195.1 Square Item Options vs Variations vs Modifiers
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Let's learn about the differences and relations between options, variations, and modifiers in Square for Restaurants and Square for Retail.
00:24 Comparison
01:11 Options, Option Sets, Variations
8:45 Modifiers
18:27 Conclusion - Zábava
Thanks so much for this! Helped in setting up a holiday item w/ changeable options.
I'm glad it helped!
This was a HUGE help, I'd been struggling for a month with an Art Gallery site and this really helped me understand the difference between the three product parameters.
@JoseARodriguez3 I'm glad it helped!
This is great! Thank you for this info!!
@4zanuff1 You're so welcome!
Personalized items retailer. Need to know how to add a text box to every item for customers to add their personalization details ie engraving details. Do you have a video for this?
this is so helpful thank you. I am still watching the video but can you connect a modifier to a variation? like i have 3 variations of a dish you can have the protein only, have it with just fries or two sides but I need the two sides to list on just the one variation ?
@whittanyburgess8573 Unfortunately you can't connect a modifier to a variation. I'd be happy to have a meeting with you if you'd like more help with this issue: book.appaloosa.tech/#/ondemand30min
Can you make video how to create combo meal ?
Can someone please explain the custom attribute function
Great video.. Are you able to help me with the right set up for coffee shop where if i sell a latte, for example, it will combine stock usage of cup, lid, milk, etc and adjust stock accordingly?
@peteadams7916 Yes, I could help with this. In a food setting keeping inventory can be very difficult, so most people don't keep that level of detail, but I'm happy to discuss it with you if nothing else.
Thanks - just looking for some best practices as new to a square. How can I contact you?
@peteadams7916 Any of the methods here: www.appaloosa.tech/contact
Great video. I wanted to use a modifier text box so that a person could enter the names of the people they are buying tickets for. However, I can't figure out how to get a report that shows the purchaser, item, and then the information in the comment box. I would then use the comment to make an attendance list for the event. any thoughts?
Curious. Where you able to figure out how to do this? I have a similar use case I'm dealing with right now.
@tinaryder9126 @camilogonzalez2980 I actually just implemented this for a client. You can add the text modifier, then from the Orders screen in Square you can export a report that shows all the modifiers. From this list you can see what they entered.
We sell custom clothes and can't really list every variation so I use a SKU to differentiate items. For example I have a dress that is 18-24M SKU24031501 and another dress that is 18-24M SKU24031502 but it will not let this be imported what should I do? I will use pictures online so people can see the difference but not sure what I need to change. I am using options for sizing. Any help would be very much appreciated.
@brycetervo4890 Of course, feel free to contact me here: www.appaloosa.tech/contact
Can you go back in and add options after you disselect an option: For instance how can i go back into the variations and add Green Large after it was taken off? Also if an item is out of stock will it show the variation as out of stock and pull it down from a selection?
Yes, on the item, at the bottom of the variation list there's a button labeled "Create variation". When you click that, you'll be presented with 2 options: "Add missing option value combinations" and "Enter custom option values", select that first one. Below that, you'll see the missing variation(s) and be able to select those, then create them.
For your second question, yes, that's an option. In Square Online, go to Items > Item Preferences (or Shared Settings > Item Preferences if you have multiple sites). In this area, you can change how the site handles out of stock items. You can have an out of stock indicator and you can have it show or hide items that are out of stock.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi! What about if I have wine by the glass and 7 glasses is a bottle? How can I discount from the bottles stock?
It's not ideal, but my recommendation would be to create a custom unit, then have all the bottles of wine sold by that custom unit.
To do this, you'd go to Items > Units, then add a unit called "Glass".
Then, you would create your bottles of wine to be sold by that custom unit "Glass" instead of being sold per item.
Note that this would also track the stock in glasses, instead of by the bottle.
You could also simply track by the unit and know that each 7 is a bottle.
There's not an ideal way to do this unfortunately.
I have the square stand. I’ve been typing to set this up exactly what you just showed but it’s not working. Do I need square register to do this?
@julielance1184 It's best to setup all the options in this video in the Square Dashboard in a web browser on a computer, that's where this example takes place. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Can you make it so they can select the same modifier for more quantities? So lets say they want 2 sides of fries from your menu, can they add more quantities for that one side?
@the_besler_cowgirl2553 I see what you're saying, but unfortunately Square's modifiers don't support this function right now. A potential workaround would be having another option of "Double Fries" or something similar. Let me know if you have any other questions!
I own a thrift store and use colored tags. I need to set it up to do colored tag discounts at certain times. Week one is all pink tags, week two is blue, and so on. I need to set up discounts on pink at 25% off for week 1, at week 2 ....50% off, week 3... 75%. How do i color code it and how do i create a sale for all 10,000 items of a specific color tag. Im lost and confused.
This is wild. I also own a thrift store and am here to figure out exactly the same thing.
@2nd2nothing51 @zoepearce1445
So with automatic discounts the only ways to target are by item, category, quantity, customer group, then by date (a specific date range), and days of the week.
With that in mind, here's the assumptions I'm going to make about your setup:
1. You have 4 colors of tags (it'll still work with more of course).
2. You have categories for each color (Pink, Red, Green, Blue).
3. You have items in the category according to the price of the item (Pink $1, Pink $2, etc)
3.1 OR you have a top level item for each color, then variations with each price.
So with these assumptions, I'd recommend setting it up like this:
- Create 3 automatic discounts for each color (Pink 25%, Pink 50%, Pink 75%, etc).
- Set these automatic discounts to apply for the specific dates of the week they should apply (week 1, 2, or 3).
- Each time a new set of items or color is introduced into the store, update that color's automatic discount dates according to the schedule.
Does this make sense? Let me know if you have any questions or if my assumptions were wrong!
I'm using square for a oil change business, i have all my services they can make appointments but once they click on an oil change they cant add an air filter or wipers to it how can i fix this ? Thanks
@joeyziegler391 Unfortunately Square Appointments doesn't support showing modifiers to customers in the online booking flow right now. You could accomplish something similar with variations though. You could have variations such as:
Oil Change
Oil Change + Air Filter
Oil Change + Wipers
Oil Change + Air Filter + Wipers
Etc.
Let me know if this helps or if you have any other questions!