stoneedge power users training session day 2 session 1
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Power UsersTraining Sessions
Day 2 - Session 1:Attribute Level Inventory Tracking
and the
Dreaded SubSKU!
Do I Need SubSKUs?
Do I need SubSKUs?
• Do You Have A Prescription For Valium
• Do You Enjoy Red Bull
• Did You Bring Your Thinking Cap
• Is It On
• You’ll Need Paper And Pencil To Take Copious Notes
• Don’t Worry If You Don’t “Get It” The First Time
• Or The Second Time…
Do I need SubSKUs?
• Do You Have Products With Selectable Options
• Do Options Represent Different Items In Inventory
• Do All Of A Product’s Options Impact Inventory Tracking
• Does My Cart Provide Attribute Level Inventory Tracking
• Do Options Represent Other Products
• Do Options Cause Changes In Price, Weight Or Cost
What Is A SubSKU Anyway…
• An Inventory Item Commonly Referred To As A “Variant”
• Represents A Specific Combination Of Options
• Has Its Own SKU, Pricing, Cost, Barcode, QOH, Etc…
• Not Recognized By Most Shopping Cart Systems
• Has A Single Parent
• Can Have A Ton Of Siblings
• Can Be Excruciatingly Complex To Comprehend And Manage
• Can Be Built With The Click Of A Button!
Attributes vs. Options
• Attributes Describe Variations In A Product
• Options Define The Available Choices For An Attribute
• Many Options Per Attribute (maybe)
• Attributes Without Options Cannot Impact SubSKUs
• Attribute Types Supported
FIRST!
• Determine The Cart(s) Where These Items Will Be Sold
• Determine How You Want The SKU Built
• Are Items Already Online
• Can “Parent” Products Be Imported From My Cart
• Some Options Do Not Impact Inventory
• Do You Sell Kits With Selectable Components
• Consistency Counts!
• Garbage In – Garbage Out
Handling Options
• Options Are Options
• Options Are Products
• All Options Build SubSKUs
• Some Options Build SubSKUs
Adding & Editing Options
• Shopping Carts
• Adding Attributes
• Attribute Order
• Attribute Types
• Attribute Price, Weight, Cost Modifiers
• Adding Options To An Attribute
• Option Price, Weight, Cost Modifiers
Options are Options
• No SubSKU Building
• Where Do Options Go
• Watch That Delimiter
• Options At Manual Orders
• Options At View Orders
• Options At POS
• Option Limitations
• Revisions To Parent
Some Options are Products
• No SubSKU Building
• Option Coding Necessary
• Only Supported Through Order Import
• OptionDestination Must Be “Line Item”
• Option Price Represents Product Price
• No Relation To Parent Product
• Cannot Be Used If Using Build SubSKUs
Had Enough?
All Options Build SubSKUs
• SubSKU Building On
• No Option Coding Needed
• Only Supported Through Order Import
• All Options Impact SubSKU
• Revisions To Parent
• Pertinent Parameters
• Mountainous SubSKUs
Building SubSKUs
• Time
• What Happens To Existing SubSKUs
• Missing SubSKUs
• SubSKU Maximums And Database Destruction
• Batch Building
• Un-needed SKUs
• Parents Only
Some Options Build SubSKUs
• SubSKU Building On
• SubSKU Control
• Option Coding Optional
• Only Supported Through Order Import
• Some Or All Options Impact SubSKU
• Revisions To Parent
• Pertinent Parameters
Had Enough Yet?
Attribute Ordering
• What Does It Mean
• Why Do We Have It
• What?! Huh?!
• What Can Be Done With It
• Where Supported
Oddities…
Selectable Kits
• Coding Highly Recommended
• Exponential Growth In Number Of Kits
• Management Nightmare
• Can Be Worth The Effort
• Parts Inherit Parent’s Options
Power UsersTraining Sessions
Day 2 - Session 1:Attribute Level Inventory Tracking
and the
Dreaded SubSKU!