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A: The inventory function is set to run every 5 to 20 minutes, so you will not immediately see inventory that is manually changed in the POS update in the shop until this function runs on it’s schedule. The frequency is configurable, but setting it more frequently than 5 minutes can have adverse effects to the POS performance as this is a “heavy” job.
Inventory was re-architected so that while the inventory limits available on the shop rely on POS available inventory, it is not called every time a guest navigates to an inventoried product, but rather on a configurable basis. This re-architected The inventory syncing method both improves shop performance and eliminates reduces the possibility of overbooking inventory. The inventory that the shop reads from is fully contained within Aspenware and accounts for inventory from the POS (based on the last sync which runs every x minutes) and active items that are in carts where the lock is not expired and items that are in orders that are completed but not “processed” through to the POS.
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Displaying the amount remaining beneath the shopping cart depends on whether the inventory threshold has been met. This can be adjusted by going to Settings > All Settings > and searching for catalogsettings.dynamicpricingcalendar.inventorymessagethreshold
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