Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | infinibrix  | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2020 10:09 | | Subject: | Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| | In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | “On the subject of categorizing figures in general I think breaking down some
of this stuff might make more sense than renaming Minifigs to Figures and then
piling everything into the same place.
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You may not be familiar with what we already include in the Minifigs item
type. Take a look at the bottom of this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2489
I'm also not sure you understand what we're discussing, which is item
types. There are six:
Sets
Parts
Minifigs
Gear
Books
Catalogs
The site is almost certainly not going to add more item types, so figures (whatever
figures they might be) are going into one of those six item types.
And right now they're spread across three different types: Parts, Minifigs,
and Gear. I think it might be prudent to group them under a single item type
(Figures) to make finding them easier.
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I’m familiar with those figures but as I say I don’t consider any of them to
be Minifigures and I think they should be separated from minifigures and whilst
I appreciate what you’re saying in that you currently have no movement in being
able to add to those 6 categories hence changing Minifigs to Figures this is
what I’m suggesting should happen in the longer term and however unlikely you
think this change will ever be it certainly won’t be up for consideration by
Lego if there is no interest or discussion about it in the forum, hence my post
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| Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2020 09:55 | | Subject: | Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, StormChaser writes:
| | In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | but I think it may have become a bit lost in the rest of the debate
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The purpose in a single discussion thread is so that we can keep everyone's
input in one place for review. It would be most helpful to us if people commented
within the thread that was opened for that purpose. Input posted outside the
thread may not receive the attention it deserves.
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Well since your topic was on the broader terms of ‘Item Types’ and my post had
barely been viewed since last night I saw no harm in creating a separate topic
specifically centred around 'Minifigures' and how they might be handled
especially on a forum where after about 20 replies to the OP most other replies
often disappear into the abyss where people either can no longer even see the
original post or they can’t be bothered to read much further on! Either way blame
the design of the forum not the way people post on it?
You then suggest that what I’m discussing is not relevant to what you’re discussing
in your own Topic and in which case does my post belong in your topic or not?
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| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2020 09:21 | | Subject: | Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | “On the subject of categorizing figures in general I think breaking down some
of this stuff might make more sense than renaming Minifigs to Figures and then
piling everything into the same place.
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You may not be familiar with what we already include in the Minifigs item
type. Take a look at the bottom of this page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2489
I'm also not sure you understand what we're discussing, which is item
types. There are six:
Sets
Parts
Minifigs
Gear
Books
Catalogs
The site is almost certainly not going to add more item types, so figures (whatever
figures they might be) are going into one of those six item types.
And right now they're spread across three different types: Parts, Minifigs,
and Gear. I think it might be prudent to group them under a single item type
(Figures) to make finding them easier.
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| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2020 09:13 | | Subject: | Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, infinibrix writes:
| | but I think it may have become a bit lost in the rest of the debate
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The purpose in a single discussion thread is so that we can keep everyone's
input in one place for review. It would be most helpful to us if people commented
within the thread that was opened for that purpose. Input posted outside the
thread may not receive the attention it deserves.
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2020 08:13 | | Subject: | Re: When is a Minifigure a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I would consider a minifigure to be an assembly of parts that create some sort
of character.
I don't consider
[p=3062bpb001]
to be one, nor
[m=sw0984]
To me, those are just decorated bricks. However, I would consider the microfigures
and statuettes to be minifigures. Even though they are only one piece, they are
molded to look like a humanoid.
Then, if we were to separate minifigures from animals, that's a bit tricky.
The Fabuland characters are technically animals, but who actually thinks of them
as such?
My first thought would be to categorize animals as creatures that can't talk
(excluding robots), but that still doesn't quite work.
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| Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Apr 25, 2020 07:35 | | Subject: | When is a Minifigure a Minifigure? | | Viewed: | 253 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Personally I don’t think we should lose the term minifigure because it’s very
key to how we and Lego describe the majority of their figures and at the moment
there are talks about Minfigs category being changed to ‘Figure’ and possibly
including everything from Lotso Bear to Baby Groot
I did discuss a solution here:-
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1192727
but I think it may have become a bit lost in the rest of the debate but I would
be interested in others thoughts on this or whether the term minifigure is even
still important or what minifigure should refer to going forward?
