1. Inventory
  2. How To Create Inventory Item

How To Create Inventory Item

1. Introduction
2. Add Inventory Item

1. Introduction

Before you could start selling your products, you must first have stocks available and have a place to manage them. Let’s get started by adding and managing the stocks in your inventory.


2. Add Inventory Item

Step 1: Navigate to All Inventory Items from the Inventory menu

Step 2: Click + Add New Item  > Add Inventory Item

Step 3: Fill in Item Info accordingly

📌Note: Item info with * is required to fill in

1. Item Name: Enter your item's name. Make sure it is understandable and easy to find.

2. iSKU: Enter the iSKU. It could be any code that you use on your item or product.

3. Price: Enter the item's price. If you change the price on this item page, it will not affect the price on your product listings.

4. Category: You can choose an existing category for your item. However, if you enter a new category, it will be automatically added to the category listing.  

5. Brand: You can choose an existing brand for your item. However, if you enter a new brand, it will be automatically added to the category listing. 

6. UPC: Universal Product Code (UPC), is a scannable barcode that appears on product packaging and contains a unique identification number. If you have the code, you can enter it in the column.

7. Weight: Enter the item's weight. Changes to the item listing will not affect the weight of your product listing. 

8. Dimension: Enter the item's dimension. Changes to the item listing will not affect the dimension of your product listing. 

9. Volumetric Weight: Click on Calculate, and the system will automatically generate the volumetric weight based on your dimensions.

10. Required Serial No: If you enable the status, you will be able to enter the product's serial number when scanning the order in Order Fulfillment Assistant. Learn more on How To Insert Serial Number.

11. Remark: Enter a remark for your item.

12. Image: Upload the image for the inventoy item. Recommended image size: 800 x 800 pixels and below 300KB.

13. Status: Allows you to change the status of a discontinued item to inactive. After changing the item status, you will no longer see it in the Live inventory item listing. Other than that, when updating Item Status or Stock Status for an item linked to a Kit, the alert "Kit detected for this item" will appear to notify merchants that they may need to apply the same status to the Kit separately to achieve the same effect.

Step 4: Select Warehouse, sellable stock, and set reserved stock if applicable

📌Note: If you have only one Warehouse, that will be your default Warehouse. If you wish to change your Warehouse name, click here to learn more

Step 5: Assign your item to Rack for a better reference of stock location when doing the order fulfillment (optional)

Step 6: Set the Safety Stock, Lead Time, and Stock Status

📌Note:
Safety Stock: Minimum amount of stocks considered to be low quantity and need to restock soon

Lead Time: The number of days needed for the stock to arrive

Stock Status: If set to Out of Stock, system will sync zero "0" quantity to all sales channels

Step 7: Save and done!

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