# Set up notification rules for back-in-stock alerts

Use Notification rules to control *when* subscribers receive alerts and *how* they’re saved in Shopify. These rules help you avoid sending the wrong alert to the wrong customer—and keep your data clean.

## Access notification rules settings

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Steps:

1. From the XFlow dashboard, navigate to the **"Notify me" widget settings**.
2. Select the **Others** tab.

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![image](https://docs-assets.foxecom.app/xflow-app/XFlow%20docs%20screenshot%20(7)_sdVhXx98.jpg)

## Available rules

### Enable location-based notifications (by country)

Send alerts **only when the product is restocked at the location customers subscribed to**.

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⭐ Tips:

* Useful when you manage **multiple warehouses in different countries**.
* Keep this **off** if all locations ship globally or you don’t manage inventory by country. In that case, all locations share the same back-in-stock alert.

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### Create Shopify customer

Automatically create a **Shopify customer profile** for each subscriber. [*Learn more about Customers*](https://help.shopify.com/manual/customers)

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👍 Best for:

* Stores planning follow-up campaigns
* Merchants who want subscriber data inside Shopify.

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### Recommended setups

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| **Single-country store** → | ✅ Location-based notifications: **Off**<br/>✅ Create Shopify customer: **Optional** |
| **Multi-country inventory** → | ✅ Location-based notifications: **On**<br/>✅ Create Shopify customer: **On** (recommended) |

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