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Variant Detail

The variant detail page is the full profile for a single product variant. It surfaces all metrics, charts, supplier data, location configuration, and master data in one place, and is the primary place to diagnose issues and configure individual variant settings.

Opening a variant​

From the Inventory Report, click any variant name in the table. The variant detail page opens at /variant/details/<id>.

Page header​

The header shows the product title and variant name. Two actions are always available:

  • Star icon — toggles the variant as a favorite. Starred variants can be filtered in the Inventory Report using the Favorites filter. The star fills when active.
  • Refresh metrics — triggers an on-demand recalculation of all metrics for this variant without waiting for the nightly reconciliation. Useful after correcting cost data or lead times.

Additional header actions depending on the variant:

  • Export Historic Stock — opens a date range picker to export a CSV of daily stock and sales history for this variant, optionally scoped to a specific location
  • Transform to BOM — available on standalone variants (not already a BOM or component). Navigates to the BOM creation form pre-filled with this variant.

Location filter​

A location selector at the top of the page filters all metrics, KPIs, and charts below it to a specific warehouse. The default is All locations, which aggregates data across every location. Selecting a location scopes every section on the page to that location's data.

Next action card​

Immediately below the location filter is a Next action card. It reads the variant's current stock assessment and procurement configuration and surfaces a single prioritised recommendation — for example ordering urgently, placing a transfer, or confirming that stock is healthy. Where an action is applicable it includes a direct button linking to the relevant workflow (new PO, new transfer).

KPI row​

Three metric boxes sit below the Next action card. Each box scopes its data to the selected location if one is chosen, otherwise it shows aggregated data.

Inventory health

  • Assessment — current stock assessment badge (Low Stock, Overstock, Out of Stock, Dead Stock, Healthy Stock)
  • Available — units currently available
  • Incoming — units on open purchase orders not yet received

Demand

  • Avg. daily sales — rolling average daily sales rate
  • Days of coverage — how many days current stock will last at the current sales rate
  • Sell-through rate — percentage of stock sold relative to total stock held over the period

Financials

  • Cost per item — unit cost. Shown in red if not set, as missing cost data affects all financial metrics.
  • Inventory value — total cost value of current on-hand stock (unit cost × available units)
  • Retail value — total retail value of current on-hand stock (sell price × available units)

Stock and sales history chart​

A 30-day dual-line chart showing daily stock levels and daily sales side by side. Scopes to the selected location if one is chosen. For variants created within the last 24 hours, a badge indicates that the first daily snapshot will be captured end of day.

Tabs​

Below the chart, a tabbed card provides access to three configuration areas:

Tab 1: Supply chain and composition​

Composition card

Shows how this variant relates to bills of materials:

  • If the variant is a BOM — shows the number of components and BOM status (active/inactive), with a View BOM link navigating to the full BOM detail page
  • If the variant is a component used in one or more BOMs — lists each BOM it belongs to with product title, variant name, and SKU, each with a View BOM link
  • If the variant is standalone — confirms it is not a BOM or component

Supplier network card

Manages the supplier relationships for this variant:

  • Primary supplier — a dropdown populated with every supplier linked to this variant via supplier products. Selecting a different supplier and clicking Save updates the primary supplier. Click Discard to revert. The primary supplier is used as the default when creating purchase orders.
  • All suppliers — a list of every supplier linked to this variant, showing supplier name, supplier SKU, unit price (with currency), and MOQ for each. The primary supplier is marked with a green Primary badge.

Tab 2: Location configuration​

Lists every location where this variant is tracked as a clickable row. Each row shows the location name, current procurement strategy, lead time, available stock, and stock assessment badge.

Clicking a location row opens the location configuration modal with four editable fields:

FieldWhat it controls
Procurement strategyHow this variant is replenished at this location — None, Purchase, Transfer, or Produce. Setting this to None removes the variant from all reorder recommendations at this location.
Lead timeOverride the lead time in days for this specific location. Leave blank to inherit from the variant-level or shop default lead time.
Buffer stockAdditional buffer stock days to maintain at this location, beyond the system-calculated safety stock.
Purchase days of inventory reachHow many days of forward coverage each purchase order should target for this location.

Click Save to apply. Changes take effect immediately in all metric calculations for this location.

Tab 3: Master data​

A read-only reference panel showing all identity and classification data for the variant, organised into three columns:

Identity

  • Product name
  • Variant name
  • SKU (monospace)
  • Barcode (monospace)

Classification and status

  • Product type
  • Status badges — Shopify product status (Active/Draft/Archived), inclusion status (Included/Excluded from Synplex), Kit badge if applicable, Favorite badge if starred

Taxonomy

  • Collections — all Shopify collections this product belongs to, shown as badges
  • Tags — all Shopify product tags, shown as info badges

A metadata footer shows the inventory item ID, creation date with relative time (e.g. "3mo ago"), and last Shopify update date with relative time.