Creating a Simple Product
A simple product is any physical product for which inventory is tracked. Products are added to a catalog and include a name and description. Products can be further defined by applying product options, generating SKUs, images, specifications, and categorizations.
Create a Simple Product
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Open the Global Menu (
) and navigate to Commerce → Products. -
Click Add (
) → Simple. -
Enter the following:
- Catalog: Sahara.com
- Name: Water Bottle
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Click Submit.
This creates a new simple product.
Apply Product Options
Product Options provide an easy and flexible way to offer products that have a variety of options such as size, quantity, and color. Go to the Options sub-tab to add various options to the product.
Generate SKUs
You must generate SKUs after applying product options. For more information about how to generate SKUs, see Creating SKUs for Product Variants. Go to the SKUs sub-tab to generate them.
Set Prices and Quantities in the Inventory
After generating SKUs, set the base price and quantities for each item. Depending on the generated SKUs, each SKU can have its own prices. Some products are sold in bulk quantities while others are sold individually.
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Click Actions (
) → Edit next to a SKU. -
Enter the following:
- Price: 19.99
- Promo Price: 0.00
- Cost: 0.00
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Click Publish.
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Close the configuration
To learn more about pricing, see Pricing
To learn how to configure inventory for your product, see Setting Inventory by Warehouse.
Configure Product Specifications
Product specifications contain useful pieces of product information about the product, such as dimensions, color, weight, capacity, or almost any other attribute. Go to the Specifications sub-tab to add specifications.
Upload Product Images and Attachments
Product images help to ensure that customers know what they are buying. Each product variant (SKU) can have their own associated product image. Go to the Media sub-tab to add product images.
Store administrators can also add attachments that are associated with a particular product here.
Organize with Categories
Product Categories are used to organize products. Product categories may be used to apply discounts or other offers to a set of products, to assist buyers in finding products, or to promote certain products to a specified account or account group.
Associate with Related Products
Product Relations are used to connect products. Once connected, a product displays the links to other products. Every related product must be assigned to a product relation type.
Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions
Creating a Simple Product
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Navigate to Control Panel → Commerce → Products.
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Click Add (
) → Simple. -
Enter the following:
- Catalog: Sahara.com
- Name: Water Bottle
- Short Description: Stainless steel water bottle 20oz.
- Friendly URL: (autogenerated)
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Click Publish.
Setting Prices and Quantities
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Click Actions (
) → Edit next to a SKU. -
Click Pricing on the left menu.
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Enter the following:
- Price: 12.00
- Promo Price: 0.00
- Cost: 0.00
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Click Save. If Promo Price and Cost fields are left as 0.00, no discounts or promotions are applied at this point.
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Click Price List to apply this product to existing Price Lists.