MarketTime offers a few different ways to display an item's availability, usually by utilizing dates.
When importing/managing products, there are various status/date fields available for your use. The information below describes each field, and shows how they interact with each other.
Status
Show on Website - This toggle determines if the item should be allowed to appear on a B2B Website.
Available - This toggle determines if the item is available to order. This is usually coupled with a Next Available Date or Default Ship Date. Even when Available = No, the item may still be ordered (unless a Default Ship Date is set for the item).
Discontinued - This toggle determines if the item has been discontinued. Discontinued items can not be added to orders. For those with a B2B Website, there is a setting that prevents Discontinued Item shopping on the B2B Website Settings page.
Dates
Next Available Date - This date determines when the item is next available. This is an informational field that will display on the PO, and does not change the ability to add an item to an order.
Default Ship Date - This date determines when the item will next ship. When this date is used, it will offer Salespeople the ability to split the items onto a different PO than items with immediate availability. When a Retailer places a B2B order, it will force the items onto a different PO.
Default Cancel Date - This date will determine the Cancel Date of the PO the item exists on.
Discount Start Date - This date determines when an item's discount begins.
Discount End Date - This date determines when an item's discount ends.
Interactions
The table below describes a few common combinations of the status/date fields available to you for reference.
| Status | Date | Result | Notes |
| Available = Yes | Default Ship Date is present | Item can be ordered, but will be split into a separate PO based on the Default Ship Date set for the item. | |
| Available = No | Next Available Date is present | Item can be ordered, and the Next Available Date will appear next to the item on the PO for reference. | |
| Discontinued = Yes | Next Available Date is present | This combination will allow the item to be seen, but not ordered until the Next Available Date passes, which will automatically switch the item to Discontinued = No. | The item will display as "Discontinued" during the time it's not available. |
| Discount Start/End Dates are present | An automatic discount will be added to the item within the dates specified | The No Further Discount toggle will determine if a Salesperson can add discounts to the item in addition to what's already specified by this discount. |
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