An item for sale is an item or product that is purchased from a supplier and either sold to a customer without any changes, or some changes are made and then sold to a customer.

 

To create a New Item for Sale

Go to your admin site

Select Products and Services

Select Items for Sale

Select New Web Product

 

Product Code - Enter a unique code for your item

Product Name - Enter the name of your item

Short Synopsis - A brief description of what the item is

Sales Mode - Select the correct option according to the type of this item

• Not for Sale - The item is just for the record but not for sale
• Standard Item - A single item
• Accessory Only  -  This is an item that is an accessory for a previously purchased item
• Discrete Bundle - This item is a standard bundle (A bundle being a number of products that are grouped together). The bundle is created for a specific purpose and contains different products. The complete bundle has a single price set to it.
• Discount Bundle - This is also a bundle but in this case, the customer would know prices of each product that is present in this bundle. The customer would receive a discount if they buy this bundle.

Bundle Options -  Can this item be put into a bundle or BOM (Bill Of Material). Select the correct option

• Not in BOM or Bundle
• Only in BOM
• Can BOM or Bundle

Please note: Depending on the option you choose, you will later be able to make amendments. For example, if the product can be in a BOM, then the option to add or edit information to the BOM will be available, and if it is in a bundle then you will be able to add or edit information for the bundle.

Purchasing Options - Select the correct option according to the purchasing options for this item

• Not Known - this is the default
• Own Stock - it is your own company stock
• Own Service - it is your own company service
• Stock Ordered In - it is stock ordered from a supplier
• Services Ordered In - it is a service from a supplier
• Supplier to Customer - it is the supplier's responsibility to deliver this product to the customer. Therefore, this is entered just for the inventory

Discontinued -  Select 'Yes' if the item is in stock but cannot be re-ordered anymore.

Status - Please select the one of these option:

• Offline - The item will not be available anywhere (it is in drafts)
• Online - This item is available online
• Back office only - Only the people who are logged in on the Admin site have access to this item

Pricing Options -  Please select the correct option:

• Item Pricing - Select this option if the price is unique to this item
• Group Pricing - Select this option if this product shares the same price structure as other products of the same type.

VAT Status - Select the VAT according to the band this item comes under

• Zero rated
• Standard VAT
• Reduced VAT A
• Reduced VAT B

Product Keywords - Enter keywords that are appropriate for this item and can be used for SEO.

Full Description - Enter a detailed description of the item being created

 

When you are done, select Save

 

Check the update screen to see if the product has been created

 

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