Rightio, I’ve finally had a moment to attempt to re-read this complex article one more time, and here’s a couple of comments/questions:
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I think the separate order cycle option (option 1) is the way to go - for timing/stock levels/most everything else. Not sure how much more difficult this is in terms of back end. One of the main problems with our current retail system is that we can’t change the cut off time, I can see that this would be frustrating for buyer’s clubs to get their customers to work to an earlier cut off time with no help from the system (e.g. the order cycle stays open until noon Thursdays but buyer’s club has to communicate that it’s 10pm Wednesdays for their customers - better if each group/hub/producer’s actual cut off is real and true.)
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How’s the magical csv order import dreams going? Is it even a possibility? I think it would open up the ordering to people using any external system, not just LettuceShare. In this case, would it mean that the buyer’s club can obtain all of their orders, adjust amounts with bulk order management, pull a report of their totals, then import it into Food Connect’s Order Cycle - hey presto, super simple ordering!
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In terms of the visibility of variants, I think we would be happy to see all the little variants, as we may offer them from time to time - AND if we end up using the system for retail then we will need all of those little variants ourselves However, we will need to look at who’s editing them, and how much freedom there is for this editing, as I noticed this morning that the name of one of our master products had been edited. It would be great if the master products can be locked from editing, and only variants can be added and edited. Possible? Also, presuming at this stage that it’s only products can that be edited by others, not producers?
@timrwtaylor FYI all this in addition to the email I just sent you