Here is my original suggestion:-
“On the subject of categorizing figures in general I think breaking down some
of this stuff might make more sense than renaming Minifigs to Figures and then
piling everything into the same place.
It’s a difficult one but I guess you have to start with defining a minifigure
and at the moment I can only think of two ways of doing this where by you define
it by Size after all a clue is in the word MINIfigure which does unfortunately
leave a lot of ambiguity or better still you define minifig by the fact it usesa
Torso Assembly?
Torso Assembly may be a good clear cut way of defining a minifig because almost
all traditional minifigs from a Dementor to a Lord Garmadon use the all-important
standard Torso design that holds a minifig together and its probably the one
key part that really defines what a minifigure looks like when we think of a
minifigure and with that in mind you could categorise as Follows:-
Minifigure – Anything that uses the Standard Torso Assembly design
Modified Figure – Anything from droids, to brick built Droids, to Skeletons and
stuff like Gollum, Slimer, Unikitty, Scurrier, Scooby etc..
Microfigure – Anything very small consisting of a single or maximum of two parts
such as Baby, Baby Yoda, Palpatine Hologram, Baby Groot, Trophy figures and all
those game figures etc..
You are then left with things like Cave Troll, Big Hulk etc. which can either
go under ‘Modified Figure’ or a separate ‘Large Figure’ Category?
Likewise are animals/creatures separated so that Polar bears, Wargs and Horses
go under ‘Modified Figure’ and stuff like baby dinos, spiders and snakes under
‘Microfigure’ or do they have their own ‘Animal category’?
Lots to think about....”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 24, 2020 12:52 | | Subject: | Re: Select All option to add parts to wanted | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, zombiereign writes:
| | I'm trying to replace a large number of missing parts from a single set.
I think it would be helpful if - from the set list - I could select multiple
pieces and add to my wanted for ordering. If there is a way - I must be overlooking
it
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The shortest if you have many parts missing: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/wanted/partout.page
(There’s a “Part out” link on the set’s page.)
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| Author: | starbeanie | | Posted: | Apr 24, 2020 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: Select All option to add parts to wanted | | Viewed: | 14 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Use Brickstock.
https://brickstock.patrickbrans.com/
In Suggestions, zombiereign writes:
| | I'm trying to replace a large number of missing parts from a single set.
I think it would be helpful if - from the set list - I could select multiple
pieces and add to my wanted for ordering. If there is a way - I must be overlooking
it
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| Author: | bb340324 | | Posted: | Apr 24, 2020 12:18 | | Subject: | Select All option to add parts to wanted | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I'm trying to replace a large number of missing parts from a single set.
I think it would be helpful if - from the set list - I could select multiple
pieces and add to my wanted for ordering. If there is a way - I must be overlooking
it
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Apr 23, 2020 11:07 | | Subject: | @Admin: please promote the Stud.io forum | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| The last couple of weeks we've seen an increasing number of forum posts from
new members with questions about how to use Stud.io.
@Bricklink: Please take some effort to make it more clear that when working in
Stud.io, there's a special forum dedicated to those questions so we won't
have to deal with it here.
I know SilvainS is happy to respond to the questions but the BL forum is not
really the place for it.
Thanks.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2020 05:57 | | Subject: | Re: A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, bje writes:
Yeah, that is no good.
Not being able to set defaults for the things I use 100s of times every day is
annoying!
Especially as you can exclude items in stores which do not ship to me, avoid
sellers that are least favourites and that exclude me, and can set to only see
new or used items. But cannot set a default for the location of the seller.
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| Author: | bje | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2020 04:27 | | Subject: | Re: A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, yorbrick writes:
| | Is there a way to restrict all stores to UK only by default when I am searching
for an item. I know I can select it every time I search, but can I do it automatically?
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Only for price guide settings:
https://www.bricklink.com/priceGuideSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2020 03:57 | | Subject: | Re: A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Is there a way to restrict all stores to UK only by default when I am searching
for an item. I know I can select it every time I search, but can I do it automatically?
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| Author: | Legoboy_II | | Posted: | Apr 21, 2020 02:15 | | Subject: | Re: Stud.io panning suggestion | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Got it, you want the pointer to be the targeted zoom - that would be a nice time
saver, and a typical CAD feature.
