Order Manager
Version 8
Order Manager
Version 8
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The Search Inventory screen is used to locate a product record and subsequently add that product's information to the fields in the current function screen.
It can be accessed through several at several screens:
– by the Search SKUs button on the RMAs, Returns and Exchanges screen
– by the Search button of the Add Line Item screen
– by the Search button on the Kits tab of the Inventory screen
– the ... button above the Manage My Inventory accordion, caption is Select Items
– by the Filter button of the Export Inventory screen, where it is also captioned Select Items. The View these items/OK, Use Selected Item button is relabeled to Export These Items
Search Inventory screen
Enter the entire or a portion of a value that might be found in the SKU , the product Name, the product Description or the Suppliers SKU fields in the corresponding Starts With and/or Includes columns.
Select a Supplier, Category, Fulfillment Center from the drop-down lists of the same names; this assumes that Inventory Categories ( List Maintenance) and Fulfillment Centers have already been defined in the program
Select one or more of the radio buttons to limit the search based on an In or Out of Stock condition, Current or Discontinued status, Regular Items or Boxes, as well as products that are flagged as "Do Not Sell" items.
Mark the corresponding check box to include All SKUs, or only Normal SKUs, Parent SKUs, Sub-SKUs, or Subscription SKUs in the search; the latter is only visible if the Subscription Manager add-on product from Monsoon Commerce is installed.
Select the Primary Only box to only include primary suppliers in the search results when searching by Supplier.
Added by and Edited by check boxes allow the user to indicate whether the search should be limited to products whose item record was added or edited during the last product import.
When all selections have been made, press the Tab or Enter keys to obtain a results list in the Select a Product section of the screen.
This section of the screen is where the products matching the search criteria entered on the Standard Fields tab are displayed.
Select the row of a product in the list to view additional information about the item.
SKU - stock keeping unit that identifies the product
Item Name - the name that is given to the product
ATP - (Available to Promise) the number of units of the product the merchant has in-house
removes the current search criteria from the SKU, Name, Description and Supplier SKU fields on the Standard Fields tab; all other fields have to be manually cleared to start a new search
lists every product defined in the program, regardless of any search criteria that is entered in the Standard Fields tab
Description - contains the description of the item that is entered in the product's Inventory record, on the Desc./ Notes tab
Price - the product's regular price as set on the Inventory record
Reorder Pt. - denotes the point at which the program should place an order for the item with the supplier (QOH units)
Reorder Qty. - denotes the number of units that the program should order when the item's Reorder Point is reached
ATP - quantity on hand for the item as calculated by the program
Actual Wgt. - the weight of the product, by itself, as recorded on the Inventory record
Pub. Wgt. - the item's weight, plus the estimated weight of any additional packing materials; the weight that is normally displayed at the web site.
Drop Ship - identifies this SKU as one that is sent directly from a supplier to the merchant's customer
Discontinued - identifies this product as no longer being marketed; no new orders will be placed for the item with the supplier
Suppliers for this SKU - if a product has more than one supplier, they are all listed below this heading
Suppliers SKU - the stock keeping unit that the supplier assigned to the product
Cost - the monetary value that the supplier charges for the product; the merchant's cost for the item
On Order - if the product is currently included in an open purchase order, this field shows the number of units on order
PO Number - if the item is part of a purchase order, this field displays the number(s) of the purchase order(s)
PO Date - if the item is part of a purchase order, this field displays the date the purchase order was created
Date Expected - this field shows the date the items should be received from the supplier
Quantity - this field shows the number of units requested on the purchase order(s)
Image Field - if the product has an associated image file it is displayed in the lower right-hand corner
When the appropriate item is selected, click View these items/OK - Use Selected Item. The Search Inventory screen closes and the calling screen populated with that item's information.
Created: 9/15/10
Revised: 7/31/15
Published: 08/19/15
