How to update inventory amounts for product option combinations in CS-Cart. Print

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To update inventory amounts for product option combinations in CS-Cart, you can either: (1) enter them from the product option combinations screen for each product OR (2) export product option combinations using the export functionality, update the file and then import it using the import functionality.

USING THE MANUAL ENTRY METHOD
Perform the following steps:

  1. Login to the CS-Cart admin area.
  2. Go to Products --> Products
  3. Search for the products that you want to edit product option combinations for.
  4. In the search results screen, click on the "Edit" link in the "Quantity" column for the product that you want to edit.
    Common Issue: If no "Edit" link appears in the "Quantity" column for the product that you want to edit, you will need to adjust the "Inventory" field setting for the product as follows: (1) Click on the product name or the "Edit" link for the product. (2) Click on the "General" tab for the product. (3) Scroll to the "Pricing / Inventory" section of the screen and change the "Inventory" field setting to "Track with options". (4) Click the "Save" button.
  5. The "Inventory" screen should be displayed. Here you can edit the value for the "Quanity" field for any of the product option combinations listed.
    Common Issue: If no product option combinations are displayed, click on the "Rebuild Combinations" link below at the top left of the screen.

USING THE EXPORT/IMPORT METHOD:
Perform the following steps:

First, export your product combinations:
1. Login to Admin area.
2. Go to Administration --> Export Data --> Products.
3. Click on the "product combinations" tab.
4. For the "Exported fields", set as follows:
Product ID
Product name
Combination
Combination Code
Amount

5. Click "Save Layout." button.
6. In the "Export options" section, select CSV delimiter (comma is recommended if you will be editing the file in MS EXCEL) and select "Direct download" for Output.
7. Click Export and save the file to a location on your computer.


Next, edit your file:
1. Browse your computer for the export file and open it in MS Excel or in a text editor.
2. Edit the "Amount" column value for all rows/records you wish to edit the inventory for.
3. Save the file. If you are saving from within MS EXCEL, make sure to maintain the original CSV, Comma separated format.


Lastly, import your product combinations:
1. Login to Admin area.
2. Go to Administration --> Import Data --> Products.
3. Click on the "product combinations" tab.
4. Select "Comma" for CSV delimiter.
5. For "Select file" click on "Local" and browse for the file you saved in previous step.
6. Click Import. You will see a dialog window showing the results of the processing of your file.


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