Inventory Policies

Suppliers in Dropship must choose how inventory is tracked for their products. fabric supports three inventory policy types: Managed, Unmanaged, and Variant-Level. These policies define how inventory quantities are displayed and updated in the system.

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Managed inventory

Managed is the default inventory policy for all new suppliers. Use this policy if you ship orders from available, on-hand inventory stored at your own fulfillment location.

With this setting:

• Inventory must be kept up to date in fabric to avoid overselling.
• Products can only be ordered if the inventory level is greater than zero.
• Inventory is synced from your product catalog or updated through manual uploads, APIs, or Shopify sync.

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Unmanaged inventory

Use the Unmanaged inventory policy if your products are made-to-order or otherwise not stock-limited. This policy allows items to be ordered at any time, regardless of on-hand quantity.

With this setting:

• Inventory values are automatically set to 999.
• You aren’t required to upload or sync stock levels into fabric.

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Variant-level inventory

If your catalog contains a mix of inventory models—that is, some variants are on-hand and others are made-to-order—you can enable Variant-Level inventory policies.

With this setting:

• The system uses a separate inventory policy for each product variant.
• You’ll need to work with the fabric Dropship support team to configure inventory settings according to each variant.

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Procedure

1. In the menu at the top of the page in Dropship, click your business name and then click Supplier Settings.

   The Supplier Settings page is displayed.

2. On the Supplier Settings page, click Inventory Settings.

   The Inventory Settings page is displayed.

3. In the Inventory Tracking section, click your desired inventory policy.

4. Click Update.

Your changes are saved. fabric tracks and shares inventory positions with your retail partners based on your selection.