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Work with catalog entries
There are several types of catalog entries: products, SKUs, bundles and kits.
- Products
Products act as templates for SKUs, the individual pieces of merchandise which are ultimately sold to a customer. The product wizard allows you to create new products for the catalog. Use the product notebook to view or change product details, such as names, descriptions, and images, or delete products from the catalog. You can update product taxes, discounts, and shipping categories, and add shipping measurements for each product. You can also customize fulfillment options for the product, such as tracking inventory or backordering a product for an order. In the Product Management dynamic table, a product is represented by a symbol.
- SKUs
After you have created the product, create SKUs to represent each orderable item of merchandise for sale. All SKUs related to a particular product exhibit the same set of attributes and are distinguished by their defining attribute values. Create SKUs using the SKU wizard. Or you can automatically generate SKUs for a product, once you have created all required product attributes. The SKU notebook allows you to view or change SKU details, such as names, descriptions, and images, and delete SKUs from the catalog. You can update sales tax, discounts, and shipping categories, and add shipping measurements for each SKU.
- Bundles and kits
Bundles and kits are groupings of catalog entries. Used for promotional purposes, the catalog entries in bundles and kits are grouped in such a way to attract customers.
- Find a catalog entry
- Attributes
There are two types of attributes: defining and descriptive.