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  1. Datasym till integration<\/a><\/li>
  2. How it works<\/a><\/li>
  3. Linking products<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>

    1.<\/span>Datasym till integration<\/h3>
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    Nettl’s bespoke Datasym till integration keeps stock in sync between Datasym’s stock keeping tool Stockade.<\/p>\n

    Stockade can be connected to multiple tills in multiple locations. It allows a store owner to manage and transfer stock between the different locations. The website integration acts as another sales channel that can have stock allocated to it, or transfered from a retail location.<\/p>\n

    With the integration:
    \nOnline orders automatically lower the stock kept within Stockade.
    \nCancelled orders automatically add the taken stock back to Stockade.
    \nStock levels on the websites are automatically downloaded from Stockade every 30 minutes (or more frequently if required).
    \nStock levels can be also downloaded manually.
    \nProducts can be downloaded from Stockade to the website.
    \nProducts can be uploaded from the website to Stockade.<\/p>\n

    Unlike our Epos Now integration, website orders are not sent into Stockade to be completed within the till.
    \nHowever, you can run a stock history report to see stock movements as a result of website orders.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    2.<\/span>How it works<\/h3>
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    Whenever an order is placed online, the quantity of products ordered online is sent to Stockade and the stock is reduced accordingly.<\/p>\n

    1) A customer places an order online<\/p>\n

    \"woocommerce-order\"<\/p>\n

    2) The stock levels in Stockade are reduced<\/p>\n

    \"stockade-stock\"<\/p>\n

    The stock levels are only reduced after an order is placed or made online.<\/p>\n

    If an order is rejected, the stock is returned to stockade.<\/p>\n

    \"woocommerce-order-cancelled\"\"stockade-stock-after-cancel\"<\/p>\n

    Getting technical<\/h4>\n

    To set up the integration, Datasym will set up something called a WebService that Nettl’s website integration can connect to.<\/p>\n

    Using this WebService, Nettl can download products from the till to the website or upload products from the website to the till. We can also sync the stock levels of products from the till.<\/p>\n

    For the connection to work we need 2 things:
    \n1) The WebService connection to be set up<\/p>\n

    2) Products in the website to be linked to products in the till, so we can tell what stock to update.<\/p>\n

    If products are uploaded or downloaded, we will create the links automatically ensuring products are always paired.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    3.<\/span>Linking products<\/h3>
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    For the integration to work beautifully, your products in the website and in the till will need to be mapped together. Your Nettl studio will help you link these together when we get started working together, but this guide will help you understand how to keep products linked.<\/p>\n

    You can see which products are connected because the website SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) will match a Stockade PLU (Product Lookup Code)<\/p>\n

    \"woocommerce-SKU-stock-keeping-unitpng\"\"stockade-PLU-product-look-up\"<\/p>\n

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    We have 3 options for linking products together<\/p>\n

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    1. Upload products from WooCommerce (recommended)<\/li>\n
    2. Download products from till<\/li>\n
    3. Map products individually (not recommended)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Uploading products from WooCommerce<\/h3>\n

      We recommend using our product uploading till from WooCommerce to the Stockade till, especially if you use product variations.<\/p>\n

      The information required to make products ready for web is different to what is required to make products ready for the till. To make ready for web, a product image and web-friendly description is important. To make products ready for the till, a barcode is important. The product categories for web and the till can also be different. Finally on a website you will likely want to group variations of products together for customers to purchase online, such as different sizes of clothing or different colours of a product.<\/p>\n

      When product variations are uploaded to the till, the variations are created as seperate products in the till. However if products from the till are downloaded, variations will not be grouped so will need to be deleted and re-created in a web-friendly manner.<\/p>\n

      To upload products:<\/p>\n

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      1. Create your product in WooCommerce<\/li>\n
      2. Head to WooCommerce > Sync with Stockade<\/em><\/li>\n
      3. Tick “Upload products to till?” then press Send WooCommerce to Stockade<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \"woocommerce-uploadpng\"<\/p>\n

        Note after we upload a product, we will automatically create a new connected product in Stockade.
        \nWe use the website product’s current SKU for the Stockade PLU if there’s one set, otherwise we create one starting with “WEB”.<\/p>\n

        We only upload products and variations that don’t already have “Connected to Stockade product” ticked.<\/p>\n

        \"Screenshot-3\"<\/p>\n

        What gets uploaded?<\/h4>\n

        When products are uploaded to Stockade, they will be given the following information from the website’s product:<\/p>\n