Automated Dye Lot Low Stock Alerts
Every morning, WebRun opens Rain POS, reads the remaining skein count in each dye lot, compares it to your reorder point, logs the low dye lots to a Google Sheet grouped by yarn line, and sends you a Telegram alert before a customer's project runs short of a matching dye lot.
How do I get alerted when a yarn dye lot is running low?
WebRun checks your Rain POS inventory every morning for dye lots running low, since knitters need matching dye lots to finish one project without a visible color change. It logs anything below your reorder point to a Google Sheet grouped by yarn line, then sends a ranked Telegram alert, so popular colorways get reordered before a customer runs short.
- Popular dye lots get reordered before they sell out
- Fewer customers stuck mid-project without a matching lot
- No purchase orders placed without your decision
Built for yarn shops · needlework stores · knitting retailers · shop buyers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
rainpos.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Rain POS - read remaining skeins per dye lot
rainpos.com
WebRun opens Rain POS to read remaining skeins per dye lot. - Open Rain POS and go to inventory by dye lot
- Read the remaining skein count for each dye lot
- Capture the yarn line, dye lot number, vendor, and skeins left for anything at or below its reorder point
Done when Every dye lot at or below its reorder point is listed with its vendor and skeins remaining.
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Google Sheets - log dye lots below reorder point
google.com
WebRun opens Google Sheets to log dye lots below reorder point. - Open the dye lot tracker sheet
- Add a row for each low dye lot with its skein count, vendor, and reorder point
- Group the rows by yarn line so one reorder covers the whole line at once
Done when The tracker holds today's low dye lots grouped by yarn line.
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Telegram - send the low dye lot alert
telegram.org
WebRun opens Telegram to send the low dye lot alert. - Send a short alert listing the dye lots closest to running out
- Put the dye lots with the fewest skeins left at the top
- Leave the actual reorder to you. WebRun never places a purchase order on its own
Done when You have today's dye lot alert in Telegram.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it reorder yarn on its own?
No. WebRun only builds a ranked dye lot alert in a Google Sheet and Telegram. You place every purchase order yourself. Nothing is reordered without a person.
Why does the dye lot matter more than total stock?
Knitters need skeins from the same dye lot to avoid a visible color shift partway through a project, so WebRun tracks each lot separately instead of just a total yarn count.
How does it know a dye lot is low?
It reads the live skein count in Rain POS each morning and compares it to the reorder point you set per dye lot, so only lots at or below that point make the alert.
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