{"id":194,"date":"2019-04-02T18:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoneedge.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=194"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:05:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:05:34","slug":"one-order-manager-data-file-with-many-stores-vs-many-data-files-with-one-store-each","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/stoneedge.com\/kb\/articles\/one-order-manager-data-file-with-many-stores-vs-many-data-files-with-one-store-each\/","title":{"rendered":"One Order Manager Data File with Many Stores vs. Many Data Files with One Store Each"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"BulletedList\">Merchants with multiple stores should consider whether to set up one Order Manager data file with many stores (or shopping carts) or one data file per store (or<a id=\"HotSpot46418\" class=\"glossterm\"><\/a>shopping cart).<\/li>\n<li class=\"BulletedList\">Generally speaking, if the stores share inventory, set up multiple stores in one data file.<\/li>\n<li class=\"BulletedList\"><span style=\"color: black; font-size: small;\">If the stores are separate independent businesses, set up one data file per store.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BulletedList\">If you need to report on each store or shopping cart separately, you may need to build custom reports if you maintain them all in one data file.<\/li>\n<li class=\"BulletedList\">The number of standard reports by shopping cart id is limited.<\/li>\n<li class=\"BulletedList\">Refer to the Resources section of our Web site for third party assistance with custom reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Merchants with multiple stores should consider whether to set up one Order Manager data file with many stores (or shopping carts) or one data file per store (orshopping cart). 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