This article explains how incoming stock works in Swap Inventory — how to connect it, where it appears, and how it affects your alerts.

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:

Each incoming stock record can include:

How to integrate your incoming stock

Incoming stock is synced into Swap via your WMS / 3PL connection. To enable it:

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

Once connected, incoming stock is shown across the platform wherever you're reviewing performance or risk.

Incoming stock appears in:

Incoming stock is shown in the Demand Planning chart and table, so you can see 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.

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, and overstocking caused by inbound stock not being visible.

Swap alerts clearly distinguish between:

This applies to both in-product alerts and email alerts.