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GT 7 Days to Ship

The GT 7 Days to Ship feature helps manage products that take more than 7 days to ship. You can add delayed items, set their estimated delivery time, upload items in bulk, and manage delays by vendor.

Overview

The GT 7 Days to Ship page includes:

  • Delay Ship Items List – View and manage products with delayed shipping.
  • Upload CSV – Add or update delayed shipping items in bulk.
  • Downloads – Download the available files for managing delayed items.
  • Add New Item – Manually add a product to the delay list.
  • Add Entire Vendor – Add delayed shipping status for a vendor's products.
  • Vendor Filter – View items for a specific vendor.
  • Search – Find a specific item in the list.

Delay Ship Items List

The list shows products that have been marked for delayed shipping.

The table includes:

Field Description
Vendor # Vendor associated with the product
Item SKU SKU of the delayed product
Delay Ship Indicates that the product has delayed shipping
Est Delivery in Week(s) Estimated delivery time
Action Available actions for the item

You can also change the number of rows displayed, search the table, filter by vendor, and export the list as CSV, Excel, or PDF.

Add a New Delayed Item

Use Add New Item when you want to add one product manually.

How to add an item

  1. Open GT 7 Days to Ship from the Shipping & Returns menu.
  2. Click Add New Item.
  3. Select the required vendor.
  4. Enter or select the product SKU.
  5. Mark the item for Delay Ship.
  6. Enter the estimated delivery time in weeks.
  7. Save the item.

The product will then appear in the Delay Ship Items List.

Add an Entire Vendor

If all products from a vendor need to be treated as delayed shipping, you can use Add Entire Vendor.

How to add a vendor

  1. Open GT 7 Days to Ship.
  2. Click Add Entire Vendor.
  3. Select the vendor.
  4. Set the required delayed shipping information.
  5. Save the changes.

This is useful when a vendor has a general shipping lead time greater than 7 days.

!!! note Use this option only when the delay applies to the vendor's products as a whole.

Upload Delayed Items Using CSV

For multiple products, you can use Upload CSV instead of adding each item manually.

How to upload

  1. Open GT 7 Days to Ship.
  2. Click Upload CSV.
  3. Prepare the CSV file with the required product and shipping information.
  4. Select the CSV file.
  5. Upload the file.
  6. Allow VendorHub to process the file.
  7. Check the Delay Ship Items List to confirm the items were added or updated.

Using CSV upload is recommended when you need to manage a large number of products.

Downloads

The Downloads section provides files that can be used to prepare or manage delayed shipping information.

  1. Open GT 7 Days to Ship.
  2. Go to Downloads.
  3. Download the available file/template.
  4. Open the file in Excel or Google Sheets.
  5. Add or update the required product information.
  6. Save the file as CSV.
  7. Return to GT 7 Days to Ship.
  8. Click Upload CSV.
  9. Upload the updated file.

Set Estimated Delivery

The Est Delivery in Week(s) field is used to show how long the customer should expect the product to take for delivery.

For example:

  • 2 = approximately 2 weeks
  • 3 = approximately 3 weeks
  • 4 = approximately 4 weeks

Enter the appropriate number of weeks based on the vendor's expected shipping time.

Manage Delayed Items

After items have been added, use the Delay Ship Items List to review them.

You can:

  • Filter items by vendor.
  • Search for a SKU.
  • Review the delay status.
  • Check the estimated delivery time.
  • Use the available Action options to manage individual records.
  • Export the list for further review.

Bulk Management Workflow

For a large number of products, the recommended process is:

Download File → Update Product Information → Save as CSV → Upload CSV → Review Delay Ship Items List