Inventory Column Descriptions

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Column Descriptions

The Inventory Grid displays information for the items in inventory.

To sort by the value in a particular column:

  • Click in the column header you want to sort by.
  • To reverse the order click on the column header again.
  • The column being sorted by will have a small arrow displayed
  • If you add an inventory item into a sorted list, it will not fall into the correct place in the sorted inventory list. The items need to be reordered again by clicking the header.

To change the display of your columns choose one of these methods:

  • Click on the column header and drag it to the desired position. You can scroll over by dragging it to the header portion at the far right or left of the screen. The columns will scroll over. When it is in the desired position, release the mouse button.
  • Use the 'Customize Grid Columns' dialog, which can be accessed by the following methods:
    • Right mouse click anywhere in the Inventory list and select 'Customize Grid Columns' from the drop-down menu.
    • Select 'Customize Columns' from the 'View' menu.
Column Name Column Description
No. The database index number for your item. This is useful only for keeping track of where an item is located in the list. Note: when you resort the list, the indices of y our items will change. If the list is sorted by this column, adding an item will simply add it to the end of the list.
Item Type Book, DVD, software, etc.
Product ID/ASIN/ISBN/UPC/EAN Product ID used to identify items on the Amazon platform.
Product ID Type Specifies what type of Product ID is displayed in the ASIN/ISBN/UPC/EAN field.
Item Type Indicates whether this is a marketplace or zShop item.
Price Check Status The progress and status of your price check on this item. A number of different icons are used in the column, and the meaning of their values can be configured through the Price Status Flags dialog.
Reprice Schema The Reprice Schema assigned to this item.
Price The price you have set for that item.
No Reprice When this flag is set, if you have a reprice schema assigned to your item, the application will not change the price field during a reprice operation, but rather set the new calculated price to the Recommended Price field. If no schema is assigned to the item, this field is ignored.
Recommended Price The price recommended by the reprice schema assigned to the item. Value is set after a reprice is completed..
Last Price The price you had assigned to your item before running a price check on that item.
Amazon Price Shows the price Amazon has listed for the item new. If Amazon does not offer the item, a price will not appear.
Listed on Amazon Values:
  • Yes - this item is an active listing on your Amazon ProMerchant seller account.
  • No - this item is in your inventory list, but is not an active listing.
  • Unknown - SellerEngine Plus has not yet retrieved information from Amazon for this item, so it is unknown whether the listing is active on your Amazon ProMerchant seller account or not. Obtain status by open listing downloads and price checks.
My Price on Amazon The current price at which you have the item listed on Amazon.
Title The title of the product. It is automatically retrieved from Amazon.
(Merchant) SKU Displays your Merchant SKU for the listing.
Local SKU Your Local SKU, if it differs from the Merchant SKU.
Export to Amazon Defines whether an item is included in export operations. If the option is set, it will be included when uploading items to amazon or exporting the inventory to a file.
Delete from Amazon Defines whether the item will be removed from your listings on the next upload. This is one of the ways to remove listings from Amazon.
Condition The item's condition. See the Amazon condition definitions for more information.
Item Note Your description of the item.
Item Description Old Zshop field still available but no longer in use on Marketplace.
Sorter The sorter associated with the entry. Sorters can only be assigned to items as they are added to shipments. In the current release, a sorter cannot be added to an entry in the Edit window.
Sorter result Value triggered after running the sorter for the item.
Quantity The number of copies of the item you have in stock, associated with this specific SKU. This field decreased automatically when you receive an order for that item through SellerEngine Plus.
Authors The item author, editor, or manufacturer.
Browse Path Old Zshop field still available but no longer in use on Marketplace
Category description Description of categories Amazon assigns to different items to have them catalogued by themes.
International Shipping Values:
  • Default - No value is assigned. The Amazon default will be assigned (US only).
  • US Only - US delivery only.
  • Worldwide - The item can be shipped internationally.
Shipping Fee Extra shipping fee you entered for the item.
Open Date Date when the item was first listed on Amazon. Can only be retrieved by an open listings report.
Manufacturer Company that provides item (The publisher in the case of books).
Release Date Item release date (by publisher).
Listing ID Unique id for your listing provided by Amazon.
List Price The item's MSRP, what the publisher recommends that the retailer sell the book for. Amazon almost always sells below this, as do independent sellers.
Sales Rank Displays the Amazon sales rank for the item. This can vary dramatically from hour to hour, so use this column with care.
Last Checked Date The date of the last price check affecting the item.
Availability Whether Amazon and other sellers have the book in stock.
Lowest Price The lowest price on Amazon (including other sellers).
Highest Price The highest price on Amazon (including other sellers).
Average Price The average price on Amazon.
Paid Price The price you originally paid for the item (value can be set when adding or editing an item).
Location Local-only field used for keeping track of any location data you might need about your item.
Media Hardback, paperback, etc.
Media Number Number of items contained in an item (for example a book can consist of 2 volumes or an audio disc of 2 cds).
Weight Weight of the item.
Provider The source from which you obtained the item.
User Data Information input by the user for their own reference.
Number of Sellers The number of other Amazon sellers who have active listings for the item.
Buyer Waiting Price If the item is not currently available on Amazon, the price at which waiting buyers have specified they would like to pay for the item.
Number of Sellers with Condition New The number of other Amazon sellers who have active listings for the item with condition New.
Number of Sellers with Condition Used The number of other Amazon sellers who have active listings for the item with condition Used.
Number of Sellers with Condition Collectible The number of other Amazon sellers who have active listings for the item with condition Collectible.
Average Used Price The average price of the item in condition Used.
Average Collectible Price The average price of the item in condition Collectible.
Average New Price The average price of the item in condition New.
Highest Used Price The average price of the item in condition Used.
Highest Collectible Price The average price of the item in condition Collectible.
Highest Used Price The highest price of the item in condition Used.
Image URL A URL associated with an image for this item.
Category The category for this item.
Expedited Shipping A checkbox field that if checked, makes the item available for expedited shipping.
Lowest New Price The average price of the item in condition New.
Lowest Used Price The average price of the item in condition Used.
Lowest Collectible Price The average price of the item in condition Collectible.
ListedState Indicates whether the item is part of the FBA program and being sent to an Amazon fulfillment center or Merchant Fulfilled An item is merchant fulfilled if it is ordered on Amazon and shipped to the customer by the third party seller, not by Amazon.
Custom Condition Value set by user to use when editing SKU and item description to differentiate between identical items in slightly different conditions.
ASIN 2, ASIN 3 Old zShop fields that are no longer in use on Marketplace.
Studio The studio where the DVD/CD was recorded.
Fields still available but no longer in use on Marketplace. Old zShops fields ASIN 2, ASIN 3, Browse Path, Item Description.