New Barcoding Process

My items are produced mainly from turned wood. The style and volume of the items is dependent on the quality and availability of the correct wood. This means that at any given time, I may have items on the stock list that have no physical stock until wood is available.

During the recent exercise to reduce the number of stock items through the Y/N spreadsheet, I requested deletion of 9 stock items, with more to follow when the physical stock is depleted. On my next delivery of stock to the shop, I have requested the creation of 7 new stock items.

Linzi has said that the various processes relating to bookings, stock room and barcodes are under review, with a guide and FAQ section due at the end of the month.

I have a couple of questions relating to this :-

• Will it be possible to change the description and/or price of items with no stock to allow new items to be included without having to create new barcodes? This would have allowed me to redefine 7 of the 9 items instead of deleting them.

• Will SDX still provide new barcode numbers? I understand that we will need to produce the actual barcode and label ourselves based on this number, but believe that SDX will have to control the actual numbering to avoid duplication between artists.

• I feel that most of my products fall into the 'unique' category, based on the availability of wood. This highlights the potential difficulties in only having two opportunities per year to introduce new items.

It may be that all the above will be answered in Linzi's new procedures but wondered how other artists feel about the ongoing discussions and changes.