Inventory just for Webshop

ERPNext Stock/Inventory
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Hello,

I’m building a webshop with ERPNext that sources products from multiple suppliers. Each supplier provides their own inventory data, and I want the webshop to display an aggregated stock level. For example, if I offer an Apple iPhone and Supplier A has 10 pieces while Supplier B has 15 pieces, the webshop should show that 15 units are available.

The challenge is that entering these inventory figures into ERPNext normally updates the system’s inventory valuation and affects all related reports, as it treats the stock as if it were owned by my company. However, I only need these aggregated numbers for display purposes on the webshop. When an order is placed, I will manually forward the order to the appropriate supplier.

How can I configure ERPNext to achieve this?

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Any help regarding this topic will really be helpful!

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You have some options, they have tradeoffs. ERPNext is an inventory management system at its core but does not have any built-in functionality to account for proforma inventory - most systems do not.

The aggregation feature you’re describing I think would require a PR to webshop. There may be some sort of configuration layer - perhaps utilizing Warehouse Type - that would be appropriate.

The best workaround I can think of is to use dedicated Warehouses for your suppliers - similar to subcontracting workflows - and to make sure that you have the Warehouses configured to a specific Account that you can ignore as appropriate.