How to Know Your Flow

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Common Use Cases Follow the Left to Right Flow... Follow the Right to Left Flow...

In Flxpoint, there are 3 main stage of product management.

You have two possible ways to move through these 3 stages. We call how you move through the Flxpoint app your " Flxpoint Flow ".

You can move from Left to Right: Source Inventory -> Product Catalog -> Channel Listings
You can also move from Right to Left: Channel Listings -> Product Catalog -> Source Inventory

Below is a brief description of each option.

Left to Right Flow:

Right to Left Flow:
- Starts by importing inventory data directly from your sales platform
- Imported inventory merges at the Product Catalog (if applicable)
- Merged inventory is assigned and connected to a supplier

Common Use Cases

If you are a newer company without an established online sales channel
If you are transitioning to a new sales platform
If you would like to utilize supplier product data over your current inventory data
If you are looking to transition to new suppliers instead of your current supplier relationships
If you would prefer to only import a subset set of your full website catalog into Flxpoint
If your vendor data does have unifying identifiers (UPC, MPN, GTIN, etc.)

If you operate a custom sales channel and have personalized data
If you are moving from Inventory Source to Flxpoint
If you are working with a sales channels that support import listings
- Supported channels: Amazon, BigCommerce, Magento, Shopify, or WooCommerce
If you're looking for a quicker transition and shorter timeline to first test order
If product data management is not an early initiative for you