In order to create a new product, choose the desired category by clicking on its name inside the list and click on the “new product”.
Figure 195: Choosing option “new product”
The following screen will be displayed (note: page displayed with 3 screenshots).
Figure 196: Creating a new product (screenshot 1/4)
The following parameters are available inside the first part of the screen:
Products Status – option for selecting whether the product is in stock or not
Date available – calendar for setting the date this product will be available in the store
Products Manufacturer - pull down menu for choosing the product manufacturer (see section Managing Manufacturers)
Categories – select box for choosing the category this product belongs to (see section Managing Categories/Products)
Product name – input field for setting the product name
Tax Class – pull down menu for choosing the tax class that will be applied to this product
Products Price (Net) – input field for setting the product price (Net)
Products Price (Gross) – value will be automatically calculated based on the chosen tax class
Figure 197: Creating a new product (screenshot 2/4)
The following parameters are available inside the second part of the screen:
Product description/WYSIWYG editor – use this field to enter the product description
Note: you have various options for formatting the text within the WYSIWYG editor; place a mouse over the option to see its purpose.
Figure 198: Creating a new product (screenshot 3/4)
The following parameters are available inside the third part of the screen:
Products Quantity – enter the number of available products inside this input field
Products model – input field for entering product model
Product Images 1,2,3,4,5 – click on the browse button to upload up to a 5 images of the product from your PC (note: the allowed file formats are GIF, JPG, JPEG and PNG)
Products URL – enter the URL for the product
Products Weight – input field for setting the products weight
Product Sort Order – parameter for setting the desired sort order for the product
Figure 199: Creating a new product (screenshot 4/4)
This part of the screen is used for setting the product attributes (e.g. Small, Medium and Large for T-shirts). This will also enable you to define extra charges for the product based on the choice of attributes (e.g. XXL T-shirt can cost $5 more).
Attribute inventory control – select this option if you want the system to keep track of the product attributes (see section Using Attribute Inventory Control)
Prefix – enter the desired prefix for the attribute + - (e.g. “+” if the XXL T-shirt costs more)
Price - field for setting the cost of attribute (e.g. $5 for XXL)
Sort Order - order of attribute display
One Time Charge
Weight Prefix - enter Kg or lbs
Weight - field for entering weight of attribute
Units - number of Items
Units Price - price per unit of the attribute
After setting the desired parameters, click on the "Preview” button in order to see the layout of the product prior to adding it. The product preview screen will be displayed.
Figure 200: Product preview screen
Click on the “Insert” button and the new product will be added.
Figure 201: Example of the created product
Figure 202: Example of the added product as seen by the end user