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Amazon FBA Inventory Management (Addon) - Initial Setup

Amazon FBA inventory management allows users to manage the movement of inventory to Amazon fulfillment centers according to Amazon’s processes.

Amazon FBA Inventory Management is an add-on module and requires a valid, paid subscription. It also requires a subscription to Amazon Order Management.

If you have been using CSM for Amazon Order Management and would like to start a trial of FBA Inventory Management, go to the CSM Setup Screen. To start the trial, click the CSM Amazon FBA Inventory Mgmt button from the Subscriptions menu. Once the CSM for Amazon FBA Inventory Subscription Status is either active, or shows a Trial, you will be able to use the features described in this document.

FBA Inventory Setups on the Sales Channel

There are a few FBA-specific channel settings that must be configured in order to properly use CSM for Amazon’s FBA inventory management features.  This will be done on your Amazon sales channel.


Order Management FastTab

  • Inventory Location: enter a location that represents the Amazon fulfillment centers from which your Amazon orders will be shipped. The location you assign in this field represents the aggregated inventory you have stored across all Amazon locations.  The actual locations to which you ship your products change with each shipping plan; Amazon’s logistics algorithms will determine which location is best suited to receipt of your items and direct you accordingly.

Listing Management FastTab

  • Inventory Ship Plan Number Series: Enter a number series for FBA inventory shipping plans.  Whenever a new shipping plan is created for the sales channel, CSM will assign the next available number from this number series.

  • Default Replenishment Location: Enter a location from which you will supply inventory to Amazon fulfilment centers.  When you create a new shipping plan for the sales channel, the default replenishment location will automatically be assigned as ship-from location on the related transfer activity. You can leave this field blank if you replenish inventory from multiple locations and want to assign this information on an order-by-order basis.

API Data FastTab

  • API Channel Identifier: confirm that the value in this field is AFN. CSM for Amazon uses this code to differentiate FBA channels from other Amazon services.

Package/Carton Templates

  • When creating Amazon Inventory Plans and Amazon FBA shipments, package templates must be configured and assigned to case packed items. To define these templates, follow the steps below.
    • Navigate to CSM Setup > Related > Package/Carton Templates
    • On the CSM Package Templates page, define the boxes/carton dimensions used case packed items being sent to Amazon. Pallet skids can be defined in this page as well.

                   

CSM Listing Table

For each item that you would like to manage FBA inventory for on Amazon, you will need a CSM Listing Record that is associated with the CSM Sales Channel you are using for FBA Orders.

If your Amazon store has existing SKUs, they can be imported into the CSM Listings page and mapped to their corresponding Business Central item numbers. To do this, follow these steps:

  • Go to CSM Amazon Reports.
  • Click on Actions > Request New Report > Merchant Listing All Data. 
  • The listing report will appear on the Amazon Reports page with a Report ID. In the 'Sales Channel Code' field, enter the sales channel code for the listing's FBA channel. Click Refresh to populate the Report Type and Report Document ID fields.
  • Click on Report Processing > Process Listing Report. This will generate the listings in the CSM Listings page for the FBA channel. 
  • Navigate to the FBA Sales Channel > Listings > Channel Listings.
  • For each listing, the following fields must be populated:
    • General Fasttab:
      • No. : Insert BC Item number
      • Variant Code: Only required if the sku pertains to a specific variant.
      • Unit of Measure: The item's unit of measure.
    • Amazon Product Information Fasttab:
      • Amazon Product Name: Should be automatically populated if the listing was retrieved using CSM Amazon Reports. 
      • ASIN: Automatically retrieved from Amazon. If blank, this will need to be manually populated with the sku's ASIN from Seller Central.
      • fnSKU (Fulfillment Network Stock Keeping Unit): If available, will be automatically retrieved from Amazon during the listings retrieval process.
      • Always Case Packed: Must be set to enabled if using CSM to send replenishment inventory to Amazon fulfillment centers.
      • Inventory Movement UOM: The case pack unit of measure. 
      • Case Packed Pref Package Template: Enter the package template code for the case pack.
      • Media: Must be enabled if the item is a type of media.
      • Case Packed Weight Units: Select the measurement being used for the item weight (pounds/kilograms).
      • Case Packed Weight: Enter the weight of the case pack.
      • Expiration Date Duration: If an item has an expiration date, specify a duration (period of time) from the date of the shipment, that the units sent will expire. It can be left blank if there are no expiration dates for the item.
      • Preparation Owner: Refers to the entity (you or Amazon) that handles tasks like bagging, bubble wrapping, or bundling products. 
      • Label Owner: Refers to the entity who applies the scannable barcode labels (usually the FNSKU) to those products. 

Note:  Much of the information on the Listing relates to product details. Currently, CSM does not sync this product data with Amazon.

Next: Creating FBA Inventory Plans