In Flxpoint, managing inventory efficiently is critical to maintaining accurate stock levels across all channels. The Inventory Exclusion List allows you to prevent specific products or SKUs from being synced to your sales channels, giving you better control over your available stock. Whether you’re handling seasonal items, out-of-stock products, or items you wish to withhold from certain channels, this guide explains how to view, add to, and remove SKUs from your exclusion list.
How to View the Inventory Exclusion List
The Inventory Exclusion List can be accessed within the Inventory settings. This list allows you to manage items excluded from being synced with your sales channels, ensuring only the relevant products are updated in your inventory feed. To go there, go to Settings in the sidebar, click the Inventory tab, under Inventory Filtering, select Exclude specific inventory if you wish to use exclusion rules. Finally, click Manage List to view the SKUs that are currently excluded.
How to Add SKUs to the Inventory Exclusion List
There are two main methods for adding SKUs to the exclusion list: Manual Selection and File Upload.
Manual Selection
1. Navigate to the Inventory tab from the sidebar.
2. Select the products you want to exclude from syncing.
3. Click Delete.
4. In the confirmation window, check the box to Add the selected SKUs to the Exclusion List.
5. Click Delete Items to confirm.
This method is useful if you’re excluding a small number of SKUs or have already identified them in your Inventory view.
File Upload
1. Go to Settings > Inventory. Make sure Exclude specific inventory is selected under Inventory Filtering.
2. Click Manage List. Choose Upload List (or the equivalent button).
3. Select a CSV or XLSX file containing the SKUs you want to exclude. (Optional) Use the Source dropdown to limit exclusions to a specific source. If no source is selected, the rule applies to all sources.
4. Click Save Changes or Upload (button text may vary) to add these SKUs to the existing exclusion list.
Uploaded SKUs are added to the current list, not replacing any existing entries. Using a file upload is ideal for excluding a large batch of SKUs at once.
How to Remove SKUs to the Inventory Exclusion List
If you want to reintroduce SKUs so they can sync again:
1. Go to Settings > Inventory. Click Manage List under Exclude specific inventory. (Optional) Use the Source dropdown in the top right to filter SKUs by source.
2. Select the SKUs you want to remove from the exclusion list.
3. Click Manage List
4. Click Remove From List. (Optional) Run Get Inventory again to pull these SKUs back into Flxpoint.
Once removed from the exclusion list, these SKUs will be eligible to sync to your sales channels.
