Often, sellers take advantage of coupon codes, sales, etc., and may buy the same MSKU at different prices even on the same day.
For example, on Friday, you purchased 10 widgets for $10 each. On Saturday, you bought 10 more widgets for $8 each because you had a coupon. You can separate each of these purchases while listing your items in InventoryLab!
Entering Multiple Purchase Information Manually During List
On the List & Prep page, search for the item and click through the Item Details page.
Enter the details of your first purchase, then click + Add Purchase.
You will be taken to a screen where you will add the rest of your purchases with different accounting information. Here you will be adding new quantities, and not spitting out the total quantity of your first purchase. Just click + Add Row for each different purchase.
Click Save Changes. You'll now see your accounting information grayed out. Your cost will show the Average Cost/Unit amount, and "Multiple" will show for Supplier and Purchased if multiple units were entered.
If you need to edit any of the purchases, click Manage X Purchases.
And you're done!
Once you sync your product feeds, you'll see each purchase separated in different rows on the Replenishment pages for the items. For details on the Replenishment pages, please see the articles linked below:
Entering Multiple Purchase Information Using a Buy List
You can enter multiple buy costs in a buy list as well! Just add the same MSKU to the file on different lines, but make sure it has different information, such as a supplier, buy cost, or purchase date.
When you import, upon the InventoryLab Validation stage, you will see a warning that you have duplicates in the Buy List.
Click Merge Duplicates, and the quantities will appear on one line, and you'll see "Multiple" for Supplier, and Purchased Date if multiple values were entered for the different purchases. You will also notice that the cost per unit is the average price.
After the buy list has been processed, you can edit the purchase details if needed by clicking the three dots next to the item in the batch and selecting Edit Item.
