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# Omnichannel Inventory Terminology

Familiarize yourself with common Omnichannel Inventory terms.

### Required Editions

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d9171e57">Term</th>
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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Available to fulfill (ATF)</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Inventory that can be fulfilled now.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Available to order (ATO)</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Inventory that can be ordered. Includes future quantity.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Disabled shipping</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Shipping has been disabled for the item.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Future quantity</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Inventory available for pre-order or backorder or that is expected soon. Included in
              ATO.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Location</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Physical location where inventory is housed, such as a store, warehouse, or
              third-party marketplace.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Location graph</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Represents the mapping of locations to location groups. The graph contains every
              location group and its member locations.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Location group</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">A defined group of locations with an aggregated view of inventory
              availability.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">On hand</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Physical inventory available, not including future quantity.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Quantity reserved</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Inventory reserved for fulfillment.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Reservation</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">
              <p>Inventory added to a storefront cart or an order when it’s created. The number of
                reservations the system has against this inventory.</p>
              <p>When an item is added to a shopping cart or an order, the item quantity is subtracted
                from the ATO and ATF totals. Because the item quantity reduces the total quantity
                available, a reservation guarantees that the item quantity is available at checkout and
                that the order can be fulfilled. </p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If the item availability is zero, a reservation can’t be made and the product can’t be
                added to a shopping cart or an order.</p>
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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Safety stock count</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Inventory that is intentionally held in reserve that isn’t included in ATO and
              ATF.</td>

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            <td data-label="Term" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e57 ">Stock keeping unit (SKU)</td>

            <td data-label="Definition" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d9171e60 ">Unique code that is assigned to each product in your inventory to track the
              availability and movement of inventory items.</td>

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#### See Also

- [Introduction to Omnichannel Inventory](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.inv_basics.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Omnichannel Inventory is a scalable inventory solution that shows you near real-time inventory availability at the location level across all your fulfillment channels. Omnichannel Inventory combines the power of headless APIs and the flexibility of the Salesforce Platform to provide merchants and shoppers with a single source of truth for inventory availability. It integrates seamlessly with Salesforce B2C Commerce, B2B Commerce, D2C Commerce, and Salesforce Order Management, so you can deliver a true end-to-end shopping experience on your ecommerce storefront.")
- [Set Up Omnichannel Inventory](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.inv_get_started_with_omnichannel_inventory.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before starting, make sure that your org has an Omnichannel Inventory license.")
- [Omnichannel Inventory Resources](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=commerce.inv_omnichannel_inventory_resources.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In addition to Salesforce Help, Omnichannel Inventory has documentation resources to help you learn about, set up, administer, and extend Omnichannel Inventory.")