¶ Creating Inventory Items
Departments > Inventory >> Inventory > New Inventory Item
The Add Inventory Item page allows you to enter all the details of your new Inventory Item. These are the fields:
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Item #: This is the Inventory Item ID. This can be an arrangement of alphanumeric characters (numbers and letters.) Special characters are not allowed. Often, this is interchangeable with the term SKU.
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Description: This is the full display name for the item.
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Pack Slip Description: (Optional) If you would like the item display name to be different on the PackSlip, this will override the 'Description'.
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Cart Search Term(s): Provides the ability for the inventory item to have search terms added for enhanced inventory search functionality in the cart. Only alphanumeric characters are allowed in the Search Terms. Format is a comma-separated list of lower-case terms.
- For example, if you want to use these three terms "Red", "On Sale", and "Clothing", then the correct format would be "red,on sale,clothing".
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Explanation: Details shown in the online shopping cart. It has a limit of 350 characters
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Long Explanation: This has a limit of 6000 characters in addition to the explanation. HTML may be used, but keep in mind that the 6000 character limit would count the HTML tags as well.
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Rep Featured Item: If enabled, displays this item in the Featured Items section of the Shopping Cart for Reps only.
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Customer Featured Item: If enabled, displays this item in the Featured Items section of the Shopping Cart for Customers only.
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Category: Select which category the item belongs to.
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Tax Category: Which tax category this item will use.
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Currency Type: Which currency to display for this item.
Individual SKUs can be configured for multiple countries, but only one currency.
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Gift Certificate Type: Which gift certificate to award, if any.
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Gift Certificate Amount: If an amount greater than 0 is entered, a unique gift certificate number for that amount will be generated when this item is purchased.
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Sort Order: Order in which the item is meant to appear in the list.
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Warehouse #: Select the Warehouse(s) that will use the item.
Hold CTRL key to selected multiple warehouses.
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Virtual Item: Indicates an item that will NOT be physically shipped like website fees and annual membership fees.
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Free Shipping: If enabled, the item will not be factored in the calculation for shipping.
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Base Shipping Surcharge: Base surcharge for Shipping to include when calculating Shipping costs.
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Weight: This field is used for calculating Shipping costs if Shipping is calculated based on weight.
Use a uniform unit of measurement (ounce, pound, gram) for everything, regardless of in which country it is used.
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Handling Fee: If enabled, will include handling fee in calculation of shipping costs.
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Extranet AutoShip - Cannot Disable
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Low Stock Level: Sets the minimum quantity on hand before an alert that the item has low stock level is shown.
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Default Low Stock Msg: This item is low on stock. Hurry! Place your orders quickly before we are completely out.
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Override Low Stock Msg: Message to override the default message.
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Out of Stock Level: The minimum quantity to set for when the item is considered "out of stock".
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Default Out Of Stock Msg: This item is currently out of stock. Please check back later.
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Override Low Stock Msg: Message to override the default message.
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Renewal Increment (months): Number of months that a Rep's Renewal Date is changed by when this item is purchased or returned (order status of posted or voided).
A Renewal Item is any item with a Renewal Increment that is not N/A.
- Miscellaneous Fields: Additional customized fields requested by client.
¶ Additional Information:
For additional information about inventory, see the following:
Edit Inventory Items
Inventory
Availability Flags
Bonus Values
Inventory Prices
Availability Dates
Prices
Price Values
Create Price Rows
Edit Price Rows
Delete Price Rows