BigCommerce Inventory
BigCommerce Connect can update Inventory for BigCommerce Products in real time. This lets your BigCommerce know a product is in, when received, or out when sold.
Set BigCommerce to Track Inventory on the Product Level to use the value posted. Then, use Upload in Items Search to link the Item in BigBusiness to BigCommerce.
Linking relies on the SKU of the Product being the Item Code from BigBusiness and does not work for Variants. Once linked, updating works as expected using settings.
BigCommerce Uploading
BigCommerce Connect 3 can update Inventory for BigCommerce Products in real time. Upload one time, and BigBusiness will get the BigCommerce ID for posting new Qtys.
In Connect Settings for BigCommerce choose Link-Only for Update Products. Then, in Items Search select some items and click Upload. Wait for Success! and you're set.
Once the BigCommerce ID is set on the Item, any change will update BigCommerce. This uses Auto-Connect, Update Availability, and Update Product Pricing settings.
Per-Company Build
Per-Company Build is a new option when you have multiple companies you manage.
BigBusiness Support can help you set up to run multiple companies as the same time.
Depending on your platform this might be multiple Servers running automatically, multiple Clients running concurrently on your computer, or multiple Single-Users.
Windows Images
Windows Images are not enabled by default and should be a carefully considered first.
Pictures 3 lets you assign and each user choose to store local copies of Thumb Images. This is fine on a Mac with flash drive, but Windows users may be in Remote Desktop.
Check with support@bigbusiness.com if you have any questions about this control. Enable Windows Images on the Company card, Advanced Control tab when needed.
Woo iPhone
Woo App gives you a simple way to enter orders and take payments on your iPhone.
Use the barcode option to scan an item with the camera and quickly start a new order.
Create the order or Collect Payment using tap-to-pay, etc, and save the order to Woo.
BigBusiness 15 will test integrating these orders as Invoices, or Orders, as Paid, or not.
Woo App
WooCommerce App lets you make orders, use barcodes, and take payment in-person.
Pictures-3 Updates
Pictures-3 is a 3rd revision of Pictures and Images tools being added in BigBusiness 15.
Big Business has always had Upload pictures for a Web Catalog, but stored two ways. Docs were added for storing any files, but pictures there still take a few steps to view.
Pictures-3 adds instant accessibility by creating high-quality Thumb Images and using Edge Storage for high-speed loading, scrolling, and printing in one consistent format.
WooCommerce Ship Method
BigBusiness adds fields for 1 line of Ship Method with "shipping_lines/method_title".
Ship Method is not included in Automatic mappings. So, go to Connect toolbar, Woo, select an import, highlight entries on left and right, click Insert and then click Save As.
After saving your mapping, use it in the Woo tool for importing batches or select it for Import Orders in WooCommerce Settings to have it run when using the Auto-Connect.
Orders On Hold
Orders On Hold is a checkbox in WooCommerce Advanced that puts orders On Hold.
In theory, this checkbox can be added to your choice of import(s) such as those from:
Auto-Import (for files), Any API (for custom), BigCommerce, Ecwid, Folder Connect (for FTP), HubSpot, Shopify, Square, Volusion, Web API (for HTTP), and Wix, as well as database connections such as for FileMaker, MySQL, Postgres, and SQLite.
Note there is also an import option for Status that lets you import "1" to set On Hold.
Quote with Images
Quote with Images is a new Forms Template for showing Pictures-3 Images in Quotes. Go to Forms, New, Quote with Images, and click Close to save--then, Print a quote.
Pictures-3 is a new toolset for converting and storing thumb images for instant access. Simply choose Fast Images in your Company Card or My Prefs, Picture Prefs, to use.
Company Logo is included on the template to automatically use Company Artwork and automatically switch to Store Artwork when one of your Stores or Channels is set.
WooCommerce Orders On Hold
Orders On Hold is a checkbox in WooCommerce Advanced that puts orders On Hold.
Click the checkbox to override the default which sets new orders to a Status of Placed.
Curl Error 9
Curl Error 9 indicates Remote Access Denied. The common cause for Folder Connect is that the remote directory does not exist. Double-check the name of the directory.
Soft Backgrounds
Soft Backgrounds are new backgrounds with soft lighting and "22" added to their name.
Originals are shipped and deemed a bit harsh--but not too if you go Bold Font Style. Aqua22, Orange22, and Pin22, still have verve but better visibility with System font.
If you want a real soft background, there are originals like Bayou and Hue. Up to you.
Shopify ID
Shopify ID is automatically saved for each Customer, Order, Product for fast lookup.
On Customers Search in BigBusiness you can Add (+) a column for the Shopify ID. In the Find dialog you can also search Shopify ID using a pulldown for Yes or No.
This makes it easy to find your Customers who have Shopify accounts and use Show.
Shopify Source
Shopify Souce lets you show a column on Customers to see if they are Web or POS.
In Customers Search in BigBusiness, click Add (+) to add the column Shopify Source.
Show Shopify
Show Shopify lets you connect to your Shopify quickly to show a customer account.
On the Customer card in BigBusiness, go to the Show pulldown and choose Shopify. This will open your Shopify dashboard and show you the customer account quickly.
When you connect Shopify POS to BigBusiness you may have updates to Customers when they order from the Web or when they are invoiced in person on Shopify POS.
Chapter 125 Shipping Connect
Shipping Connect helps you automate high-volume shipping using shipping software.
Share data with UPS WorldShip, FedEx Ship Manager, or other volume shipping apps. This chapter is a quick overview and support@bigbusiness.com will do setup for you.
Shipping Server
Shipping Server helps you connect volume shipping software on shipping stations.
Get MySQL Server for current systems and it configures itself. Start connection from BigBusiness and it populates. Connect your shipping system and you are in business.
Shipping Connect works across platforms allowing for Mac server and shipping PC's.
Shipping Connector
Shipping Connector helps you connect volume shipping software to BigBusiness.
Get the ODBC Driver 8.0 from MySQL.com for all current systems or configurations. Add the connection for your shipping software and map the Import and Export fields.
Shipping Connect setup from support@bigbusiness.com includes help with mapping.
Shipping Orders
Shipping Connect helps you automate high-volume shipping using shipping software.
Shipping from Orders is the best setup to capture Tracking and Charges for invoicing. Type an order number, or scan its barcode, to get the address for shipping, error free.
Shipping Software
Shipping Connect helps you automate high-volume shipping using shipping software.
Programs like UPS WorldShip, FedEx Ship Manager, and Stamps.com Professional are powerful solutions for high volume shippers and connect to BigBusiness even on Mac.