Creating a Simple Product for Commerce 2.1 and Earlier Versions

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.

Creating a Simple Product

  1. Navigate to Control PanelCommerceProducts.

  2. Click Add (Add icon) → Simple.

  3. Enter the following:

    • Catalog: Sahara.com
    • Name: Water Bottle
    • Short Description: Stainless steel water bottle 20oz.
    • Friendly URL: (auto-generated)

    Adding a product

  4. Click Publish.

Setting Prices and Quantities

  1. Click Actions (Actions icon) → Edit next to a SKU.

  2. Click Pricing on the left menu.

  3. Enter the following:

    • Price: 12.00
    • Promo Price: 0.00
    • Cost: 0.00
  4. Click Save. If Promo Price and Cost fields are left as 0.00, no discounts or promotions are applied at this point.

  5. Click Price List to apply this product to existing Price Lists.