What to map
invtri uses the values you map for pricing, stock, matching and listings. Column names vary between suppliers: one might call its stock column Qty and its cost column Cost.
| Value in your feed | What invtri uses it for |
|---|---|
| SKU | Matching your imported listings to the feed, and spotting products that leave it |
| EAN | Matching products to marketplace catalogues by EAN/GTIN, with UPC converted automatically |
| Supplier cost | The starting point for your sell price on each channel |
| Stock | The stock your channels show, through the supplier’s Stock table, whose top row works as a cap |
| Title, description and images | Your listings’ content, as your supplier provides it |
Why the EAN matters
On Amazon and OnBuy, invtri matches your products to the marketplace’s catalogue by EAN. On Mirakl marketplaces, products are listed by EAN.
So if your supplier’s file has an EAN column, map it, and check it is filled in for the products you want to sell on those channels.
Map a supplier’s columns
Add the supplier first
Connect the supplier’s files by FTP, SFTP or a web link: see Add a supplier feed.
Match each value to a column
Tell invtri which column in the supplier’s file holds each value, whether everything comes in one file or in separate catalogue, stock and price files.
Run a first update
Press Run now to start an update. Then check that costs, stock and titles look right in invtri.
Leave the rest to the schedule
From then on, invtri reads the feed with the same mapping, on the schedule you set for that supplier.
Questions
Do I map the columns again at every update?
No. You map the columns once in the app.
My supplier sends UPCs, not EANs. Will that work?
Yes. Products are matched by EAN/GTIN, with UPC converted automatically.
Do I need to map columns for invtri Supply?
No. When you connect invtri Supply, invtri sets up the supplier, the column mapping and the updates for you.