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1. Export your Stocky data (do this first — access ends Aug 31)

Export open purchase orders to CSVStocky → Purchase Orders → filter Open → Export. Export supplier contact listStocky → Suppliers → Export. Save lead times and minimum order quantities. Screenshot custom forecasting & safety stock settingsForecasting features were removed in July 2025, but historic settings are still readable in the UI. Export receiving/transfer historyUseful for an audit trail; not directly imported into Forthcast.

2. Install Forthcast & connect your store

Install Forthcast from the Shopify App Storeapps.shopify.com/forthcast — one-click connect. Wait for sales-history backfillForthcast pulls your full Shopify order history automatically. Typical wait: 5–15 min. Verify SKU count matches ShopifyForthcast → Products. Should match your Shopify product count.

3. Settings parity

Enter supplier lead times from your Stocky exportForthcast → Suppliers → Lead time (days). Set safety stock thresholdsUse Forthcast's recommended defaults or paste from your Stocky screenshots. Recreate active POs15–30 minutes for most stores. Forthcast will track received vs ordered going forward.

4. Verify & sunset Stocky

Run Forthcast in parallel for 1 weekCompare reorder suggestions side-by-side before fully cutting over. Uninstall Stocky once parallel-validation week passes — and at the latest before Aug 31, 2026Don't wait for the shutdown. As soon as Forthcast's reorder suggestions match what you'd have done in Stocky, uninstall Stocky and keep your CSV exports for historical reference.

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Stocky → Forthcast migration checklist

1. Export your Stocky data (do this first — access ends Aug 31)

2. Install Forthcast & connect your store

3. Settings parity

4. Verify & sunset Stocky

Email this checklist (and migration tips)