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 on it to open the Item Listing Details panel.
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 splitting 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. The Cost per Unit field will now show the average of the Total Cost/Unit amounts, and "Multiple" will show for Supplier and Purchased if multiple values 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 additional rows. Make sure each row has different purchase information, such as supplier, buy cost, and/or purchase date.
When you import, upon the Buy List Validation stage, you will see a warning that you have duplicates in the Buy List.
Click Merge Duplicate for each of your additional entries of the same MSKU. The quantities will then appear on one line. You'll also see "Multiple" for Supplier and Purchased if multiple values were entered for the different purchases. You will also notice that the cost per unit is the average cost.
Even after the buy list has been processed, you can edit the purchase details if needed. Just click the three dots next to the item in the batch and select Edit Item.
Finally, click Manage X Purchases at the bottom of the Purchase Information column.
