What the app does not do
Know the app's boundaries before you rely on it
SKU Stock Sync is designed to do one specific job well: keep inventory aligned for products and variants that belong in the same sync group. To make that behavior predictable, the app also has clear limits.
This page explains what the app does not do, so you can set the right expectations and use it with confidence. If you are new to the app, start with How syncing works.
SKU Stock Sync is intentionally focused. It does not try to be a full inventory management system for every store-wide workflow.
What the app does not do
It does not perform a store-wide stock sync
The app does not scan your whole catalog and automatically sync inventory across every product in your store.
This will may be added as a feature in the future. If you'd like to see this within the app, please let me know.
It does not connect multiple Shopify stores together
SKU Stock Sync works within a single Shopify store. It does not connect separate Shopify stores to each other.
If you run more than one store, the app does not use one store's inventory to update another store's inventory.
It does not let you directly set or update a group's stock level inside the app
The app does not provide a feature where you manually enter a stock number for a group and push that number out from inside the app.
This will may be added as a feature in the future. If you'd like to see this within the app, please let me know.
Other important expectations to keep in mind
It does not change SKUs
The app does not rename, rewrite, standardize, or repair your SKUs for you.
If items should sync together, they need to already meet the app's grouping requirements. The app will not edit SKU values to make them match.
See Does it change SKUs.
It does not create products or variants
The app does not generate missing products, create variants, or build catalog structure on your behalf.
It works with the products and variants that already exist in Shopify.
See Does it create products or variants.
What the app does do instead
While the app does not offer store-wide or multi-store syncing, it does provide a focused and predictable way to keep the right items aligned.
It syncs inventory for items that belong together under the app's SKU and location rules. See What are SKU/location groups?
It helps you work with clearly defined SKU/location groups instead of broad catalog-wide assumptions.
It keeps syncing behavior narrow and intentional, which reduces unexpected inventory changes.
It gives you a more dependable setup when your goal is to sync matching items inside one Shopify store.