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Return Exported Units Back Into Inventory

Learn when exported inventory units return automatically, when they stay archived after inventory changes, and how to manually add those units back using Replace or Adjust in the inventory table.

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If your inventory units have been deducted and removed from the Available count, they can be automatically returned back into the inventory table ONLY if you have not edited your Starting Inventory. Otherwise, you will need to manually add them back into your Inventory table.

When you export an order to Shopify, setting it back to Un-exported will delete the order from Shopify and restock the inventory.

Example of normal inventory deduction

Starting with 10 units

Inventory table showing 10 starting units with available inventory matching the inventory count

Note: that the inventory and the available units are the same

Order BB.1 is placed, contains 9 units, and is then set to Complete. This triggers an inventory deduction.

Inventory table after order BB.1 is completed, showing 9 units deducted from available inventory

When Order BB.1 is set to Exported, the 9 units are reflected under Exported.

Inventory table showing order BB.1 units listed in the Exported column after the order is marked exported

Possible Scenarios

Scenario #1: No inventory change

Don’t change Starting Inventory.

If you set Order BB.1 back to Unexported, the Exported units simply disappear from the “Exported” column.

Inventory table after order BB.1 is set back to unexported, with units removed from the Exported column

Voiding the Order will return the 9 units back into Available and remove them from Committed.

Inventory table after the order is voided, showing the 9 units returned to available inventory

Scenario #2: Inventory gets changed

Using the “Replace” function to update Inventory to 20 units.

Inventory table with the Replace function used to update starting inventory to 20 units

Entire table gets updated and Exported units are “cleared” and put into “Archived”. The table has essentially been updated and saved in a new state.

Updated inventory table showing exported units cleared from Exported and moved into Archived

At this point, if you set Order BB.1 back to Unexported, the 9 units remain in “Archived”. Voiding the Order will not return the units back into Available.

Manually Feed Units Back into Inventory Table

If your units were Exported and you’ve since updated your Starting Inventory (as shown in Scenario 2 above), you will need to manually enter the units back into the table.

Continuing from Scenario #2, if your goal is to add 9 units back into the table, you can:

Method 1: Directly change the Inventory Replace 20 with 29 using the “Replace” column.

Inventory table with the Replace column changed from 20 to 29 to add 9 units back

Method 2: Type units into “Adjust Inventory” Enter 9 into Adjust column and hit Enter (“Inventory” changes from 20 -> 29)

Inventory table with 9 entered in the Adjust column, increasing inventory from 20 to 29

Important: When updating Starting Inventory, it may not be this straightforward since you may have Committed and Exported units to account for. Remember to adjust your manually entered units to properly account for this

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