Sell Products through E-commerce

You can sell products online through Komet E-Commerce if you, as a Vendor or Buyer Company, display any of the following inventories:

• Open Market Inventory.

• Future Sales Inventory

Likewise, if you are only a Buyer Company but have an associated Vendor Company, you can sell their products as your own. To do this, you must show the following inventories:

• K2K inventory

• Vendor Availability Inventory

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Display Open Market Inventory

The Open Market Inventory includes products stored in the warehouse for customers to purchase. To display this inventory on Komet E-commerce, follow the instructions below:

1. To enable Open Market in the Komet E-commerce:

   1. Go to Setup and select the Settings tab.

   2. In the E-Commerce group, select E-Commerce Settings.

   3. Confirm that the Show On-Hand Inventory (Open Market Inventory) option is enabled.

   4. Enter the cut-offs per day and click Save.

2. To add products to the Inventory Summary:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Add Inventory tab.

   2. Provide the required information and avoid filling in Customer field.

   3. Click on the Add green button.

3. To confirm products from the Staging Area:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Staging Area tab.

   2. Locate the AWB for your new product and check the box.

   3. Click on the Confirm Products gray button.

4. To verify that the product appears in Open Market inventory and E-commerce:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Inventory Summary tab.

   2. Check if the Type column has the letter M for the AWB of your new product.

The E-commerce platform will automatically display the Open Market Inventory.

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Display Future Sales Inventory

In the Future Sales inventory, the products are currently in transit to your warehouse and are not yet physical but available for purchase orders. If you want to display this inventory in the Komet E-commerce, do the following instructions:

1. To create a Customer and enable the Future Sales checkbox, go to https://kometsales.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/3342093/Future+Sales+Setup#Enable-Future-Sales.

2. To enable Future Sales in the Komet E-commerce:

   1. Go to Setup and select the Settings tab.

   2. In the E-Commerce group, select E-Commerce Settings.

   3. Enable the Show Future Inventory option and specify the Max Order Days in Advance.

3. To verify the product appears in the Future Inventory and E-commerce:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Pricing tab.

   2. Select the Future inventory link.

   3. Check if the product is available here.

4. To create a Standalone PO associated with the customer from the configuration in Step 1, go to Create Standalone Purchase Orders.

5. To confirm the Standalone PO after creation:

   1. Click the Save & Confirm gray button. This action will change the Status of the Standalone PO to Confirmed by Vendor (CF).

The E-commerce platform will automatically display the Standalone PO after you confirm it.

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Display K2K Inventory

The Komet to Komet Inventory (K2K Inventory) links two floral industry companies (Vendor and Buyer) through Komet Sales, sharing their inventory for direct customer selling. If you want to display this inventory in the Komet E-commerce, do the following instructions:

1. To create the connection between the Vendor Company and the Buyer Company, read https://kometsales.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/3330107/K2K+For+Sales+Setup#Activation-Process.

2. To map and confirm products:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Add Inventory tab.

   2. Click on the Vendor Units Availability link and select the Staging Area link.

   3. Search and select the name you use for the vendor's product in the Product Mapping column.

   4. Select the product checkbox and click the Confirm Products gray button.

3. To see the K2K products you will display on the E-commerce:

   4. Go to Inventory and select the Add Inventory tab.

   5. Click on the Vendor Units Availability link and select the Available Items link.

   6. Provide the prices for each product so that customers can purchase them online.

In the K2K Inventory, the products are currently in transit to your warehouse and are not yet physical but available for purchase orders. If you want to display this inventory in the Komet E-commerce, do the following instructions:Sell K2K products on E-commerce

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Display Vendor Availability Inventory

Komet Sales allows you to quickly access vendors' stock and present their inventory to create prebooks based on the products they have available for your customers. If you want to display this inventory in Komet E-commerce, you must first register the vendor in your account and request the Vendor ID from Technical or Customer Support. Then, do the following instructions:

1. To enable the Vendor Availability option in your account, readhttps://kometsales.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/3330588/Settings+-+Vendor+Availability#vendor-availability-option

2. To enable the Vendor Availability Inventory in the Komet E-commerce:

   1. In the menu, go to Setup and select the Settings tab.

   2. Click on the Vendor Availability option in the E-commerce section.

   3. Enable the Show Vendor Availability on E-commerce option

      1. Optional. Set up the Ship Days Offset and Quantity Cap.

3. To add products to the Vendor Availability Inventory, read Upload the Vendor Availability File.

4. To map and confirm products:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Add Inventory tab.

   2. Click on the Vendor Units Availability link and select the Staging Area link.

   3. Search and select the name you use for the vendor's product in the Product Mapping column.

   4. Select the product checkbox and click the Confirm Products gray button.

5. To create the Box Type:

   1. In the menu, go to Setup and select the Products tab.

   2. Click on the default product packs link.

   3. Search for the product you created previously, and in the Actions column, select the Edit option.

   4. Provide the necessary details to specify the type of box you wish to offer.

   5. Click on Save.

6. To see the Vendor Availability Items you will display on the E-commerce:

   1. Go to Inventory and select the Add Inventory tab.

   2. Click on the Vendor Units Availability link and select the Available Items link.

   3. Provide the prices for each product so that customers can purchase them online.

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