- Compatible With
- Store Builder
- Multi Vendor
- Min Original Price ($)
- NA
The Soft Solid Randomized Product Codes - ss_pcode_random extension for CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor allows store administrators to automatically generate randomized product codes for items in the store. This is particularly useful for improving inventory management, security, and organization within the store by ensuring that each product has a unique identifier.
Key Features and Workflow:
- Installation:
- Automatic Randomized Product Codes:
- The main feature of the add-on is the ability to automatically generate randomized product codes for products in the catalog.
- Product codes are created using a random string of letters, numbers, or a combination of both, ensuring that each product has a unique identifier.
- Configuration:
- The add-on is highly configurable. In the configuration settings, you can:
- Choose the length of the random product code (e.g., 8, 10, or 12 characters).
- Specify the type of characters used in the code, such as letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), or a mix of both.
- Decide whether or not to replace existing product codes with the new randomized codes, or if the add-on should generate codes for new products only.
- The add-on is highly configurable. In the configuration settings, you can:
- Integration with Product Catalog:
- Once enabled, the random product codes will be automatically applied to each product in the store.
- These codes will appear in the product detail page and be used as a reference when managing products.
- Existing product codes can be replaced with the new randomized ones, making them more secure and less predictable.
- Customization:
- You can configure whether the randomized product codes should be visible to customers or hidden, depending on how you want to manage product visibility and security.
- The add-on can also be customized to handle different product categories or types if necessary.
- Benefits:
- Security: Randomized product codes make it harder for customers or external parties to guess the product's internal identifier.
- Unique Identification: Each product gets a unique code, helping to avoid confusion and errors during inventory management, orders, or shipping.
- Improved Management: The use of random codes can also help prevent issues such as duplicate codes, ensuring a smoother workflow for store administrators.
Example Use Case:
- Scenario: A store administrator wants to ensure that all products have unique, non-sequential codes that are harder to predict. With the Randomized Product Codes extension, they can set up the system to generate a random 10-character alphanumeric code for each product. When a new product is added to the store, it is assigned a unique code like A9B7H3G2Q1, making it easier to manage the inventory and providing more security.
Conclusion:
The Soft Solid Randomized Product Codes extension for CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor simplifies inventory management by automatically assigning unique, randomized product codes to each product. The feature enhances security and organization, making it ideal for stores that need to maintain a high level of product differentiation or want to avoid predictable, sequential codes. Whether used for small or large stores, this extension helps streamline operations while ensuring products are easily identifiable and securely managed.