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Introduction to inventory tags

Read this introduction to the Inventory Tags feature, including an overview with use case examples and information on getting started with Tags.

To learn more about Inventory Tags, please check out the entire series of articles linked at the side and bottom of this page.

 

Checkfront Labs Try the Inventory Tags feature and provide feedback via Checkfront Labs.

 

Accessing the features mentioned in this article


Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

Inventory > Categories > Tags

What more do I need to use this feature?

  • The Tags feature needs to be enabled by Admins for all Staff through Checkfront Labs (Manage > Checkfront Labs)

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?

  • This feature is available in both our classic items version using classic items (Inventory > Items) and our classic products version using classic products (Inventory > Products).  → Learn more about products

 

Inventory tags overview

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Tags allow you to identify items/products further using functionality similar to labels. Tags can be used to group and filter items/products across categories or to sub-categorize items or products within the Customer Booking Page, Booking Widget, and reports.

 

Use Case Examples

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 Use Cases
 		Examples Tags
Group Like Inventory Across Categories

 

Use Tags to identify items/products across categories that share locations.

 Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax

Use Tags to identify items across categories by pricing tier.

 $, $$, $$$

Use Tags to identify items/products with shared themes across Categories.

 Beach, Mountain, City, Desert
Sub-categorize Inventory
 Use Tags to identify items/products by the difficulty level within the same category, e.g. hiking tours. Easy, Moderate, Challenging 
Use Tags to identify rental items/products by size within the same category, e.g. bike rentals by bike wheel sizes. 12", 16", 18", 20", 24"

 

Note Items/products can have one or more Tags so that Users can filter by one or more Tags within the Customer Booking Pages. Results include listings that are configured with ALL selected Tags.

 

Getting started with inventory tags

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Checkfront Labs Tags

Admins can enable inventory Tags for all Staff via Checkfront Labs. Follow these steps to get started:

  1. Select Labs from the Manage menu.
  2. Enable the Inventory Tags experimental feature.
  3. Go to the Categories page under the Inventory menu, then select the Tags tab.
  4. Click the + New Tag button to add your first Tag.

 

Checkfront Labs

Learn more about Checkfront Labs:

 

Next, we look in detail at adding an Inventory Tag.

 

Creating a new inventory tag >