Overview
Mortar syncs the cost reported in your POS to your Shopify variant's "cost per item" for users on Grow plan or above.
If your POS uses a calculated average cost value, this will be synced to the cost per item. Otherwise, the default cost will be synced.
It is expected that the cost will appear to be missing on brand-new products. Cost updates do not sync with the initial product creation cycle. Cost updates sync with inventory details, which occur shortly after a product is created on Shopify.
Shopify variant cost
Cost in POS
The average cost in Lightspeed Retail (R-Series) is synced to Shopify
Cost Calculations
How your POS handles cost varies from an editable cost field to an average cost calculation. In many pos and erp, these costs can vary from location to location.
POS | Method | Attribute Name | Notes |
Lightspeed Retail (R-Series) | Average cost Default cost | Cost | The average cost is not directly editable. Uses default cost if no average cost is populated or the item is non-inventoried. Learn more from Lightspeed: Defining average cost |
Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) | Average cost | Supplier price | The average cost is not directly editable. Learn more from Lightspeed: What is average cost |
Heartland Retail | Default cost | Default cost | The default cost is directly editable. Learn more from Heartland: What is the purpose of default cost |
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