Automated SKU creation and categorization

Purpose

1.1. Automate the creation of SKUs and their categorization to streamline art supply inventory.
1.2. Automatedly map product details, generate unique SKUs, and assign categories for new or updated items.
1.3. Automating human error reduction in SKU management and enabling bulk onboarding of suppliers’ catalogs.
1.4. Increase accuracy, speed, and scalability of inventory with automated SKU logic based on attributes like type, brand, color, and material.
1.5. Integrate data from diverse sources to automate real-time SKU enrichment and categorization.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New product added to inventory database.
2.2. Bulk import of supplier catalog or price list.
2.3. Automated product modification or update (e.g., price or attribute change).
2.4. Scheduled batch sync for SKU reconciliation and correction.
2.5. API webhook signal from ecommerce or POS platform initiating SKU automating workflow.

Platform Variants

3.1. Shopify
- Feature/Setting: Product Create webhook, automated SKU assignment via Admin API `/admin/api/2023-04/products.json`.

3.2. WooCommerce
- Feature/Setting: REST API `POST /wp-json/wc/v3/products`, enable SKU auto-generation plugin.

3.3. Square
- Feature/Setting: Items API `POST /v2/catalog/object`, configure automated SKU based on item metadata.

3.4. Magento
- Feature/Setting: REST API `POST /V1/products`, trigger event-based SKU generating extension.

3.5. BigCommerce
- Feature/Setting: Catalog API `POST /catalog/products`, automating SKU assignment on product push.

3.6. NetSuite
- Feature/Setting: SuiteScript 2.0 automated SKU script, triggered on item record creation.

3.7. SAP Business One
- Feature/Setting: Service Layer API `POST /Items`, automated SKU field generation logic.

3.8. Lightspeed Retail
- Feature/Setting: Product API `POST /products.json`, enable automated SKU via attribute parameters.

3.9. Odoo
- Feature/Setting: Product automation using External API `/api/product.template`, with automated SKU formulas.

3.10. Zoho Inventory
- Feature/Setting: REST API `POST /inventory/v1/items`, enable SKU auto-creation rule.

3.11. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Retail
- Feature/Setting: Retail SDK trigger for product creation, automated SKU by product attributes.

3.12. Oracle NetSuite
- Feature/Setting: Workflow module to automate SKU creation on item save.

3.13. TradeGecko (QuickBooks Commerce)
- Feature/Setting: Products API `POST /products`, automate SKU from brand/variant.

3.14. SAP S/4HANA
- Feature/Setting: OData API for Material Master, automate SKU generation logic layer.

3.15. Vend
- Feature/Setting: Products API `POST /api/1.0/products`, enable SKU-by-attribute automation.

3.16. PrestaShop
- Feature/Setting: Webservice API `POST /api/products`, automate SKU patterns with rules.

3.17. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
- Feature/Setting: OCAPI Data `/s/{site_id}/products`, enable automator hooks for SKU.

3.18. Google Sheets
- Feature/Setting: Apps Script automator for generating SKUs/categorization on row insert.

3.19. Airtable
- Feature/Setting: Automated Script in Automations for SKU when record created or updated.

3.20. Smartsheet
- Feature/Setting: Automated workflows to trigger SKU formulas upon new inventory row.

3.21. Freshdesk Inventory
- Feature/Setting: Product API, use automator for SKU when new item created.

3.22. Amazon Seller Central
- Feature/Setting: MWS Products API, automate SKU population in Listing feeds.

3.23. Etsy
- Feature/Setting: Listings API, automated SKU generation during product onboarding.

3.24. Monday.com
- Feature/Setting: Automations recipe for unique SKU and category update when item created.

3.25. Trello
- Feature/Setting: Butler automation, generate SKU label when new card (item) added.

Benefits

4.1. Automates human input for SKUs, minimizing manual errors and duplicate inventory entries.
4.2. Automating categorization accuracy, ensuring consistent art material classification across catalogs.
4.3. Automates mass onboarding of supplier catalogs, saving time for procurement teams.
4.4. Enables scalable expansion for new locations or product lines via automated SKU creation.
4.5. Unlocks real-time inventory tracking and restocking automation potential in art supply retail.
4.6. Allows automated product reconciliation with suppliers and ecommerce platforms.
4.7. Improves customer experience with consistent and accurate product info through automation.
4.8. Supports omnichannel integration by automatedly standardizing SKUs/categorization across systems.
4.9. Facilitates advanced analytics automation for stock movement, trends, and bestsellers through unified SKUs.
4.10. Reduces operational costs by automating repetitive inventory management tasks.