4SWeb Utility

• Allow customers to check stock availability
• Provide live stock lookup for staff on the local network just using a browser
• Permit head office to check stock at locations with 4-Shop
• Provision mobile users with the latest inventory information

Requires Windows 7 or later.

• Install the utility
• Provide the website FTP detail in the 4sweb configuration (not required for local network browsers, just check the local file only option)
• Set the inventory snapshot frequency (4sweb configuration, Upload interval).
• Place the inventory web page on your site (not required for local network use)
• Demonstration web page (inventor.htm) is included in the 4-Shop data folder.
• Point a browser at that web page on your site (or if on a local network, at the inventor.htm page in the 4-Shop data folder - requires a web server).
• Try the demo web page here http://www.bibase.co.uk/inventor.htm

• What do I need to run it?
  The program requires an existing installation of 4-Shop (full or trial).
• Which browsers does it work with
  It has been validated with later versions of the leading browsers.
• What protocols and webservers are required?
  It uses standard FTP to upload the data. No web server side implementation is required.
• Can I use it for staff or customers with a browser on the local network
  Yes, just point the browser at the inventor.htm in the 4-Shop data folder (requires web server).
• The inventory did not change after an upload
  The web browser cache may need to be cleared.
• What is the current release?
  August 2020