How To: Populate a Website with Stock Items
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To add stock to the website categories that have previously been created:[1]
- Open a Web Configuration screen .
- Select the website from the Website Selection.
- Tick the 'Order Alphabetically' checkbox.
- Click on the Go button.
- Click on the
button so you can view the categories within the website.
- Focus on the category you wish to add stock to.
- Press Alt+E or click
to enter edit mode.
- Click on the
button above the stock item grid on the right.
- In the Stock Lookup select the stock items and double-click to add them to the category.[2].
Notes:- The normal Stock Lookup filters are available.
- Multiple stock items can be green-selected and added at the same time.
- To add the parent SCS stock item un-tick the SCS drilldown checkbox at the bottom of the Stock Lookup, this will display the parent stock items which can then be added by double-clicking on them.
- Update the Order column as appropriate, it determines the specific order within each section (Optional).
- Continue to add stock items to the different categories as required.[3] The stock items can then be exported to your company website.[4]
- Press Ctrl+S or click
to save.
Notes:
- ? A Web Category must exist before stock can be added to it (see How To: Create a Website using Web Categories).
- ? If you wish to add a different description for the stock items see How To: Add a Description for a Stock Item in a Website and How To: Add a Description for a Stock Item in a Category
- ? If you added stock items in error see How To: Delete a Stock Item from a Category.
- ? If you do not wish to export a stock item to the website tick the relevant Hide checkbox.