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Creating a Product

In order to create a product, you must have the product management permission. Your website's head administrator can assign you this permission if you don't have it.

How to create a product

Step 1: Login to your account.

Step 2: Navigate to the product category where you want to add a new product.

Step 3: Select "Create a new product" from the product category administration options.

Step 4: Complete the form and press add to create the product.

Product Properties

Name - the name of the product e.g. "Xbox Console".

Manufacturer - the manufacturer of the product e.g. "Microsoft".

Friendly Name - if left blank, the product will be displayed in the product catalogue and search results by concatenating the manufacturer and name e.g. "Microsoft Xbox Console". If you specify a friendly name, this will appear in the product catalogue and search results instead. Typically, this is used to prevent displaying the manufacturer for products such as books, CDs, DVDs etc.

Description - the description of the product e.g. "Microsoft's gaming console".

SKU - your internal SKU for the product. SKUs are used by the stock control system.

Weight - the weight in kilograms of the product. The weight of a product is used by some systems to automatically determine the delivery cost of an order.

Active - determines whether the product is active. Inactive products are hidden from normal users.

Ex VAT price - the ex VAT price in pounds sterling of the product. The ex VAT price and the VAT percentage are used to calculate the final price shown to your customers.

VAT percentage - the amount of VAT charged on the product. The ex VAT price and the VAT percentage are used to calculate the final price shown to your customers.

RRP - the recommended retail price of the product. This price should include VAT and is used to highlight value for money products.

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