Overview

Sidekick is a companion application to System Five.  It allows inventory lookup, order creation and stock counting from a mobile device such as a smartphone.  https://info.windwardsoftware.com/sidekick


It uses our E-commerce Staging (ECS) platform technology and will require WindwardConnect to be configured to have inventory and order information sync back and forth between System Five and Sidekick.


The current feature list includes:

  • Part lookup
    • including pricing
    • photos
    • inventory levels
    • department
  • Mobile Order Building
    • Create an order for processing at the System Five terminal
    • Create an estimate to send to the customer via email or a local printer
  • Data collection for counting Inventory
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Sidekick does NOT:

  • Process payments such as credit or debit cards
  • Edit or update inventory information such as quantities, description, supplier or brand

System Five Requirements

  • System Five 7.0 or higher
  • Zen 14 or 15 database
  • Windward Connect
  • E-commerce Staging Configuration
  • Windward Academy Login Configuration
Sidekick Client Device Requirements

  • Wifi or cellular network availability
  • Mobile or desktop device using one of the below browsers:
    • Google Chrome, including Android & iOS - Latest Version (Tested 115.0.5790.102)
    • Mozilla Firefox - Latest Version
    • Microsoft Edge - Latest Version (Tested 115.0.1901.183)
    • Apple Safari, including iOS - Latest Version (Tested Safari 16.5)
  • For barcode scanning, the Zebra TC21, TC22 and TC26 are supported