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How do I start tracking inventory in the SuperManager?

Started by Mike Griggs, April 03, 2007, 12:15:03 PM

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Mike Griggs

Follow the instructions below to get started tracking inventory in the SuperManager:

1. Save a backup copy of your lastest SuperManager database in case you need to revert at some time.   Click "File->Save" and then archive the .sbk file saved with your database.  This is a backup file that can be used to restore your store file.  If you aren't sure where it is saved, go to "Help", "About The SuperManager" and look at the "Currently Opened Database".

2. Update your product list in the SuperManager -
    a. Click "View->Products"
    b. Click the "Update Products" button to download your latest product file from Yahoo!
    c. Click "Yes to all" to update all products

3. Create Product Variants for inventory tracking -
    a. Click the "All" tab
    b. Select all the products in the list
    c. Click "Actions->Variants->Create All" (This will create all the different possible product variants for all of your products.  If you have certain products with many different options and many different option values then you may want to deselect these before creating all variants as this could generate an infinite combination of product variants and may cause your system to become unstable)

4. Export Product Variants to CSV file for entering inventory in Excel
   a. Select all Products again and then right click and select "Export->Inventory"
   b. Save the CSV file to a handy place on your computer
   c. Open Excel and import the CSV file
   d. Enter the inventory values for each product
   e. Save the Data to another CSV file to a handy place on your computer
   f. In the SuperManager, click "File->Import->Inventory" and select the CSV file
   g. Review the import report to verify the data was imported correctly

5. Turn on "Inventory Tracking" to enable the SuperManager to start tracking inventory
   a. Click "View->Store Settings"
   b. Click the "Order Processing Automation" tab and then click "Track Inventory"

The SuperManager will now begin incrementing and decrementing inventory values based on orders received, products returned etc.

If you find any discrepancies or errors in the system then please email support at info@thesupermanager.com