Overview & When to Use
What this feature does
Filtering by Location provides location-scoped views throughout Manage Comics, allowing you to filter customers, products, orders, and reports by specific store locations. The system automatically scopes data to your selected location while providing options to view all locations when needed.
Important Browser Considerations
Manage Comics uses sessions and cookies to maintain your location selection. Having multiple tabs open with different locations will cause unreliable results. If you need to have more than one location open at a time, you should consider having separate browser profiles for each location. (See our suggestions at the end of this article for using browser profiles to view multiple locations).
When to use it
When managing customers for a specific store location
When viewing reports or data for individual locations
When you need to switch between location-specific and global views
Prerequisites
Multiple locations configured in your system
Location assigned to your user account
Key terms
Location Filter – Dropdown or toggle to select specific locations
All Locations – Filter option to view data across all store locations
Location-Scoped View – Data filtered to show only the selected location
How to Use Filtering by Location
Step-by-step
Selecting a Location
Use the location dropdown in the navigation header to select your desired location.
Notice the header background color changes to reflect the selected location.
All data views will now be scoped to the selected location.
Your selection is automatically saved as a cookie for future sessions.
Viewing Location-Specific Data
Navigate to any section (Customers, Products, Orders, Reports).
Data will automatically be filtered to show only information for your selected location.
Look for location indicators in page headers or data tables.
Export functions will respect your current location filter.
Switching to All Locations View
In sections that support it, look for an All Locations filter option.
Select All Locations from the filter dropdown.
Data will now show information from all store locations.
Use this view when you need to oversee operations across all locations.
Searching Within Location Context
Use search functions while a specific location is selected.
Search results will only display items for the currently selected location.
Switch to All Locations view to search across all locations.
Customer searches are automatically scoped to the selected location.
What you should see
Header background color changes based on selected location
Location name displayed in the navigation header
Data filtered to show only items for the selected location
Location filter options in relevant sections
Export files containing only data from the selected location (unless "All Locations" is selected)
Clear indicators showing which location is currently active
Tips
Your last selected location is remembered via browser cookie for future sessions
Use location-specific views for daily operations and "All Locations" for oversight
Export functions respect your current location filter settings
Customer searches are automatically scoped to your selected location
Switch locations frequently to manage multiple stores efficiently
Important Browser Considerations
Manage Comics uses sessions and cookies to maintain your location selection. Having multiple tabs open with different locations will cause unreliable results. If you need to have more than one location open at a time, you should consider having separate browser profiles for each location.
Setting Up Browser Profiles for Multiple Locations
Microsoft Edge
Open Microsoft Edge and select Profile → Sign in to sync data.
Select Profile → Manage profile settings.
Select + Add profile.
Select Add to create a new profile.
Sign in to sync data and connect to an existing account, then select Continue.
Use the slider to toggle sign in synchronization to Yes, then select Confirm.
The additional profiles are now available for selection.
Google Chrome
Open Chrome and select Profile → Add new profile at the top right.
Choose a name, photo, and color scheme for the new profile.
If you choose to sync to your Google Account, your profile name will automatically be your Account name.
Turn sync on in Chrome with a Google Account for the new profile to sync bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings.
Switch between profiles by selecting Profile and choosing the profile you want to use.
Troubleshooting
Can't see location dropdown – Ensure you have multiple locations configured and proper permissions
Data not filtering by location – Check that you've selected a specific location (not "All Locations")
Location not showing in dropdown – Verify the location is active in Shopify and properly assigned
Export includes all locations when you want specific location – Check that you haven't selected "All Locations" filter
Header color not changing – Verify the location has a banner color set in location settings
Multiple tabs showing different data – Use separate browser profiles for each location to avoid conflicts