Add Contact
Add Contact can automatically create Contacts when importing Orders using a Service.
To start it is a checkbox on Folder Settings which download files for importing orders.
Validation 2
Validation 2 is a setting for Connect options or Services that download files to process. Validation 2 lets you test files before importing, to double-check, e.g. "customer=abc".
In Settings, in Validation 2, type an entry like "customer=abc" where customer is a key you want to check has an entry like "abc". This will block an error like a file for "xyz".
Cloud ERP
A biggest and best Big Business user just graduated to Cloud ERP. You know the one. This is a wonderful growth story with a storybook ending we could tell you sometime.
They got bought and the new owner will be spending 10x on inventory and accounting. They also replaced all computers, network, and so on, none more than a few years old.
What stands out is how well they did two locations with upteen users at each on Mac. More astounding than their buyout is what it takes to drop into a nationwide network.
Cloud Backup
Cloud Backup lets you set BigBusiness to makes copies of its Data File to your cloud.
Review the choices, such as to keep the last 3 business days. Choose your cloud, like iCloud or One Drive, iDrive or Carbonite, which you trust and let onto your Desktop.
Walk through settings on a quick support call and you're good to go. BigBusiness will make your backups, keep your settings updated, and be ready to Restore if you need.
Chapter 253 Ecwid Connect 3
This chapter describes Ecwid Connect 3 features, found in System and Connect tools. Ecwid Connect 3 is a free Service requiring supported BigBusiness 15 Open or higher.
BigBusiness connects to Ecwid's API to get customers and orders, put inventory count and price changes, and coordinate among web orders and orders you enter on their app.
Ecwid Connect 3 brings this together in a free Service that runs on your BigBusiness.
Ecwid Ecommerce
Ecwid Ecommerce app for iPhone has terrific barcode scanning and order management. Ecwid Ecommerce is also also available for iPad, and the iPad app runs on new Macs.
Connect 3 is a round of updates to BigBusiness Ecommerce tools to connect API's to better use available Apps for each including BigCommerce, Ecwid, Shopify, and Woo.
The role of BigBusiness is to automate accounting--track costs, reconcile payments-- and update your Ecommerce with live inventory--with purchases and pricing changes.
Prices 3 Labels and Margins
Prices 3 extends optional Price Levels to 30. These are built-in to work for all features.
Go to Item Pres to the Advanced+ tab to set Labels and Margins for Price Levels 16+.
Labels set a name like, Wholesale, that is used on all screens and lists for a Price Level. Margins are for Auto-Apply and should be left blank unless used to create new items.
Prices 3
Prices 3 extends optional Price Levels to 30. These are built-in to work for all features.
Once enabled, use new Price Levels for specific customers' or groups' pricing for Items. Options include Labels, Margins, Imports, Searches, Export, and Update features.
Choose 5, 15, or 30 Price Levels depending on need, which display on 1, 2, or 3 Tabs. As Quoted and Customer Price can also be used but Price Levels are faster and easier.
Comments 3
New Comments for a macOS display issue have been removed and will be superseded.
On Company card, Advanced Options, Enable New Comments will be updated soon. New Comments such as on PO or Invoice are no longer needed and have been removed.
BigCommerce Variants
BigBusiness can Update Availability for BigCommerce Variants when you buy or sell.
In the Company Card, BigCommerce Settings, go to Advanced and click Use Variants.
This works with BigCommerce Products set to Track Inventory On The Variant Level. Set the SKU of the Variant to match Item Code and use Link-Only for Upload to link.
BigCommerce API
BigBusiness 15 automatically switches the BigCommerce API for different functions. This provides backwards compatibilty while offering new functions like Use Variants.
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.
BigCommerce Link-Only
BigBusiness can Update Availability for BigCommerce Products when you buy or sell.
In the Company Card, BigCommerce Settings, for Update Products choose Link-Only. For Update Availability choose Qty On Hand or Qty Available which deducts Orders.
Use Upload on an Items Search and Link-Only will set selected items to be updated. Then when you enter an Order yourself, BigCommerce will get the new Qty Available.
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.