Steps
- Open Catalog to Add Catalogue Product. Type the Product Name, then pick a Product Category and a Brand Name: type to search, or pick a name Suggested for your business.
- HSN/SAC and GST % fill themselves from the name and the category. Read both and correct them if they do not suit your item.
- Set Low Stock Level: the count at which this product is reported as low.
- Add a Main Image under 500KB if you have one. On your very first product you also pick Choose Image Shape, which then applies to every product.
- Click Save. The product is now listed on Products / Catalogue.
- On the new product switch Available on, then use Add Stock to bring the goods in through a purchase entry, where quantity and selling price are set.
Good to know
Choose Image Shape is offered only while you have no products. After the first save the shape is locked for the whole catalogue, and the Business Profile page refuses to change it.
A new product is saved with Available off, so it sits under On Hold. Until you switch it on it is not offered at the POS and cannot be picked on a purchase entry.
There is no price box on this form. The selling price belongs to the stock batch you buy in, so two batches of the same item can be priced differently.
Words used
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| All | Every product in the catalogue. |
| Avail | Products with Available switched on. |
| On Hold | Products with Available off. They are not offered at the POS. |
| SKU | The product code. It is built from brand, category and name, and stays unique inside your business. |
| Low Stock Level | Counted for the whole product, not per batch and not per shop. |
The Product Name need not be unique: two pack sizes or two suppliers of the same item are normal, and each one gets its own SKU. A product that has never been used in a bill can be deleted from Products / Catalogue while Available is off.
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