New product
Here you can create a new product. Fill in the following fields as required and click Save.To save and create another product, click the Save and create another.
Product type: Product
The following properties are shared by all product types; see E-commerce Guide -> Product types:
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Product name |
Product name displayed on the website and in the shopping cart. |
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Product type |
Defines the type of product. You can choose from five different types, specifically the general type (i.e. product) and four specialized types derived from this general type (i.e. membership, e-product, donation and bundle). |
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Product number |
Product number (serial number or SKU number) for your records. |
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Description |
Product description used for special product listings. |
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Price |
Product price in the main currency. |
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Department |
The department that is responsible for this product. |
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Manufacturer |
The manufacturer of the product. |
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Supplier |
The supplier of the product. |
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Image |
URL of the product image. When a file is uploaded in the field, two icons are displayed next to it:
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Status: |
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Enabled |
Indicates if product can be added to the shopping cart. |
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Public status |
Status of the product displayed to site visitors - e.g. Available immediately. |
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Internal status |
Status of the product determining if it should be e.g. displayed in the Featured products box. |
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Shipping: |
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Needs shipping |
Indicates if the product needs shipping. |
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Product weight |
Weight in your chosen unit. |
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Product height |
Height in your chosen unit. |
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Product width |
Width in your chosen unit. |
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Product depth |
Depth in your chosen unit. |
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Inventory: |
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Sell only if items are available |
Indicates if customers can purchase only quantity that is in stock (checked box). |
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Available items |
Number of items available in stock. |
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Availability (days) |
Number of days required for processing the order (e.g. the order may require 1 day so that you get the product from the distributor). |
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Max items in one order |
Defines the maximum number of items in one order. |
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Conversions (not available for global products): |
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Conversion name |
Can be used to select the 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. |
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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 will be 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: {%ShoppingCartItemInfo.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. |
Product type: Membership
The following special properties are used by the membership product type:
Membership: |
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Membership group |
Indicates to which membership group this paid membership belongs. |
Membership validity |
Can be set either for a limited period of time (days, weeks, months, years, until a given date) or for unlimited period of time. To set your membership validity for unlimited period of time, choose Until and leave the text box below empty. |
Product type: E-product
The following special properties are used by the e-product product type:
E-product: |
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Files validity |
Sets the period of time during which the files can be downloaded. Can be set either for a limited period of time (days, weeks, months, years, until a given date) or for unlimited period of time. To set your files validity for unlimited period of time, choose Until and leave the text box below empty. |
Files |
Allows to upload files to be shipped within the e-product. Only files with allowed extensions as defined in Site Manager -> Settings -> System -> Files can be uploaded. |
Product type: Donation
Donation: |
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Minimum donation |
The minimum sum of money that the user can donate. |
Maximum donation |
The maximum sum 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). |
Product type: Bundle
Bundle: |
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Remove from inventory |
Defines the behavior of the inventory.
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Products |
Allows to add products to be shipped within the bundle. The following types of product cannot be added: bundle, donation. |