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Here you can create a new product. Currently, the system supports five product representations: standard product, membership, e-product, donation and bundle. Configure the properties as required and click Save. If you click Save and create another, the product will be created, but the dialog will remain displayed and more products may be created right away.
The following properties are shared by all product representations:
SKU binding - this section may not be available based on your store settings. |
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Create a new SKU |
A new site-specific SKU will be created. |
Create a new global SKU |
A new global SKU will be created. Please note that this option is available only if global products (SKUs) are allowed for the current site. |
Use an existing SKU |
If you choose this option, the Select button will be displayed allowing you to use an existing SKU. Click the button and then select the required SKU from the Select product dialog. |
Do not create an SKU |
A new product type document will be created with no SKU assigned. Please note that you can choose this option only in CMS Desk -> Content. |
General |
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Product name |
Here you can enter the name of the product that will be displayed to users on the live site and in the administration interface. |
Product number |
Allows you to specify the product number (serial number or SKU number) for your records. |
Price |
Allows you to specify the product price in the main currency. |
List price |
Can be used to enter the list price, i.e. the recommended price, of the product. |
Department |
Here you can specify the department responsible for the product. |
Manufacturer |
Here you can specify the product manufacturer. |
Supplier |
Can be used to enter the product supplier. |
Image |
URL of the product image. When a file is uploaded into the field, two icons are displayed next to it:
•Edit () - if the file is an image, clicking the icon opens it in the built-in image editor; see Developer's Guide -> Content management -> File management -> Image editor. If the file is not an image (which would not make sense as no product image could be displayed), the metadata editor is opened after clicking the icon; see Metadata editor in the same section of the Developer's Guide. •Delete () - removes the file from the field. |
Short description |
A short product description used for special product listings. |
Description |
A product description used for special product listings. |
Representing |
Defines a product representation. You can choose from five different representations. Specifically, a standard representation (i.e. product) and four specialized types derived from this general type (i.e. membership, e-product, donation and bundle) can be offered in your on-line store. |
Custom properties |
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In the top part of the section you can edit custom fields that you added in Site Manager -> Development -> System tables -> Edit () the Ecommerce - SKU table. Besides, product type-specific properties can be edited in this section (if available). For example, a cell phone has a resolution and an e-book has a publisher. Please note that if no custom properties are defined for the current product, this section is hidden. |
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Status |
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In store from |
Indicates since when the product is available in your on-line store. The default value is the current date (i.e. the date of product creation). You can type in the value and you can also change it automatically by using the icon or the Now link. |
Public status |
Here you can select a product status displayed to the visitors of your website - e.g. Featured. |
Internal status |
Can be used to select a product status used for your internal business purposes, e.g. New model. |
Allow for sale |
Indicates if the product can be added to the shopping cart and purchased. |
Shipping |
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Needs shipping |
Indicates if the product needs shipping. |
Package weight |
Can be used to specify package weight in your chosen units. |
Package height |
Can be used to specify package height in your chosen units. |
Package width |
Can be used to specify package width in your chosen units. |
Package depth |
Can be used to specify package depth in your chosen units. |
Inventory |
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Sell only if items available |
Indicates if customers can purchase only quantity that is in stock (checked box). |
Available items |
Indicates the number of items available in stock. |
Reorder at |
Indicates at which quantity the product should be reordered. |
Availability (days) |
Indicates the number of days required for processing an order (e.g. the order may take 3 days to get the product from its distributor). |
Min items in one order |
Defines the minimum number of items in one order. |
Max items in one order |
Defines the maximum number of items in one order. |
Analytics - this section is not available when creating a new global product. |
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Conversion name |
Can be used to select a conversion that will be logged when this product is purchased (ordered) by a customer. The Select button allows you to choose from a list of existing conversion objects available for the website. Edit and New may be used to directly manage conversions. |
Conversion value |
Sets a numerical value that will be recorded for the specified conversion when the product is purchased. The values are cumulative, i.e. when a conversion hit is logged, the specified value is added to the total sum previously recorded for the given conversion.
You may insert a Macro expression into this field to dynamically retrieve a value from the current site context. For example: {%ShoppingCartItem.UnitTotalPrice%}.
This sample macro allows the conversion to log the price of the given product as its value. The advantage of a macro is that it retrieves the price dynamically, including tax and any potential discounts applied by the given customer. |
The following special properties are used by the membership product representation:
Membership |
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Membership group |
Membership defined in CMS Desk / Site Manager -> Administration -> Membership that a customer will get for purchasing the product. |
Membership validity |
Indicates how long the membership will be valid after being purchased. Can be set either for a limited period of time (Days, Weeks, Months, Years, Until a given date) or for an unlimited period. To set membership validity for an unlimited period of time, choose Until and leave the text box below empty. |
The following special properties are used by the e-product product representation:
E-product |
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Files validity |
Sets the period of time during which the file(s) can be downloaded. Can be set either for a limited period (Days, Weeks, Months, Years, Until a given date) or for an unlimited period. To set your file(s) validity for an unlimited period of time, choose Until and leave the text box below empty. |
Files |
Allows to upload file(s) to be shipped within the e-product. Only files with allowed extensions as defined in Site Manager -> Settings -> System -> Files can be uploaded. |
The following special properties are used by the donation product representation:
Donation |
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Minimum donation |
Specifies the minimum amount of money that the user can donate. |
Maximum donation |
Specifies the maximum amount of money that the user can donate. |
Allow private donation |
Indicates whether the user is allowed to donate privately. If true, the option is displayed during the purchase process when adding the product into the shopping cart (the user will thus not be present in public donation lists, reports etc). |
The following special properties are used by the bundle product representation:
Bundle |
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Remove from inventory |
Defines the behavior of the inventory. •Remove bundle only - the bundle is removed from the inventory as a whole. •Remove each product separately - individual items within the bundle are removed from the respective inventories. •Remove both bundle and products - both the bundle and individual items within the bundle are removed from the respective inventories. |
Products |
Allows to add products to be shipped within the bundle. The following product representations cannot be added: bundle, donation. |
More information about the use of global objects in your on-line store can be found in E-commerce Guide -> Configuring your store -> Multisite store.
For more resources concerning product representations, please refer to the Product representations chapter in the Managing your store -> Products section of the E-commerce Guide.
Further information about products can be found in the Managing your store -> Products section of this guide.