How to activate and deactivate products

This article explains how to activate or deactivate items from the product catalog using both the Vori Dash Back Office and the VoriOS handheld.

Introduction 

Activating or deactivating items ensures the product list reflects accurate inventory availability across the store. This can be managed in the Vori Dash Back Office or directly from the handheld device.

Activating & deactivating individual products In Back Office

How to activate an individual product

1. Navigate to the Product Catalog page.

2. Select Add Filter + on the top left of the screen and select the Status filter from the dropdown.

3. Select the newly added Status filter and select Inactive from the dropdown.

4. Locate the desired product and open its Product Detail tab. 

5. Select Activate in the bottom left-hand corner of the Product Detail tab. 

6. The item will now display as Active in the product catalog.

How to deactivate an individual product

1. Navigate to the Product Catalog page.
2. Locate the desired product and open its Product Detail tab. 

3. Select Deactivate in the bottom left-hand corner of the Product Detail tab. 

4. The item will now be set as Inactive in the product catalog.

Activating & deactivating groups of products in Back Office

1. Navigate to the Product Catalog page.
2. Select products to be bulk updated by either
   1. Individual select - Tap the selection box to the left of at least two products' rows.
   2. Select all - Tap the selection box in the top left corner of the product page to select all products. If filters are being applied, only the filtered products will be selected.
      
3. Select Bulk Update on the popup box at the bottom of the screen.
4. Select the Active field on the dropdown menu.
5. Select one of the following options to bulk update all selected products:
   1. true - Set all selected products to Active status.
   2. false - Set all selected products to Deactivated status.
6. Select the Bulk update # products button to submit the status update.

Activating and Deactivating Items on the VoriOS Handheld

How to Activate Items

1. Log in to the Vori OS app.

2. Search for the item by name, barcode, or scan the barcode.

3. If an item is inactive, there will be a red Inactive icon at the top. To make the item active, scroll all the way down and select Activate.

4. The item will now display a green Active icon.

How to Deactivate Items

1. Log in to the Vori OS app.

2. Search for the item by name, barcode, or scan the barcode. 

3. If an item is active and you want to deactivate it, scroll all the way down and select Deactivate.

4. The will now appear with a red Inactive icon.