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Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

Tom — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:10:24 GMT

On Friday September, 25th we hosted a Square Items and Inventory Live Q&A!

With lots of adjustments in how things are sold during COVID-19, we heard some great questions and feature requests relating to managing items and inventory.

Thank you to @elaine_p from Square’s Catalog team, who answered questions about items and inventory. While we're not able share release timelines, we can give a sense of what’s coming soon in our roadmap and discuss what you need for your business.

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

DiHaine0519 — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 02:04:11 GMT

How can I update my stock numbers? I am still figuring out how to maneuver the site.

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SIxthRIng — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:17:33 GMT

How do i find contact information on my customers? Is there data routinely collected thru a Square transaction that i can use for future contact? Is there a list in my data of these? And where do i find it?

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specialtiesgame — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:36:30 GMT

How can I get a receiving report for specific time periods (yesterday, last week, month to date) and is there a way to see items sold on the square register so employees know what needs to be restocked?

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

DramZach — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:41:00 GMT

Can you make a item template with preset variations and prices? Most of our items have 7 variations with separate prices and we have to re-enter them every time we add a new item which is multiple times daily.

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

2Waltersinnm — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 09:29:23 GMT

How about detailed instructions on how to use a barcode scanner with a standard HP laptop? It would be nice to have integration with a scanner and a virtual terminal. And loading 3k plus items in inventory would be a lot easier!! Thanks!!

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

DaisyPlus — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 18:29:46 GMT

Why is there no way to discount or markdown items in Square inventory? It creates a mess when marking down items on the Weebly website, but there's no reflection on the Square Item Inventory.

And if the answer is, go ahead and reduce the price on each item, how will I know what the original price I tried to sell it for, was?

There needs to be an option to "sale price" items on the Square Inventory.

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

vinvero — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 23:12:48 GMT

I know it's been on the roadmap for a while, like 4 years, but will bundled items be available in the near future? I currently offer bundled items, but inventory of the individual items that make up the bundle must be adjusted manually after a sale. Additionally I have to manually enable or disable the bundles based on the individual items inventory status.

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puravidaart — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 02:04:44 GMT

Is there a way I can set the low stock alerts for customers to 3 rather than 5?

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JennB5674 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:55:12 GMT

I input a custom sale and did not use the inventory feature. How do I now change the inventory number now that I found it in my item listing. I still want to show that it was sold and not a reinventory.

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vhovar — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 14:42:12 GMT

I cannot find any way to allow an employee to update the inventory without giving them access to modify Items in general. So this forces us to always have a manager or owner adjust inventory.

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CSH_Library — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:23:13 GMT

How do you limit the number of memberships that can be sold? I run classes that have a maximum number of students. I need to make sure that I do not sell more than 20 memberships.

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

Chelsea3 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:40:43 GMT

Looking for the ability to show the person who is running the POS when an Item is no longer in stock...rather than allowing the item to be oversold. I have experienced the item to continue to be over sold when amount has been added to inventory.

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

melaleuca — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 03:24:23 GMT

Can I change the quantity for "low stock"?

Manually adding a item or items at POS

MannyST1 — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:09:27 GMT

Hi, i'd like to know if you have any POS software that is structured to operate a Consignment Shop. I have read a bit on square POS and my take away is it's geared toward Retailers who own the merchandise and the items are pre-loaded. In our business we have many different vendors and need to track their individual sales and fees associated with each vendor.

How tedious is it to enter all the items that are sold manually? Can a keyboard be attached to POS?

But the big question is any POS designed for a Consignment Shop?

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BeerdBrewing — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:28:10 GMT

We have two locations - any chance there is an easier system to transferring items from one location to another in Square?

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TrulyCreated — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:56:51 GMT

Hi! I have a question about items in Online Store. I currently have many options for customers because they appreciate customizations! My question is why we are only allowed to have 100 variants for customers when they shop online? Is there a plan to fix this soon?

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CuriousCapyShop — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:33:41 GMT

When can we upload pictures on the template? Or create custom fields? I am a bookstore and it would be great to have the opportunity to have an author field, genre field, etc. and it would be so much more convenient if the ISBN pulled cover pictures directly. As of right now, I have to edit them one by one, and with thousands of books, that's not too practical. Thanks!

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

JoeTend — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:18:14 GMT

I couldn't agree more emphatically. If you use the "Price Override" option in the Square catalog, then you can't add a sale price to the Weebly catalog. Seems like an easy fix somewhere.

Re: Live Q&A: Ask us anything about Items and Inventory!

JoeTend — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:25:53 GMT

We're looking for a more streamlined way to manage our Square Online (weebly) inventory. In the Online dashboard, is there a way to filter the view so only "Available", "Unavailable", or "Hidden" items show? Or, is there a way to pull a report that shows these designations per SKU? Similarly, is there a way to pull a report that shows both Price and Sale Price in the Online inventory? If not, having an option would be hugely beneficial.

(And just to give one more Salute to an earlier question - is there a way to show something as on Sale (Sale Price) in both Online (Weebly) AND the POS without changing the regular price in the POS?)