schedule.
The regular schedule runs more often. For trial users, this is hourly.
The daily schedule runs less often.
Groups with higher stock are processed less frequently so usage stays focused on groups that matter more.
The current threshold is 50, so groups above 50 are processed on the daily schedule.
If estimated current stock drops below the threshold, a group can move back to the regular schedule.
If you want a due group processed sooner, you can use manual sync.