Basic Mapping: How to set Backup Suppliers

Add backup suppliers and cross-map variants to help safeguard your sales against supplier disruptions

Note

Note: Basic Mapping lets you add backup suppliers and cross-map variants across multiple suppliers — so you won't lose sales when one supplier runs out of stock or doesn't carry all your variants.

What Is Basic Mapping?

Basic Mapping pairs each store variant with a supplier variant — so DSers knows which item to order. You can assign up to two suppliers per variant (default + backup) and use different suppliers across variants of the same product.

What You Can Configure with Basic Mapping？

How to Set Up a Backup Supplier

Tips: Agent suppliers cannot be used as backup suppliers in Basic Mapping. Use Advanced Mapping for Agent support.

Step 2: Access Basic Mapping

Click Basic mapping

Step 3: Import a Backup Supplier

• Select the supply platform (AliExpress, Alibaba or 1688)
• Import the backup supplier

Step 4: Set as Backup Supplier

1. Locate the newly imported supplier card in Favorite Suppliers
2. Click the gear icon
3. Select Back-up Supplier and Confirm

The supplier is now available as a backup option in your Basic Mapping table.

Tips: For a product’s Basic mapping, your default supplier and backup supplier must come from the same supplier platform.

Step 5: Map the Backup Supplier to Your Variant

• In the Basic Mapping table, find the variant row
• Click the Back-up Supplier cell
• Select the supplier and the matching variant

Step 6: Confirm and Save

Click Save to check Apply Mapping and Confirm it.

DSers will now automatically use your backup supplier whenever the default supplier is unavailable.

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