What's New
The latest features, improvements, and fixes in Carpe Inventory IQ.
Xero Integration — Live Posting, Auto-Provisioned Tracking Categories
Carpe Inventory IQ now syncs transactions directly to Xero, alongside QuickBooks Online. Connect Xero in Settings → Accounting and the integration sets itself up: if your Xero organization has no tracking categories yet (the typical case for a new Xero account), Carpe Inventory IQ creates a “Sales Channel” tracking category for you and pre-fills one option per sales channel you've already connected — Shopify, Amazon FBM, Amazon FBA, Walmart. Channel mappings are auto-set so the setup page lands ready to use, and the only thing left to confirm is your chart of accounts. Bills from goods receipts post as DRAFT invoices for review. Physical-count variances post as draft manual journals. Daily cost-of-goods-sold posts as a final manual journal, tagged by sales channel. Disconnecting also revokes the OAuth grant on Xero's side so reconnecting later shows a clean consent screen rather than “Already connected.” Both QuickBooks Online and Xero are first-class — same orchestrators, same audit trail, same kill switches.
Duplicate a Purchase Order
Restocking the same suppliers with the same items every month? You no longer have to rebuild the PO from scratch each time. Open any purchase order, click Duplicate, and a fresh DRAFT PO appears with the same supplier, the same lines, and the same quantities — ready to review and confirm. The duplicate isn't a verbatim copy: line costs are refreshed to whatever your current cost waterfall returns (so price changes since the original PO are picked up automatically), supplier part numbers are re-snapshotted from your current Supplier SKU mappings, the expected delivery date is shifted forward by the same lead-time gap as the original, and a new PO number is generated. Landed-cost adjustments and internal notes are intentionally left off the duplicate — adjustments are shipment-specific and would distort cost allocation on the new receipts; internal notes belong to the original PO's context. Empty POs can't be duplicated.
QuickBooks Online Integration
Carpe Inventory IQ now syncs transactions directly to QuickBooks Online — no CSV exports required. Every purchase-order receipt creates a draft bill in QuickBooks with a line item for each SKU at the received unit cost, separate lines for landed costs, and a due date calculated from the supplier's payment terms. Physical count variances create draft journal entries that debit your inventory adjustment account and credit inventory asset (or the reverse for overages). Each night, Carpe Inventory IQ creates a single cost-of-goods-sold journal entry for the previous day's shipped orders — one debit line per sales channel (optionally tagged with a QuickBooks class) and an inventory credit for the total. Connect in Settings → Accounting.
Guided Catalog Setup — Automatic SKU Matching Across Channels
Connect Amazon or Walmart and the system does the hard part. It fetches your entire catalog, extracts manufacturer part numbers and UPC barcodes, matches products across channels, and suggests your primary SKU codes — each with a confidence score. High-confidence matches are auto-resolved. The rest get your attention, not the 80% the system already figured out. Accept the suggestions, edit inline, or download a CSV with everything pre-filled and fix the exceptions in a spreadsheet. One column to fill in, upload it back, confirm. When you connect a second or third channel later, existing products auto-match by UPC — no manual mapping for the majority of your catalog. Every SKU now also shows Product Identity fields (MPN, Brand, UPC) on the detail page, populated automatically from Amazon’s catalog data.
Bulk Manufacturing Builds
Execute multiple manufacturing builds in one operation. Select a location, check off the BOMs you want to build, enter quantities (or click Fill Max to build everything you can), and execute the batch. Upload a CSV for large production runs, or download a template pre-filled with your buildable BOMs. Failed builds are skipped with reasons — download the failure report and fix what needs fixing. No more clicking through one build at a time.
Carpe Inventory IQ Assistant
We wrote the manual. It’s good. You’re not going to read it. We respect that. The Carpe Inventory IQ Assistant is an in-app assistant that knows everything about how the product works — every feature, every setting, every workflow. Ask it anything. It won’t judge you for not reading the docs first. Neither will we. Consider it the officially sanctioned alternative to RTFM.
FBA Inventory Breakdown Tooltip
Click any FBA number on the Inventory page to see the full breakdown: Available, Inbound, FC Transfer, Reserved, Researching, Unfulfillable, and the total At FBA. No more switching to Amazon’s console to understand why the numbers differ — every detail is one click away.
Automatic FBA Shipment Tracking
Shipments to Amazon FBA are now tracked automatically. When you send inventory to FBA, the app detects the inbound shipments and creates transfer orders (HQ → FBA) on the Transfers page. Each transfer shows the SKUs, quantities, and Amazon shipment ID. Transfer status updates as the shipment progresses from In Transit to Receiving to Closed.
