Product Catalog
To create a new product in the product catalog, enter the following information.
- Product Name. Enter the name of the item.
- Category. Click Select to choose the category to which the new item belongs; click Clear to delete the selection.
- Product URL. Enter the URL to where the product information is located.
- Tax Class. From the drop-down list, select the appropriate option to specify whether the item is taxable or not.
- Manufacturer. From the drop-down list, select the manufacturer of the item.
- Mft Part Number. Enter the manufacturer's part number for the item.
- Vendor Part Number. Enter the retailer's part number for the item.
- Currency. From the drop-down list, select the currency in which the price is quoted.
- Cost. Enter the cost price of the item. This price will not appear in quotes.
- List Price. Enter the list price of the item.
- Discount Price. This is the minimum price of the item. The system calculates this price based on the percentage that you specify in the Default Pricing Formula field, described below.
- Default Pricing Formula. From the drop-down list, select a formula to arrive at the discount price. Depending on the formula, the system takes the cost price into consideration to calculate the discount price. If you select Profit Margin, enter the points in the adjoining field; if you select Markup over Cost or Discount from List, enter the percentage in the adjoining field.
- Availability. From the drop-down list, select whether the item is in stock or not.
- Date Available. If the item is out of stock, click the Calendar icon and select the date when it will be available.
- Quantity in Stock. Enter the number of units that are in stock.
- Weight. Enter the item weight.
- Type. From the drop-down list, select from product type to which the item belongs.
- Support Name. Enter the name of the Customer Support person.
- Support Contact. Enter the person's contact information, such as phone number.
- Support Desc. Enter a brief description for the type of support provided to customers.
- Support Term. From the drop-down list, select the length of the support period.
- Description. Enter a description of the product.
Click Save to add the product to the catalog; click Cancel to exit the page without creating the product.