Adding a Product - Product Details

Product Details section

Please note this page is part of a series of articles about how to create a product. For more information please click here.

Here we have four sections:

Product Name:

Mandatory - This is what will show in your back office reporting and in your Product List, but you can have a different name showing on your tickets - this can be set in the display name field. 

Category:

Recommended - You can assign a Category to a product once it has been created. This is used to organize products for reporting purposes (please note that the tabs in your selling layout are not automatically linked to your categories).

If you would like to apply a Category to an existing or new product, make sure you’ve created the category beforehand so that it appears on the drop-down menu when adding/editing a product.

To do this please go to: Products > Categories > Add new Category > Input the Category name and click Save.

Brand

Optional -You can assign a brand to a product once it has been created. This is purely for your reference, but is useful for reporting purposes. 

If you would like to apply a brand to an existing or new product, make sure you’ve created the brand beforehand so that it appears on the drop-down menu when adding/editing a product.

To do this please go to: Products > Brands > Add new Brand > Input the brand name and click Save. 

Suppliers

Optional - You can assign a Supplier to a product once it has been created. This is purely for your reference, but is especially useful if you're using the Advanced Stock Module

If you would like to apply a Supplier to an existing or new product, make sure you’ve created the Supplier beforehand so that it appears on the drop-down menu when adding/editing a product.

To do this please go to: Products > Supplier > Add new Supplier > Input the Supplier name and click Save.