Manage / Search Inventory

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Contents 1 Icon Legend 2 Advanced Ideas 2.1 Duplicate an Inventory Item 2.2 Using On-Hold

From the Manage / Search inventory screen you can search your entire inventory and sort by preferred criteria and / or view the current listings. You may also view the status of the products, print product labels, place products on hold, view product history, change the quantity, add similar items and preview / edit the listings.

• Like most screens in Laris, you have the option Export to, at the top of the screen to export data in various formats.
• The default number of records to show is 20, but you can view as many as you would like. NOTE: Products will not show up by default, you need to search your inventory or click the link to view all results.
• You can search your inventory by various criteria and choose the field to search with the Search Column drop down menu. 
• Best Practice: Remember that you can search your inventory by Reference Values, to set up product references see Global References Settings. You can port over any existing inventory tracking numbers, SKUs, Serial numbers or any other variables you wish to track and search.
• If you are you using Inventory Folders, you can instantly narrow your search to the folder you want to view.
• There is a time frame search that allows you to view products based on when they were added to inventory or most recently updated.
• If you are using Multiple Warehouses, no matter what warehouse you are in, you can search inventory in any warehouse.
• The Manage / Search Inventory screen can display quantities based on different marketplace venues as well.
• Remember: By default, the inventory management screen only shows items with available inventory.  If you want to search all products, remember to check off the Include Product Ad Templates to show inventory with zero quantity.
• There are also multiple additional columns that you can view when searching. Check off the columns that you want to view, including Product Reference, Added By, Added On, Stored By, Stored On, Updated On, and Full Location Name.
• The Choose an action drop down allows you to perform various changes and actions to multiple inventory entries at once. 
• See this page, to learn how to import inventory with a product file/file feed.
  

Icon Legend

Inventory Icon Legend
	This column represents the amount of available inventory the item has remaining
	This column represents the quantity of items you have scheduled to list to eBay from this product
	This column represents the quantity of items you have listed to eBay from this product
	This column represents the quantity of items that are unsold from this product
	This column represents the quantity of items that have sold and are awaiting payment from buyers
	This column represents the quantity of items you have placed on hold
	This column represents the quantity of items you have in orders that have not yet been shipped or closed
	This icon allows you to print a thermal product label for this item
	This icon allows you to place this item on hold
	This icon allows your to view the history of actions for the item
	This icon allows you to increase or decrease the quantity of the item
	This icon allows you to add a product that is similar to this item
	This icon allows you to modify or update the ad for this item
	This icon allows you to preview the finished listing for the item

Advanced Ideas

Here are some advanced ways to manipulate and manage your inventory.

Duplicate an Inventory Item

Here is how to make an exact duplicate of an existing item. This is essentially how to "Copy & Paste" an inventory item.
1. Find the Product you want to "Copy".

2. Click on the button to change quantity .

3. If you increase the quantity, and then use the Split Quantity Into Multiple Product Entries function, with quantity=1.  When you navigate out of the Modal Window, there will be a new product, exactly the same as the one you had before. Cool right? This can help you if you have a product with only very slight differences, or you want to have a product with only slight listing differences.  You can even have the title contain the listing specifics, and the Separate eBay Title have your product title for organization purposes.

Using On-Hold

You can put products on Hold for many reasons, here are some suggestions:

• If you get a phone order, you can put a quantity on hold so you can't oversell it on other online Venues. This is especially important if you are using Auto-Relisting Profiles that are automatically pushing listings based on a set criteria.
• Using On-Hold can be useful if you have a retail location or have the opportunity to sell in person.  If someone is going to pick up a product, you can put it on hold,
• If you want to keep a quantity available at all times for returns or defects, you can keep track of your total available inventory, and keep some on hold for this occurrence.
• These are only some suggestions, you can use this feature to suit your business however necessary.  Just think of it as you're keeping a stash of product off of all online venues for any reason.

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