# Inventory Sell\_Ahead not included in Available Quantity

**URL:** <https://community.shiphero.com/t/inventory-sell-ahead-not-included-in-available-quantity/2893>\
**Category:** GraphQL API\
**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.shiphero.com/t/inventory-sell-ahead-not-included-in-available-quantity/2893 "2024-04-09T16:13:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![rypaul12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@rypaul12](https://community.shiphero.com/u/rypaul12)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.shiphero.com/t/inventory-sell-ahead-not-included-in-available-quantity/2893/1 "2024-04-09T16:13:39Z")

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Based on the glossary ([Glossary of Inventory Terms – ShipHero](https://software-help.shiphero.com/hc/en-us/articles/4419344505229-Glossary-of-Inventory-Terms#:~:text=Available%20%2D%20The%20number%20of%20available,indicated%20in%20your%20sales%20channels.)) **sell\_ahead** should be included in the **available** inventory.

For product\_id UHJvZHVjdEluZm86MzE0NzI1NTE2, we see the following values:

```auto
"on_hand": 2,
"allocated": 2,
"available": 0,
"sell_ahead": 11,

```

The glossary implies On Hand + Sell Ahead - Allocations = Available, but that doesn’t hold for this product.

Can you please advise? Is **sell\_ahead** not actually included in the **available** inventory total?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Luisperrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@Luisperrone](https://community.shiphero.com/u/Luisperrone)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.shiphero.com/t/inventory-sell-ahead-not-included-in-available-quantity/2893/2 "2024-04-09T16:51:16Z")

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Hi @rypaul12

The available with sell ahead value is shown in the sales channel. Still, in ShipHero, the available does not include the sum of the sell ahead because it is a different field.

In your example, the store’s availability will be 11, while in ShipHero, it is 0 because you don’t physically have that in the warehouse. This allows your store to show a positive inventory amount so that customers can order the product while you receive it in a purchase order or a transfer of locations.

I hope this clears your doubts.

Have a nice day!