Magento 2 Marketplace MSI

When talking of E-Commerce features, MSI definitely tops the list as a faster product delivery to the customers is the prime motive of any e-commerce site.

• The admin can add a new source under Store > Inventory > Sources in the admin panel.
• The Add New Source button navigates the admin to the New Source page.
• In the New Source page, the admin configures the General details, Contact Info, and the Address Data.
• Once the admin saves the details and the source is created, it shall appear under the source list.
• The source list includes the details such as the Code, Name, Status-If Enabled of the respective source created.
• The Edit option present under the Action column allows the admin to edit the details of the respective source.
• The admin needs to click on the Edit option of the respective source so as to alter the details of the source as required.

In an era where online purchasing has become a trend, MSI plays an important role in terms of inventory management. The admin creates various multiple inventories so as to keep a stock of goods at various locations; as the customer places the order, the products are delivered from the nearest store.

• Once the sources are created, the admin needs to assign stock to each of the sources.
• The admin can create a new stock under Store > Inventory > Stocks.
• The Add New Stock button shall redirect the admin to the New Stock page.
• In the New Stock page, the admin can configure the General details, Sales channels, and the Sources.
• On clicking the Assign Sources button, the list of sources shall open up and the admin chooses the sources to assign the stock.
• The sources which the admin selects shall be visible under Assign Sources.

The major advantage which the sellers can leverage from the MSI feature is that it facilitates the merchants to manage the inventory of their stores from multiple locations. This way the sellers can deliver the products/ order from the nearest source/ warehouse to the customers ensuring faster product delivery.

• The MSI feature is available to the sellers only when the admin creates the sources in the admin panel.
• The Assign Sources option is present on the Marketplace Add New Product page.
• On clicking the Assign Sources tab, the sellers can add the sources and assign the stock to the sources.
• The chosen sources shall display under Assign Sources option.
• Initially, the Source Item Status value is Out of Stock which the seller can change to In Stock later on.
• The seller can assign a specific quantity to each of the sources chosen by the seller.
• The list of sources shall also appear while the shipment for the order is created.

The admin can create the desired number of sources from the admin backend.

• The admin needs to click on the Add New Source button.
• The admin will provide the General, Contact, and Address information.
• The general information includes the Name, Code, Description, Latitude, and Longitude.
• The admin can also enable or disable the source in case of any such requirement.
• The contact information includes the contact name, email, and mobile number.

One of the most convenient features added to the product list is to check the source and stock quantity.

• Now the admin and seller can check the quantity of the source and stocks at the product page for each product.
• The seller does not require to view the product details to check the assigned stocks for the product.
• The admin can also check the salable quantity and stock quantity for the seller’s products.
• This feature is available just to reduce the efforts from the seller and admin’s end.