Incoming stock gives you visibility into inventory that has been ordered but hasn’t arrived yet. This helps Swap show more accurate risks, alerts, and planning recommendations across the platform.
What is Incoming Stock?
Incoming stock refers to products or SKUs that are currently in transit or expected to arrive, based on purchase orders and warehouse data.
In Swap, incoming stock is used to:
Show what inventory is arriving soon
Improve Inventory Health risk calculations
Improve Demand Planning insights
Support better stock ageing calculations
Each incoming stock record can include:
SKU / variant
Quantity
Estimated arrival date
Destination warehouse (if available)
How to Integrate your Incoming Stock
Incoming stock is synced into Swap via your WMS/3PL connection. To enable incoming stock:
Go to Store Settings
Connect your warehouse system via Trackstar (if supported)
Once connected, Swap will begin pulling incoming stock automatically
Important notes
Incoming stock is currently read-only in Swap (you can’t manually edit it yet)
If your WMS doesn’t provide destination warehouse data, Swap will still show inbound stock and label the destination as unknown
If no incoming stock exists, Swap will show an empty state
Where Incoming Stock Appears in Swap
Once connected, incoming stock is visualised across the platform, providing context wherever you’re reviewing performance or risk.
You’ll see incoming stock in:
Inventory Health
Incoming stock summary widget
Inventory table indicators
Product side panel
SKU / variant view
Demand Planning
Incoming stock is shown in the Demand Planning chart and table, so you can understand whether future risk is likely to be resolved by inbound deliveries.
Incoming stock is displayed as context only - it does not replace your forecast or editable planning inputs.
Alerts + Incoming Stock
Incoming stock affects how alerts are displayed, but it does not eliminate risk entirely.
For example:
If a SKU is low on stock, Swap will still flag it as at risk
But if incoming stock is expected soon, Swap will show that context directly in the alert
This helps you avoid:
Panic ordering
Duplicate orders
Overstocking because inbound stock wasn’t visible
Alert behaviour
Swap alerts clearly distinguish between:
At risk with no incoming stock
At risk, but incoming stock is arriving soon
This applies to both:
In-product alerts
Email alerts