I'll try the other features you mentioned, I'm still learning the program,
thanks.
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| Author: | JWBDolphins | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 23:32 | | Subject: | Re: Stud.io panning suggestion | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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If I understand you correctly, this is similar to other major CAD programs that
allow you to grab the screen (usually by holding a modifier key) and drag it
around, as well as box select an area to zoom to?
Those are a useful tools I have used elsewhere (especially the drag feature).
I think, though, there are other features and fixes with higher priority I'd
like to see, first.
Never to diminish your ideas, I just feel blessed we have a very good program
available to stimulate creativity and model our ideas. It's quite functional
and has saved me a lot of time and money - I just pray it survives into the future...
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First let me say I've only used a handful of CAD programs so what I'm
thinking may be completely misguided in the CAD world. But basically Yes, and
that feature does exist - hold the SHIFT Key and Left-Mouse Drag the screen around.
The same thing can be done holding Down the Mouse Wheel Button and Dragging
the screen (although on my mouse that doesn't work very well - but that's
just My mouse.) What I am thinking as another option - and I do think this would
need to be a select-able preference - is the behavior you see in a lot of the
online Map programs.
Here's an example: I'm Zoomed In on a portion of a model I'm working
on. I then Zoom Out (via Mouse Wheel) to see the whole model. I then move the
mouse to another portion that I want to start working on and Zoom back In (again
with the Mouse Wheel). Right Now I will just Zoom back In to the same place
I just Zoomed Out of. If the Zoom In follows where the Mouse is located, that
portion of the model would move more towards the center of the screen as I am
Zooming In. It would save the step of moving the screen (panning left/right/up/down)
before I Zoom In on the next place to work.
I'm basing this on the relative ease of navigating around different locations
on an online map.
I also Definitely agree with you that Studio is a Great program and I hope it
continues to grow and flourish. And I also agree that there are probably a lot
of other features that would/should come before this!
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| Author: | JWBDolphins | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 23:15 | | Subject: | Re: A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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Secondly, along these lines, I would like to see a few more preferences saved
when I select a part. Specifically, a lot of times I have to click "More Options"
and I always have to select "Seller Location". I would like to see both of those
as saved options so I don't have to select them every time I bring up a new
part.
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You can select location:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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I Have found that setting in my wanted lists and that works well - thanks! I
would like to see that added to the Catalog/Parts screen when I pick a specific
part too. Just less clicking, I'm lazy!
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 14:16 | | Subject: | Re: Order Item Removal Request | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, atkk writes:
| | Hello,
Can a link for "Order Item Removal Request" please be added to the page for when
a seller view's an order, so that it can be found much easier.
Thanks
Andre
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Already suggested.😉
Vote here: https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1050359
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| Author: | atkk | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 13:16 | | Subject: | Order Item Removal Request | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hello,
Can a link for "Order Item Removal Request" please be added to the page for when
a seller view's an order, so that it can be found much easier.
Thanks
Andre
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| Author: | Legoboy_II | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 02:55 | | Subject: | Re: Stud.io panning suggestion | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:
| | One preference that I think might be useful to add to Studio is the ability to
have the Viewpoint move towards where the Mouse is located as you Zoom In or
Zoom Out (using the mouse roller for example.)
Panning the screen does not work very well for me (my mouse roller button is
twitchy) which makes me have to Pan the screen using 2 hands. There may be a
good CAD reason Not to do this, but if you could move the mouse over an area
and have zooming in and out zero in on the location of the mouse, having that
preference I think that would be handy. Basically Mimic the way the big online
Map programs work.
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If I understand you correctly, this is similar to other major CAD programs that
allow you to grab the screen (usually by holding a modifier key) and drag it
around, as well as box select an area to zoom to?
Those are a useful tools I have used elsewhere (especially the drag feature).
I think, though, there are other features and fixes with higher priority I'd
like to see, first.
Never to diminish your ideas, I just feel blessed we have a very good program
available to stimulate creativity and model our ideas. It's quite functional
and has saved me a lot of time and money - I just pray it survives into the future...
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 02:21 | | Subject: | Re: A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:
| | Here are a couple Preference options I'm suggesting be considered.
