Stage 7: Review & test the Inventory process flow (Shopify to Virtualstock Supplier)
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In this stage you will access the [[Inventory]] Virtualstock >> Shopify process flow.
Here, we pull products from Shopify (via their ) that are assigned to the Patchworks sales channel - i.e. only SKUs associated with Virtualstock Supplier. This data is manipulated before Virtualstock Supplier part numbers are updated with a free stock
quantity.
The process flow is pre-configured with all required settings, including any connector instances you defined as part of the . On this page, we guide you through recommended checks so you can ensure the flow meets your requirements.
Step 1 Select process flows > process from the left-hand navigation menu (or click ). Your process flow list is displayed - for example:
Step 2 Click the [[Inventory]] Virtualstock >> Shopify entry to open the process flow in edit mode.
Step 4 Access settings for the first connector shape (Shopify) and review/update parameter values:
These parameters are associated with Shopify's Retrieve product listings published to your app endpoint - they determine which products are retrieved.
Click the edit icon associated with each parameter and set it as required. Default settings are:
updated_at_min
Retrieves any orders updated in the last 24 hours
.
Before saving/exiting these settings, ensure the source instance is for a test/sandbox environment.
Step 5 Access settings for other connector shapes (there are three in all) and double-check that the source instance is for a test/sandbox environment - for example:
Step 6 When you're satisfied that the flow is ready to test, click the initialise flow button from the actions bar:
The process flow should run and complete successfully. Check that the outcome is as expected in Virtualstock Supplier.
Step 3 Access settings for the and edit the default schedule to reflect the frequency at which you want this process flow to run:
Step 7 Go to the .