Alternate Barcodes and SKUs

Overview

  • Overview and how-to of “Alternate Barcodes & SKUs” tab on Inventory screen
  • Product data override
    • only matters with monsoon
    • saves one cart at a time, not used with “Select All” button
  1. Main Menu -> Manage My Inventory -> View & Manage My Inventory
  2. Alternate Barcodes & SKUs

Screen Descriptions

Left Column

  • Alternate Barcodes
    • Delete -> Click after highlighting the existing alternate barcode to delete
  • Alternate SKUs
    • Add -> Click to add a new alternate SKU
    • Edit -> Click after highlighting existing alternate SKU to edit
    • Delete -> Click after highlighting the existing alternate SKU to delete
  • Replaces this old SKU -> enter old SKU in the current database to replace (click edit to enable typing)
  • Associated Shopping Carts -> Shows a list of applicable shopping carts for alternate SKUs if specific carts were selected

Right Column

  • Product Data Override -> Associated data per alternate SKU
  • Item Name
  • Category
  • Path
  • Image
  • Thumbnail
  • Auction
  • ASIN
  • ISBN
  • UPC
  • EAN
  • Description

Add Alternate Barcode

Prerequisite: Have a compatible scanner set up with a computer

  1. Scan the barcode of an item
  2. A popup appears asking what type of barcode scanner
  3. Enter A in the text box
  4. Click OK
  5. Barcode appears in the list

Add Alternate SKU

  1. Click “Add”
  2. A pop-up for “Alternate SKU” appears
  3. Enter alternate SKU information
    1. Enter “Alternate SKU”
    2. Double-Click carts to assign to specific carts
      NOTE: At least 1 cart is necessary
    3. Enter “Product Data Override” if needed (only works for singular cart alt-SKUs)
  4. Click “Save”
  5. SKU appears in the list

Delete Alternate Barcodes and SKUs

  1. Click barcode/SKU to highlight it
  2. Click “Delete” next to respective category.
  3. Click “OK”
  4. Entry is removed

Updated on June 14, 2023

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