Excess Calls to wc_square_background_sync_test

Hi @mreed3689,

The wc_square_background_sync_test call is a call to the local server. It detects whether loopbacks are possible that are necessary to batch product updates.

On my test site, disabling the product sync turns these off. Is the “System of record” in WooCommerce > Settings > Square set to “Do not sync product data?”

Thanks

Thank you for your response. By changing this Product system of record setting from “WooCommerce” to “Do not sync product data”, will it still pass the data of what product(s) were purchased and the WooCommerce order number to Square?

In other words, is the Product system of record settings only intended to sync/update product-specific data (such as the name, price, image, etc.) to Square (and not affect the data that is shared when an order is placed)?

If this is the case, do I ever need to be concerned with manually syncing product data? For example, if the price or name of an item changes, will Square be able to reflect that when viewing transactions on Square’s website? I’m only concerned about mainly the Order Number at least showing on Square’s website so that our bookkeepers can account for which transaction in Square corresponds with which Order Number in WooCommerce.

Hey @mreed3689,

Great questions. Every WooCommerce purchase made with Square will send Square the names of the products, the amount paid, and the order number. It won’t have any effect on the actual products on the Square side whatsoever. Any changes in WooCommerce including inventory, name, categories, images, and so on won’t appear in Square.

Does that clear this up? Let us know if you have any other questions.

Thank you very much for confirming this. I will proceed with making this change and mark this topic as solved. If I run into any issue from this change then I will be sure to follow up.