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Use the inventory tools in Dropship to update stock levels for your products. You can update inventory manually for individual items or upload a CSV file to update inventory in bulk.

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Updating Inventory for a Single Item

  1. From the top menu in Dropship, click Products.
The Products dashboard is displayed.
  1. Click Browse Products & Inventory.
The Items page is displayed.
  1. Click the name of the item you want to update.
The Item Detail page is displayed.
  1. Click Update Inventory.
The Update Item Inventory window is displayed. The Location section lists all of your configured locations.
  1. Find the location you want to update and enter the new quantity in the corresponding On Hand field.
  2. Click Update Inventory.
The inventory is updated.

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Updating Inventory in Bulk

Updating inventory in bulk involves uploading a CSV file into Dropship that has the correct inventory numbers. You can use the Dropship inventory template, or, if you would like to use your own template, contact Support to have a custom template created.

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Procedure

  1. From the top menu in Dropship, click Products.
The Products dashboard is displayed.
  1. Click Update Inventory.
The Import Inventory page is displayed.
  1. In the Select Template field, select a template.
  2. (Optional) To download the CSV template, click Download Empty Template.
The file is downloaded.
  1. To import your CSV file, do one of the following:
  • Drag and drop the file into the window.
  • Click anywhere inside the box to select a file from your computer.
  1. Click Begin Import.
Once your file is uploaded, a Completed status will appear. If there are any issues, an error message will appear with guidance on how to fix the problem.

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Marking Items as Discontinued

If an item is no longer being sold or its inventory should be removed from a merchant’s assortment for any reason, you can mark the item as Discontinued by following the steps below.
  1. From the top menu in Dropship, click Products.
The Products dashboard is displayed.
  1. Click Update Inventory.
The Update Item Inventory window is displayed.
  1. In the Select Template field, select the fabric Marketplace Inventory Template.
  2. Click Download Empty Template to download a .csv file.
  • Alternatively, you can request a pre-filled inventory template containing all your products by clicking the blue “click here” link in the info section.
  1. Open the template and locate the Discontinued? column.
  2. For each item that should be discontinued, enter Yes in the Discontinued column.
    • If the file includes items that do not need to be updated, remove those rows before uploading.
  3. Once the file is complete, upload it on the Import Inventory page.
  4. Click Begin Import to submit the update.

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Reinstating Discontinued Items

If previously discontinued items will be sold again, follow the same steps above and enter No in the Discontinued column for those items.

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