help needed - Standard items vs Matrix items

Posted by Adrian on April 14, 2006, 10:50 am

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Started to set up the inventory items.
Since we're a small boutique store, with limited selections of certain
products, the Matrix item approach seems to not be perfectly suited - but I
see the power of reporting based on the 3 separate attributes.

Not sure if I can create a matrix for a certain cluster of skirts, get all
the combinations between the various attrbutes and then delete the items that
we don't have in our inventory and will never going to get. This would make
it cleaner I guess. The price could be different for each of the shirts.

Or Standard items would be the better choice? Any advice/comment appreciated.

Thank you!

Posted by Rob on April 14, 2006, 11:13 am

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Adrian,

Look at the thread enttiled "Advantage of Matrix vs Standard items" on March
12th. It should answer most of your questions. If you have any more post
again.

Rob

> Started to set up the inventory items.

> Since we're a small boutique store, with limited selections of certain

> products, the Matrix item approach seems to not be perfectly suited - but

> I

> see the power of reporting based on the 3 separate attributes.

> Not sure if I can create a matrix for a certain cluster of skirts, get all

> the combinations between the various attrbutes and then delete the items

> that

> we don't have in our inventory and will never going to get. This would

> make

> it cleaner I guess. The price could be different for each of the shirts.

> Or Standard items would be the better choice? Any advice/comment

> appreciated.

> Thank you!

Posted by Adrian on April 14, 2006, 11:35 am

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Rob, it's a bit unclear still - I posted a reply to that message.
Thanks for replying so fast.

"Rob" wrote:

> Adrian,

> Look at the thread enttiled "Advantage of Matrix vs Standard items" on March

> 12th. It should answer most of your questions. If you have any more post

> again.

> Rob

> > Started to set up the inventory items.

> > Since we're a small boutique store, with limited selections of certain

> > products, the Matrix item approach seems to not be perfectly suited - but

> > I

> > see the power of reporting based on the 3 separate attributes.

> >

> > Not sure if I can create a matrix for a certain cluster of skirts, get all

> > the combinations between the various attrbutes and then delete the items

> > that

> > we don't have in our inventory and will never going to get. This would

> > make

> > it cleaner I guess. The price could be different for each of the shirts.

> >

> > Or Standard items would be the better choice? Any advice/comment

> > appreciated.

> >

> > Thank you!

> >

Posted by Greg [DRS] on April 18, 2006, 1:21 am

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Watch the short tutorial at: http://www.digitalretailer.com/POp-demo.htm
Download our add-in tool for matrix management and see what you think.
In your case you would uncheck the boxes for any line items you don't
want to add before saving the new matrix grid.

Greg
Digital Retail Solutions
www.digitalretailer.com/RMSaddins

> Started to set up the inventory items.

> Since we're a small boutique store, with limited selections of certain

> products, the Matrix item approach seems to not be perfectly suited - but

> I

> see the power of reporting based on the 3 separate attributes.

> Not sure if I can create a matrix for a certain cluster of skirts, get all

> the combinations between the various attrbutes and then delete the items

> that

> we don't have in our inventory and will never going to get. This would

> make

> it cleaner I guess. The price could be different for each of the shirts.

> Or Standard items would be the better choice? Any advice/comment

> appreciated.

> Thank you!