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Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory (MSI): Full Guide + Import & Export Explained

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

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Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory (MSI) is a powerful feature introduced in Magento 2.3 that allows merchants to manage inventory across multiple physical locations natively within the platform. This Magento 2 MSI user guide walks you through the key functionalities of the multi-source inventory system, with a specific focus on how to import and export MSI data efficiently.

From the moment you install the Magento 2 MSI module, you gain access to flexible inventory tools that support complex warehouse setups, regional stock allocation, and streamlined product availability management. However, while Magento MSI significantly enhances default inventory management, it still falls short in areas like bulk data synchronization and automation.

That’s where third-party solutions come into play. Tools like the Improved Import & Export extension and its dedicated MSI add-on fill these gaps by enabling seamless MSI data transfers—saving time and reducing errors.

In this guide, you’ll discover what Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory is, how to configure it, and how to import and export all MSI entities, including stock sources or product quantities per source, with MSI CSV formatting rules. Whether you’re a merchant managing multiple warehouses or a developer optimizing backend operations, this Magento 2 MSI import/export guide has you covered.

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Magento Inventory Management: A Complete Guide to Stock Optimization and Efficiency

- Magento 2

magento inventory management guide + import and export tips

Efficient Magento inventory management is crucial for e-commerce businesses aiming to maintain optimal stock levels, meet customer demand, and streamline operations. Although Magento offers a comprehensive suite of inventory management tools, it may not be enough.

Below, we explore the default inventory management of Magento 2. You will learn what general settings and per-product configurations can help you track stock, set reorder points, and manage multiple other options, all from a centralized admin panel.

If Magento’s inventory management is not enough, because you have a more complex stock system, no worries! We’ve also prepared something useful for you. In the corresponding section, you will learn how to integrate your e-commerce website with the most powerful ERP systems to push your inventory management to a completely new level. So, how to manage Magento inventory? You will find the answer below. Continue Reading

FireBear MSI Add-On of Improved Import & Export for Magento 2 – extension Change Log

- E-Commerce, Magento 2, Our extensions
Improved Import & Export for Magento 2
MSI add-on Manual | Improved Import Manual | Demo | Sample Files

MSI Add-on is an add-on of Improved Import & Export extension, and only works with the Improved Import extension installed. You can download MSI Add-on from your Firebear Studio account for FREE when Improved Import & Export is purchased.

1.1.4 (released 10.05.2023)

Features: 

  • Pickup Location attributes were added to sync.
  • Support for Magento 2.4.6.
  • Source Qty import speed improvement.

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed the issue when sources are not deleted with the Delete behavior.
  • Fixed the issue with importing integer product SKUs.
  • Fixed the problem when import logs were not displayed during source qty import.
  • Prevent the default source from being deleted.

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Magento 2 Roadmap (2020)

- Magento 2

Magento 2 Roadmap 2017

Since there is no official Magento 2 roadmap, we’ve decided to create our own. Below, you will find Magento release roadmap that contains plans and features that have been already mentioned by the Magento team or other trusted sources. We will try to gather all the latest information about Magento 2 updates here, so get ready to see how the popular ecommerce platform will change in the nearest future.

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Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory (MSI)

- Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 multi Store Inventory

The following article sheds light on a new important enhancement to our favorite e-commerce platform – Magento 2 Multi Source Inventory. The project will be available for the Open Source (Community) edition by the end of 2018, so it’s time to say a few words about its nature, goals, benefits, and usability.

What is the meaning of the multi-source Magento inventory management? Behind this term, you will discover a huge improvement to the Magento core that introduces the ability to connect multiple inventory sources to your e-commerce store. Note that you not only link them together but also leverage an algorithm of selection that chooses a warehouse or a physical store depending on various conditions to make the delivery as much efficient as possible.

Of course, such functionality also enables some advanced drop shipping opportunities, so does it mean that a huge part of multi source and drop shipping modules will become useless with the release of Magento 2.3 that tends to be the first version with the built-in multi source capabilities? We will try to provide the answer below. Continue Reading