how to upload inventory to shopify

if you have a large amount of inventory,across multiple locations then updating,your product quantities can seem a,little overwhelming today we'll show you,how to edit product quantities across,multiple locations with a CSV file for,fast and hassle-free updates hey,everyone its Ali with Shopify you might,be asking why do I want to update,products with a CSV file or what is a,CSV file a CSV file or comma separated,value file is used to store data you can,use a CSV file to update information in,your Shopify admin in bulk let's jump,into the Shopify admin and get started,start by clicking products and then,click inventory this is a list of your,product variants and quantities on this,page you see two buttons export and,import click export to download a CSV,file of your inventory from the pop-up,choose the inventory you want to export,and select what location to export from,we're selecting all variants for all,locations using a CSV for spreadsheet,program if your store sells products,while you're editing the CSV file then,your inventory quantities in the CSV,file won't be completely accurate,for best results work with CSV files,when your store isn't making online,sales and your retail locations are,closed,next click expert variants depending on,the size of your file it either,downloads to your device or you receive,the CSV by email after you download the,file open the CSV using a spreadsheet,program like Excel Google sheets or,numbers this spreadsheet can only be,used to update inventory quantities,other details in the spreadsheet like,the handle or SKU are just for reference,if you want to use the CSV file to,update anything other than inventory,then download a product CSV file product,Sia's fees can be exported and imported,from the products page to update your,inventory quantities scroll to the end,of the spreadsheet where you'll see the,columns with your names of the locations,type your updated inventory count in the,columns for each location for example if,you want to add 25 units of inventory to,the classic short sleeve t-shirt in the,new york location type 25 into the,inventory cells under to that location,you can also choose to stock or unstack,products at your locations to unstack a,product type not stocked into the cell,in either uppercase or lowercase letters,when a product is not stocked at a,location it is not visible on the point,of sale devices that are used at that,location if you use a third party,fulfillment location or app to manage,inventory then you see it listed here,beside the location columns right now,you can only manage inventory with,multiple locations in Shopify or with,one third-party app this is a temporary,limitation that is currently being,developed it's important to remember,that when you import the CSV back into,Shopify it overrides the inventory,quantities for all of the locations that,are included in the file if you don't,want to update quantities at a location,then delete the entire column for that,location before you import the CSV file,when you finish updating your inventory,quantities save and export your CSV,files customize the file name so you can,easily identify it back on the inventory,page in Shopify click import in the,pop-up window click add a file or drag,and drop your updated CSV file next,click upload file this starts the,process of updating inventory quantities,at all of your locations in the new,pop-up click start import when your,inventory quantities are done updating,you receive an email letting you know if,there were any errors you can check that,the update was successful by viewing a,products inventory count for a location,to do this use the location filter on,the inventory page for example the,classic short sleeve t-shirt at the New,York retail location has successfully,been updated to 25 now you know how to,edit product quantities using a CSV file,to learn how to edit inventory in the,Shopify admin subscribe now for the next,video in the series,if you have any questions feel free to,comment below or reach out to us,directly at help Shopify comm slash,questions,you

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