Supplier Details / Make Options
For a brief explanation of the Supplier Details options available in the Product > Stock Tab - see the table below:
| Supplier Price | The purchase price for your stock if known. |
| Supplier Code | The product code used by the supplier |
| Supplier Name | The name of the supplier - be sure when using this field to always enter the name the same way so as not to create double ups with different spelling/formatting |
| Supplier PO Account | The account number of the supplier (Special use-case for Purchase Orders) |
| Author Artist | Some products like books have an author and/or artist. Using this field allows cross referencing |
| Made In Country | When it is important to know the country of origin |
| Manufacturer (Make) | Who manufactured this product (if known). Otherwise referred to as the Make. |
| Manufacturer Code | Manufacturer code, SKU or typically the barcode printed on the product packaging |
| Made In Country | Who manufactured this product (if known). Otherwise referred to as the Make. |
| Item Condition | Search engine product feeds need to know if an item is new or used. |
| Supplier PU Quantity | Per Unit Quantity - when buying products from your supplier, you may be required to buy in boxes, pallets etc |
| Vendor ID | Special use case if selling on behalf of vendors / dropshipping |
| Vendor Notify | When to notify the vendor of a sale for dispatch |
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Quantity in stock reduces automatically when an order is placed.. Learn more about the logic of competition for buying the last item.
If you want to remove the quantity dropdown box, in the shopping setup area, go to display options, then you can change the quantity format to be a free text field. Then users can enter 0.5 or 0.75 or 21 as valid quantities.
You can now control stock levels and pricing at the product option level.
Enabling product level back-order option to allow buyers to buy items even it goes out of stock.
Stock availability notifications can now be fully automated
There are different ways to display stock on the product page.
Purchase orders can be created and emailed to your supplier.
Mark items on a purchase order as received.
Information on the Stock Control settings in the Product > Stock Tab
Information on the Supplier Details / Make settings in the Product > Stock Tab
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