Phasing out products can be done in two ways. Via the App or the API.
In order to process the list, the information must be in a fixed format. The file must be a CSV file.
Below, you can read how you can phase out several products at once by means of a list.
Phasing out
In order to phase out products, you need the information below, as shown in the image. You can enter this information in this file.
skuCode,notBeingBought
123-ABC,TRUE
898-OIU,TRUE
093-PEX,TRUE
098-WEK,TRUE
ATTENTION! To phase out a product, pass notBeingBought = TRUE !
For this, you ensure that the stock of these products is replenished to 0.
Date
By default, the product will be phased out without an end date. If you would like the product to automatically be purchased again, you can set a date. When this date has passed, we will start purchasing this product again. For that, create the list of products in the following way:
skuCode,notBeingBought,resumingPurchase
123-ABC,TRUE,2020-01-24
898-OIU,TRUE,2020-10-29
093-PEX,TRUE,2020-05-06
098-WEK,TRUE,2020-08-15
A template of this file can be found here.
Of course, you can also indicate that products have to be purchased again. You can turn products On (TRUE) and Off (FALSE) in one list.
skuCode,notBeingBought
123-ABC,FALSE
898-OIU,TRUE
093-PEX,FALSE
098-WEK,TRUE
Keep in mind: When you snooze a product from a purchase advice, you are also phasing out that product until the next order moment (next purchase order).
Import from the Product Page
Click on the Import option:
A pop-up will appear requesting the Identifier (code by which the product is identified in Optiply, the most common being SKU Code or EAN code).
By clicking Next, you can get started.
This will open a pop-up that will show you the columns you are allowed to import for product updates, and also provide you with an example for you to download.
You can click Next.
This will show you the option to upload your file. You can click and select the file from your computer or just drag and drop.
When you click next, you will be allowed to match the columns from your file with the correct ones to import the file correctly.
As you can see in the image below, the name in your file (top) is different from the one below (bottom), which is the correct one.
Once all the columns are matched, you can click next.
This will be the final check on the file. In this case, the file presents an error and cannot be imported.
Dates must always adhere to the format YYYY-MM-DD.
In this case, you must correct your file and then upload the file again.
Once the file is corrected you will see this, and you can now click on Import
You can track the progress of your import here
Once it is finished, you'll be able to see if the import was successful or not.
In this case, you can look at the last 4 columns.
Total records - Is the number of lines in your file
Succeeded - The lines that we successfully updated
Failed - The lines that failed to update
Status - If it is complete or still running
In this file, you can see that from the 15 lines, none were updated or failed. This file was created as an example to show that these lines were skipped. In this case, because the skus do not exist in Optiply.
This is the most common error.
API
If you have several products that need to be phased out. You can do this via the API. Use the products endpoint and the notBeingBought attribute.
You can see all of our API documentation here
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please reach out to us at support@optiply.nl or by chat message. We're happy to help!