First, when I open one of my Wanted Lists, it Always defaults to 25 items per
page. Most of my Wanted Lists are larger than that and I have to Change the
default size every time (so that I can see everything on 1 screen). With internet
speeds the way they are today, 100 items pop up quickly. I would like to see
the number of items per page be an option that is remembered. (In fact, in general
I would like to see number of items per page be a preference saved across Bricklink.)
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Yes. It has been suggested before.
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Secondly, along these lines, I would like to see a few more preferences saved
when I select a part. Specifically, a lot of times I have to click "More Options"
and I always have to select "Seller Location". I would like to see both of those
as saved options so I don't have to select them every time I bring up a new
part.
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You can select location:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedSettings.asp?viewFrom=P
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Thanks for your consideration!
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| Author: | Legoboy_II | | Posted: | Apr 20, 2020 02:08 | | Subject: | Re: A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, JWBDolphins writes:
| | Here are a couple Preference options I'm suggesting be considered.
First, when I open one of my Wanted Lists, it Always defaults to 25 items per
page. Most of my Wanted Lists are larger than that and I have to Change the
default size every time (so that I can see everything on 1 screen). With internet
speeds the way they are today, 100 items pop up quickly. I would like to see
the number of items per page be an option that is remembered. (In fact, in general
I would like to see number of items per page be a preference saved across Bricklink.)
Secondly, along these lines, I would like to see a few more preferences saved
when I select a part. Specifically, a lot of times I have to click "More Options"
and I always have to select "Seller Location". I would like to see both of those
as saved options so I don't have to select them every time I bring up a new
part.
Thanks for your consideration!
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+1
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| Author: | JWBDolphins | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2020 22:25 | | Subject: | Stud.io panning suggestion | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| One preference that I think might be useful to add to Studio is the ability to
have the Viewpoint move towards where the Mouse is located as you Zoom In or
Zoom Out (using the mouse roller for example.)
Panning the screen does not work very well for me (my mouse roller button is
twitchy) which makes me have to Pan the screen using 2 hands. There may be a
good CAD reason Not to do this, but if you could move the mouse over an area
and have zooming in and out zero in on the location of the mouse, having that
preference I think that would be handy. Basically Mimic the way the big online
Map programs work.
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| Author: | JWBDolphins | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2020 22:04 | | Subject: | A few more Preference options | | Viewed: | 95 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Here are a couple Preference options I'm suggesting be considered.
First, when I open one of my Wanted Lists, it Always defaults to 25 items per
page. Most of my Wanted Lists are larger than that and I have to Change the
default size every time (so that I can see everything on 1 screen). With internet
speeds the way they are today, 100 items pop up quickly. I would like to see
the number of items per page be an option that is remembered. (In fact, in general
I would like to see number of items per page be a preference saved across Bricklink.)
Secondly, along these lines, I would like to see a few more preferences saved
when I select a part. Specifically, a lot of times I have to click "More Options"
and I always have to select "Seller Location". I would like to see both of those
as saved options so I don't have to select them every time I bring up a new
part.
Thanks for your consideration!
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| Author: | nico_savary | | Posted: | Apr 19, 2020 17:50 | | Subject: | Re: Use my store's inventory to fill Wanted List | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, nico_savary writes:
| | I have nothing to add to the question, nore to the answer, but just want to say
that I am also very interested in a solution, and am very surprised nothing already
exists...
There are so many options and features on bricklink that this one seems to be
a big miss !
Nicolas
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Actually, I found a solution ! Sometimes confinement helps...
My method is not very straight forward, but still convenient enough for me.
It consists in managing .xml files of wanted lists and/or inventory with Excel
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- you export your inventory in an .xml file
- you export your wanted list in an .xml file
- then you open both in Excel
- you make some basic formulas in Excel in order to produce 3 new wanted lists
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- the common parts between your inventory and your wanted list
- the parts in your new inventory (without previous ones)
- your wanted list without the found parts (the ones from the first list)
- then you export the .xml files from excel
- and you import your update inventory and wanted list.
- Done !
Note that if you are not a seller you can manage your inventory in a dedicated
wanted list, which is what I do and find easier... It is also easier for .xml
management as the fields are the same for all your patlists.
Hope this may help some of you !
Nicolas
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