Unbuild — Disassemble Finished Goods Back into Components
A new Unbuild action on the BOMs page lets you disassemble finished goods back into individual components — for FBA returns, defective batches, seasonal kit teardowns, or any time you need to reverse an assembly. Unlike reversing a build (which is tied to a specific build job and returns everything at full quantity), unbuild is a standalone event with per-component recovery control. A two-step dialog guides you through selecting quantity and location, then adjusting how many of each component are recoverable vs. written off, with a required reason for any write-offs. Cost impact is displayed in real time. All inventory movements — finished good removal, component recovery, and write-offs — are fully traced in the Activity Ledger.
Barcode Scanning for Physical Inventory Counts
Scan barcodes with your phone’s camera during physical inventory counts — no handheld scanner or additional hardware required. Tap the camera icon on the count page, point at a UPC, FNSKU, EAN, or GTIN barcode, and the matching SKU is selected instantly. If a barcode doesn’t match a known SKU, the app prompts you to assign it. Supports UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, Code 128, and Code 39.
Automatic SKU Identifier Population
UPC and ASIN fields on SKUs are now automatically populated from connected channels. Shopify product barcodes fill the UPC field during onboarding and product sync. Amazon ASINs and Walmart GTINs are backfilled from channel aliases. Existing data was backfilled for all connected merchants.
Team Members & Role-Based Access Control
Shopify staff members are now identified automatically when they open the app. The store owner can assign each staff member one of four roles — Owner, Manager, Warehouse, or Viewer — each with different levels of access. New staff default to Viewer (read-only). Owners can change roles and deactivate staff from Settings → Team. Navigation items are filtered per role so staff only see what they have access to.
Stock Adjustments: Returns, Damage & Corrections
A new Adjust Stock dialog on the Inventory page lets you add returned or found units back to sellable stock, or remove damaged or written-off inventory. Single-item mode for quick one-off adjustments with a reason field and suggested reasons (return, damaged, shrinkage, found inventory). Bulk CSV mode for processing multiple adjustments at once — positive quantities add stock, negative quantities remove. Every adjustment creates a proper ledger entry with full traceability in the Activity Ledger, and channel sync runs automatically.
Filter Physical Inventory Counts by SKU Type
You can now filter physical inventory counts by SKU type — Finished Goods, Raw Materials, or Intermediate. The filter applies to both the on-screen count list and the CSV export, so you can run a cycle count of just finished goods without scrolling past raw materials.
Dynamic BOMs Excluded from Physical Inventory Counts
Dynamic BOM products (built to order when purchased) were incorrectly appearing in physical inventory count sessions and CSV exports. Since these products have no physical stock to count, they are now automatically excluded from count sheets.
What's New Page
You’re looking at it! A public log of every feature, improvement, and fix is now available so you can see exactly what’s changed. Every entry includes a date, description, and links to relevant help pages where applicable.
Physical Inventory CSV Enhancements
Count sheet exports now include a System Qty column for non-blind counts, making it easier to compare quantities on paper. The variance report page has a new Export Results button for downloading completed count results as a CSV — useful for audit records and sharing with your accountant. CSV imports no longer require a Location column since the count session already knows which location you’re counting.
Subscription Lifecycle Management
If your subscription is frozen due to a billing issue, Carpe Inventory IQ now detects it automatically. Your channels switch to read-only mode to prevent sync issues, and a banner guides you to resolve the billing problem in Settings → Billing. Once resolved, your channels restore to their previous sync settings automatically.
Proactive Monitoring
We’ve added automated monitoring that watches for errors, elevated failure rates, and slow operations — alerting our team proactively so we can address problems before they affect your workflow.
Automated Walmart Transfer Tracking
Transfers to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) warehouses are now tracked automatically. When you create a WFS inbound shipment, Carpe Inventory IQ detects it and creates a transfer record — no manual entry needed.
Automated FBA & AWD Transfer Tracking
Transfers to Amazon FBA and AWD warehouses are now tracked automatically via Amazon’s inbound shipment data. Auto-created transfers are marked with an “Auto” badge to distinguish them from manual entries.
Help Center & FAQ
A comprehensive help center with getting-started guides, feature documentation, and a searchable FAQ is now available. Find answers to common questions, learn how to set up marketplace connections, and explore every feature in detail.