Inventory
What This Page Does
Inventory is the cost-management workspace for products and SKU variants. It controls product-level defaults, SKU overrides, dated Unit COG and FBS shipping periods, and FIFO inventory lots used in profit reporting.
The summary cards show configurable catalog, stock, cost, sales, and ROI totals. The table below is product-first: products are parent rows, and products with multiple variants can be expanded to show their SKUs.
Product and SKU Rows
- Set a product default when all variants share the same cost.
- Expand a product and set a SKU override when one variant costs differently.
- SKU-level dated periods take priority over product-level periods for that variant.
- Seller SKU is the primary identifier on variant rows; product name and TikTok Product ID provide context.
Clicking a product or SKU opens its detail page. On Product Overview, Manage Unit COG follows the selected SKU tab. With All SKUs selected on a multi-SKU product, Dashboardly asks which SKU to manage instead of silently changing a product default.
Main Controls
Unit COG
The direct cost of one sold unit. The cost manager shows the current effective value and every earlier or scheduled period. Each period begins on its Effective Date and remains active until the next period starts.
Shipping Cost / Unit
The dated outbound FBS cost used when TikTok does not provide an authoritative order shipping value. It is separate from Unit COG, TikTok fees, FBT fulfillment charges, and inbound FIFO freight.
Bulk costs
Apply Unit COG, outbound FBS shipping, or both to several products with an immediate or custom Effective Date. A blank field means “leave this cost unchanged.”
Import Costs
Download a pre-filled spreadsheet and choose one of three template layouts:
- Products only — one default cost row per product; selected by default.
- Tree view — products with their child SKUs.
- Flat view — SKU rows only.
Enter changes only in New Unit COG and/or New FBS Shipping Cost. Current-value columns are reference-only. The dialog's Default effective date applies when a row is blank; a row-level Effective Date overrides it.
To upload multiple periods in one file, duplicate the same Product or SKU row and use a different Effective Date on each copy.
Shipping Rules
Configure when uploaded FBS shipping fallbacks apply, including sample-order behavior. These rules do not replace TikTok's imported settlement shipping data.
Filters and Search
- Active or sold focuses the table on active listings and products with sales.
- Without COGS shows items that lack a usable cost.
- Search accepts product names and identifiers.
- Columns controls which metrics are visible.
- Pagination keeps large catalogs responsive.
Cost Priority in Reports
Dashboardly resolves Unit COG for each sold unit in this order:
- A priced FIFO lot that covers the unit
- The SKU period active on the order date
- The product period active on the order date
- Zero when no cost applies
This resolver is shared by Inventory, Sales & Profit, Product Overview, Profit & Loss, and exports. Adding or editing a dated period invalidates the affected report data so the next read uses the new cost.
Cost History
The manager lists active, ended, and future periods in date order. Editing a period changes only that dated record. Adding a newer period causes the prior period to end on the preceding day.
Use periods whenever your supplier or outbound shipping cost changes over time. Do not overwrite the current value if the old value must remain valid for historical orders.
Common Questions
What does Manage Unit COG edit on Product Overview?
A selected SKU tab opens that SKU's cost periods. All SKUs on a multi-SKU product opens a SKU chooser. A one-SKU product selects its only SKU automatically. Product defaults remain managed from Inventory or the product-level import template.
Why did an earlier month not change?
The new period started after that month. Add or edit the period that covers the earlier order dates.
Why does a SKU ignore the product value?
That SKU has its own applicable period, which takes priority over the product default.
Why is FIFO different from the visible Unit COG?
The table shows the current dated fallback. Profit COGS can come from older priced FIFO lots when those lots cover the sold units.
Why is Shipping Cost / Unit blank for FBT?
The editable field is an outbound FBS fallback. TikTok FBT shipping and fulfillment charges are imported and reported separately.
What happens to cancelled or refunded orders?
An order cancelled before shipment does not consume inventory. A shipped item that is not returned keeps its cost. A physically returned item reverses the inventory-cost impact.