from Ingo Röger
The monthly overview of the latest developments out of the plentymarkets product world. Quick, compact and clear, also available as a YouTube video. This month with updates to OrderUI and ItemUI, plentyShop PWA Hackathon, new catalog formats for price portals, the migration from the Shopify plugin to the Public App and much more. You can find the complete topic overview in this post.
Topics in the video
Click on the linked timestamps to jump directly to the corresponding part of our video:
00:37 - OMS & Automation | Order UI & CompactView
The development of the announced compact view of the OrderUI is progressing. First results will be presented shortly.
01:13 - OMS & Automation | Procedure manager & Event procedures
Adjustments will be made to the action manager and the event actions so that the markers will be replaced in the short term by tags, which will have a similar function. The old user interface will then be switched off with sufficient lead time.
02:20 - CRM & Goods | ItemUI: Toolbar & Inline Table Editing
As part of the new ItemUI, a toolbar configurable through the MyView has been developed, which will provide more flexibility in the everyday use of the software. This will be released in the coming days. In addition, inline table editing will enable certain information to be edited in the variation overview. In a successful test phase, different layout versions were tested, the evaluation of which will be followed by the continuation of the implementation.
03:50 - CRM & Goods | CRM: Web Sockets & Structure in Messenger
Currently, work is being done in Messenger so that elements and areas update automatically with the help of web sockets. For example, the number of messages in the mailbox can be updated and a notification can be displayed if several employees are working on the same message at the same time. This function will be extended to other areas of the system in the future in order to prevent reciprocal over-saving.
In addition, you can now set up your own folders, types and statuses, so that the entire correspondence in Messenger can be structured much better.
04:46 - CRM & Goods | plentyWarehouse: Selection of storage locations in incoming goods
When assigning a storage location when receiving goods, it is now possible to preselect a standard storage location or to enter the dialog immediately as soon as an item is added - these functions provide more flexibility for different requirements. In addition, the next version will include the announced stock correction.
More in the Forum or in the manual
06:52 - Business Development | Roll Out Shopbooster
The successive activation of Shopbooster for all systems has been running since the beginning of March. From now on, it is permanently activated and free of charge for all customers.
07:41 - Business Development | plentyShop PWA Hackathon
From April 4 to 6, 2023, the plentyShopPWA Hackathon will be held. This is a hybrid event that can be attended both remotely and on site at the new plentymarkets headquarters in Kassel. The objective is to present the project, gather initial developer experience and improve processes accordingly.
08:56 - plentyChannel | Catalogue Formats Price Search Engines & Catalogue Mastertemplate
Several price search engines, namely Kupona, Shopzilla and idealo have been moved to catalog technology in recent weeks, so that these sales channels, similar to a large part of the marketplaces, can now be operated via catalog formats and supplied with item information. Google Shopping will follow by the end of May. Important: Features and free text fields are no longer supported in all catalogues. We therefore recommend switching to properties now. No enhancements are planned for the previous exports either, which is why we recommend using the catalog formats.
More in the forum: Kupona Catalogue
More in the forum: Shopzilla Catalogue
More in the forum: idealo Catalogue
10:38 - plentyChannel | Shopify Migration Plugin to Modul
For a guided migration from the Shopify plugin to the new module, also called the Shopify app, we are looking for interested parties. The advantages of the new technology are: (1) no need for manual updates, (2) faster and more frequent development, and (3) increased functionality. There will be no further development of the Shopify plugin.