Quick answer
Receiving starts with a purchase order created in LaSyncro against products listed in your connected Shopify store.
That purchase order defines what stock is expected to arrive. Once the shipment arrives, operators receive the products against the PO, and accepted stock continues through the warehouse workflow:
Purchase Order → Receive → Stow → Pick → Pack → Ship
The receiving stage checks what actually arrived, records the accepted quantities, and creates the next warehouse work for that stock.
The basic receiving flow is:
- open the receive job;
- inspect or scan the incoming products;
- record the accepted quantities;
- record shortages or other exceptions;
- close the receive job;
- move accepted stock into the stowing workflow.
Start with the expected shipment
Each receive job contains the product lines expected from the purchase order.
For each line, LaSyncro shows the expected quantity so the operator can compare the shipment against what was ordered.
Inspect or scan the shipment
Receiving supports two operator workflows:
- Inspection count — count the units received for each line;
- Scan barcodes — scan product barcodes and let LaSyncro match them to the correct PO line.
Both workflows are used to establish what was actually received.
Accepted stock
Accepted units are the quantities confirmed as successfully received.
Only accepted quantities are added to warehouse inventory and counted toward the purchase order's received quantity.
Shortages and exceptions
If fewer units arrive than expected, the difference is treated as a shortage.
Receiving exceptions can be recorded and routed to the Problem Center for follow-up.
Close the receive job
Once the shipment has been checked, use Close & Create Stow Tasks.
Closing the job finalizes the accepted quantities and creates downstream stow work for the accepted stock.
Receiving is not final bin placement
Accepted inventory does not move directly into its final storage bin during receiving.
It first enters warehouse inventory at the warehouse root location.
The stowing workflow then moves that stock to its assigned warehouse location.