This guide will help you understand some of the basics about how Solid Commerce works. It will also help you set up your account so you can begin adding products.
What we'll cover:
How Solid Commerce Works
By now, you have probably already reviewed this system overview. However, we are including the link again just in case.
Article: An Overview of the Solid Commerce Platform
Another fundamental concept is that Solid Commerce organizes information into three levels: Product, Inventory, and Marketplace. Understanding how these levels work makes the platform easier to use.
Basic Account Set Up
Here are some of the basic steps that need to be performed to set up a Solid Commerce account.
OPTIONAL TASK: Change your user password or add a new user. (approx. 5 mins)
Article: Managing System Users and Passwords
TASK 1: Create a Warehouse. (approx. 5 mins)
Article: Creating a Warehouse
OPTIONAL TASK: Create a Vendor and Vendor Inventory List. (approx. 5 mins)
If your vendor drop ships orders to buyers for you and/or provides you with inventory feeds, we offer some powerful tools that make vendor management easier. If it sounds like you could use these tools, create a Vendor and Vendor Inventory List in your Solid Commerce account.
Article: Creating a Vendor and Vendor Inventory List
TASK 2: Create a Market List for each marketplace you sell on. You will also want to create one for your webstore (if you have one). (approx. 5 mins)
Article: Creating a Market List
Installing the Solid Commerce Excel Add-In Tool
You don't need to use Excel to take advantage of most of the functionality Solid Commerce has to offer. Many tasks can be executed through our user interface. We also have a web uploader that enables you to use other spreadsheet apps, like Google Docs.
Even so, the Solid Commerce Excel Tool has some powerful features you won't find elsewhere, like the ability to retrieve data directly into a spreadsheet. We also find it's the fastest tool for many tasks. We encourage you to give it a try.
OPTIONAL TASK: Install the Solid Commerce Excel Add-In Tool. (approx. 5 mins)
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