TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview

This FAQ covers how to create a Product Action to apply a Stock Buffer at a Product Group level. 


Stock Buffers are a function to help you manage inventory and prevent oversells. 


Before you set up your Product Action please ensure you have a Product Group created. For more info on creating a Product Group here. 


Setup Steps


  1. In Omnivore, navigate to Products > Product Actions. Click Create Stock Buffer.



  2. In the pop window, complete the fields highlighted to set a stock buffer.

  3. Provide a name for the rule you are creating.
  4. Select the marketplace you want to use the rule on.
  5. Select an existing Product Group (how to setup a Product Group).
  6. Add a numerical value for the stock buffer quantity, e.g. if you enter 2 we will use a quantity of 2 as a stock buffer.
  7. Click Save.


Note: If you have an account wide stock buffer set via Settings > Administration > Product Import, any Product Action stock buffer at a marketplace level will override the account wide setting.  


It will keep the account wide stock buffer for your other marketplaces that are not part of the Product Action.


Review Check and Test


  1. To view the stock buffer change at a product level navigate to Products > On Marketplace Name (e.g. eBay), search using the Product Group filter drop down to find a product in the group you used for the product action.
  2. Click into the product page and scroll down to the relevant marketplace section.
  3. If the action has been successfully applied you will see a message like the one shown below and the inventory numbers for that marketplace will be adjusted to reflect the stock buffer.