On the Storefront Manager – Products screen, in the grid of products, click the Inventory icon to see a list of inventory items for a physical product. If the product has variations, you will be taken to the Inventory Administration page.
If the product does not have variations, you will be taken directly to the Inventory Add/Edit screen.
Select the appropriate Search options and click the Search button to display matching inventory items for this product. Click the Add Inventory button to add an inventory item for a product.
If you specified product defaults, these will be pre-entered in the various fields. You will also see different fields based on the variations you specified at the product level: size, color, and/or other. The following options are available:
- Enter a unique SKU for this inventory item. It may begin with the product’s partial SKU or you can specify a completely different value.
- If this product has “size” properties, select a size from the master list of sizes.
- If this product has “color” properties, select a color from the master list of colors.
- If this product has “other” properties, enter a description in the field.
- If the weight of this product is different from the default, enter a value in ounces.
- Enter the quantity on hand. You can also adjust the quantity in carts although you will generally leave this field blank and allow it to be managed by the system.
- Specify the reorder point. When available inventory falls below this level, a red “Renew” will appear in the Inventory grid to indicate that this item should be reordered.
- Specify the Inventory item status from the following options:
- Available This inventory item will be displayed in the storefront and can be ordered. Note that the system will separately track whether an inventory item is in stock or whether it’s backordered, based on the quantity.
- Not Available This inventory item is not currently available but you may want to show it in the storefront. It cannot be ordered.
- Inactive The inventory item is not currently available and it should not be shown in the storefront. But admins will see it.
- Dropped The inventory item is not normally shown unless the “Dropped” box is checked. This is the equivalent to a “deleted” option, except that items cannot be deleted because there may be order history.
- Check the Allow Backorders box if users can order available inventory items that are not currently in stock.
The pricing panel will vary based on whether the product can be ordered by anyone or by members only. Specify the price(s) as indicated.
You can also charge a “special” price for this inventory item.
If you ordered too many XS sweatshirts or red hats, you can clear them out at a special price. Check the box and specify the price(s) as indicated.