Aotearoa Treasures Ltd. is a boutique retailer specializing in New Zealand-made handicrafts and souvenirs, with stores in Wellington CBD, Christchurch, and Auckland. This project delivers a centralized inventory management system to streamline operations, optimize staff scheduling, and provide a seamless experience for both administrators and customers.

• Features
• User Stories
• Project Structure
• Getting Started
• Usage
• Data Files
• User Journey
• Command Reference

• Centralized Inventory Management: View and manage inventory levels across all stores in real-time
• Product Management: Add, update, and delete products. View products by category and price
• Low Stock Alerts: Instantly view items with stock less than five to enable timely reordering
• Purchasing System: Users can select a store, browse available products, and make purchases, which update inventory in real-time
• Staff Roster Management: Admins can view and edit weekly staff rosters for each store
• Employee Management: Add, update, and delete employee records
• Role-Based Access: Secure admin login for accessing privileged features
• CSV-Based Data Storage: All data is stored in CSV files for portability and ease of editing

• Add, update, and remove items
• View items with stock less than five for proactive reordering
• Update the weekly staff roster for each store
• Log in securely using a registered admin username
• View inventory levels across all stores

• Select a store (Wellington, Christchurch, or Auckland) to browse inventory
• View products by category and price
• Make purchases from a selected store, updating inventory in real-time

ATS/ ├── ATS.cpp # Main file of application ├── employee.cpp/hpp # Employee records management functions ├── customer.cpp/hpp # Customer records management functions ├── admin_.cpp/hpp # Admin records management functions ├── product.cpp/hpp # Product records management functions ├── commonfunc.cpp/hpp # Common utility functions (validation, etc.) ├── modcsv.cpp/hpp # CSV read/write utilities ├── admin_details.csv # Admin user data ├── employee_details.csv # Employee records ├── customer_details.csv # Customer records ├── product_details.csv # Product records ├── order_details.csv # Purchase records ├── employee_roster.csv # Staff rosters └── help.csv # Command lines 

• C++14 compatible compiler (e.g., MSVC, GCC, Clang)
• Visual Studio 2022 for building

1. Open the project folder in Visual Studio 2022
2. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B)

• Admin Login: Log in with your admin credentials to access inventory and staff management features
• Product Management: Add, update, or delete products. View products filtered by category or price
• Low Stock View: Instantly see products with less than five items in stock
• Purchasing: Users select a store, browse available products, and make purchases. Inventory updates automatically
• Roster Management: Admins can view and edit the weekly staff roster for each store
• Employee Management: Add, update, or delete employee records

journey title Example User Journey - Aotearoa Treasures Inventory System section Customer Journey User opens application: 5: User User selects "signup" to create an account: 4: User User logs in with "login": 4: User User selects store location (e.g., Wellington): 4: User User views products by category with "show product category <category name>": 4: User User sorts products by price with "show product asc price": 3: User User buys a product with "buy <product Id>": 5: User Inventory updates for the selected store: 5: System User logs out with "logout": 3: User section Admin Journey Admin logs in with "login admin": 5: Admin Admin views all products with "show product": 4: Admin Admin checks low stock with "alert quantity": 4: Admin Admin adds a new product with "add product": 4: Admin Admin updates an employee with "update employee": 3: Admin Admin views and updates roster with "show roster" and "update roster": 3: Admin Admin logs out with "logout": 3: Admin 

The system operates through a command-line interface with the following commands:

Note: Commands marked as "Admin Only" require admin login to execute.