1.3 Operating the Module

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Exporting and importing inventory information

You can use the Inventory management feature to update the price and amount of products listed in your store in a bulk. You can also export the product pricing and amount information in the form of a CSV file. Click on the 'Inventory management’ section in the Catalog menu. There are two tabs: 'Update pricing' and 'Update amount'.

To export or import pricing information select the 'Update pricing' tab.

<br> <br> Export of pricing information



Export of pricing information

1. Specify the field order in the resulting CSV file: select the necessary fields from corresponding drop-down menus.

2. Define a field delimiter: comma, semicolon or tab.

3. Click Export.

You can open and modify the resulting CSV file in any program that supports CSV editing. After modifications were made, import the data back to your LiteCommerce store. On the same page in the 'Update pricing information section':

<br> Import of pricing information


Import of pricing information

1. Select text qualifier: double quote, single quote or leave empty.

2. Select a field delimiter: comma, semicolon or tab.

3. Browse for the necessary CSV file and click Import. The changes in inventory will be immediately reflected in the product information screen.

To export or import product amount information select the 'Update amount' tab.

<br> <br> Export of product amount information



Export of product amount information

1. Specify the field order in the resulting CSV file: select the necessary fields from corresponding drop-down menus.

2. Define a field delimiter: comma, semicolon or tab.

3. Click Export.

You can open and modify the resulting CSV file in any program that supports CSV editing. After modifications were made, import the data back to your LiteCommerce store. On the same page in the 'Update amount information section':

<br> <br> Import of product amount information



Import of product amount information

1. Select text qualifier: double quote, single quote or leave empty.

2. Browse for the necessary CSV file and click Import. The changes in inventory will be immediately reflected in the product information screen.

Modifying inventory information

When the Inventory Tracking module is activated, you can also see an additional tab called ‘Inventory Tracking’ in the 'Modify Product' screen.

To update the inventory position of products listed in your store, you need to do the following:

1.Go to the 'Products' section in the 'Catalog' menu. Search for the product.
2.From the product list displayed in the search results, select a product and you will see the Product detail screen.
3.Click on the ‘Inventory tracking’ tab. The Inventory tracking screen appears. 

<br> Product modification: 'Inventory tracking' tab


Product modification: 'Inventory tracking' tab

4.By default the Quantity in stock is 0 and the Low stock limit is 10. If the quantity of the product falls below the Low stock limit the admin is notified about this. 
5.Depending on the product availability you can update the Quantity and set the Low stock limit values.
6.To switch on inventory tracking for this product, select 'enabled' from the drop-down menu.
7.Click ‘Add’ to save the changes.