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Timesact Back in Stock on Shopify POS

With Timesact, store staff can sign a customer up for a back-in-stock alert from the Shopify POS app, and the sign-up is recorded with the source Shopify POS. Back in Stock on Shopify POS is available on every plan, Free included.

Also called: in-store sign-up, point of sale sign-up.

How do you turn on Back in Stock on Shopify POS in Timesact?

Back in Stock on Shopify POS is turned on per customer experience with Show Back in Stock on Shopify POS, on the POS page under Storefront, which appears once Back in Stock, Notify Me or Waitlist is added.
Any staff member can sign customers up while the POS app is logged in with a Shopify account that has access to Timesact (Shopify admin > Settings > Users); the PIN a staff member unlocks POS with doesn't matter.
Staff open a product in Shopify POS and choose Subscribe customer from the Timesact block or the actions menu, with no extra POS setup.
An optional home screen tile (Add tile, then Apps, Timesact, Notify me when available) lets staff search for a product first.

The sign-up list shows each sign-up's source, Storefront or Shopify POS, and filters by it; a POS sign-up is saved for the exact variant as Pending, like a storefront sign-up.
Each shopper holds one Pending sign-up per variant, and once that alert has gone out they can sign up again.
Nothing is sent at sign-up time; the restock email goes out on its own once the variant is back in stock to the threshold set in the template.

Which setting runs Back in Stock on Shopify POS in Timesact?

Where: Experiences > your template > Storefront > POS

Setting	What it does	Plan
Show Back in Stock on Shopify POS	Let staff subscribe customers to Back in Stock notifications from Shopify POS.	Every plan

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a paid plan for Timesact Back in Stock on Shopify POS?

No. Back in Stock on Shopify POS is available on every plan, Free included.

Is Timesact Back in Stock on Shopify POS in beta?

Yes. Back in Stock on Shopify POS is in beta, and the POS page in the app says so.

Which staff can sign customers up from Shopify POS with Timesact?

Any staff member can sign customers up while the POS app is logged in with a Shopify account that has access to Timesact (Shopify admin > Settings > Users); the PIN a staff member unlocks POS with doesn't matter.

Can Timesact show which sign-ups came from my store and which from my website?

Yes. The sign-up list shows each sign-up's source, Storefront or Shopify POS, and filters by it; a POS sign-up is saved for the exact variant as Pending, like a storefront sign-up.