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Products, step by step

Products are the items and services you sell. Keep the catalogue here so quotes, standard quotes and orders can pick from it and the pricing engine can price them.

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Add a product

Use this to add an item or service you sell to the catalogue.

1

Click + New Product

The button is at the top right of Products.

The Products page with the + New Product button marked
2

Type the Name

This is the only required field. Use the name your customers will recognise.

The Name field on the New Product form
3

Enter SKU and Unit of measure

The SKU is your own item code. For the unit, type a short word such as Nos, Hrs, Job or Yr.

The Unit of measure field
4

Choose the Category

Pick a category. Sub-category next to it lists the sub-categories of the category you chose.

The Category field
5

Choose the Item type

For example Finished product, Raw material, Service or BOM / kit. Only BOM / kit items can have components. Preferred supplier and Description follow.

The Item type field with its hint underneath
6

Enter the List price (₹)

This is the price you quote to customers.

The List price field in the Pricing section
7

Enter the Cost price (₹) and Tax %

The cost price is your own internal cost. The pricing engine uses it to build a price.

The Cost price field in the Pricing section
8

Click Save

Cancel beside it leaves without saving.

The Save button at the bottom of the form

Find a product

Use this to look up a product or list a group of them.

1

Type in the search box

Search by name, SKU, category, supplier or description. The list narrows as you search.

The search box on the Products page
2

Pick an Item type

Use All item types to show only one kind, such as Raw material or BOM / kit. Click Filter to apply it.

The item type selector next to the Filter button
3

Click Advanced filters

The panel says "Every field on this object (including custom fields) is available." It has + Add condition, Apply and Clear.

The Advanced filters button, open
4

Pick the field for a condition

Choose a field such as Name, List price, Cost price or Unit of measure, then an operator such as contains, then a value.

The field selector of a filter condition
5

Click Save query...

Save the filter so you can use it again.

The Save query button marked

Read how a kit is built

Use this on a BOM / kit product, which is made of components. Open it with Open → at the end of its row in the list.

1

Click the Components tab

The number in the tab is the count of components. The tabs on a product are Overview, Components, Pricing, Used in and Activity.

The Components tab of a BOM / kit product
2

Read the Cost roll-up

It adds up the cost of the components and compares it with the stored cost price. Apply to product cost is greyed out while the two match.

The Cost roll-up card
3

Read the components table

Each row has the quantity, unit, SCRAP %, KIND, unit cost and line cost. Consumed components add to the cost. A tool marked Used (tool) is listed but not costed. Edit and Remove are at the end of each row.

The components table of a kit
4

Click + Add component

Use it to add another item to the kit. A component can be any item, including another kit.

The Add component button marked
5

Click the Pricing tab

Cost sheet says what one unit consumes, for cost-based pricing. When it is empty the product counts as one bought-in part at its cost price.

The Pricing tab of a product
6

Check Quantity breaks

Quantity breaks give a different price for a larger quantity. None means the quote offers the quantity typed on the line only. Edit changes them.

The Quantity breaks card with its Edit link
7

Check Availability

By default a product is sellable everywhere. Tick a segment, such as a region or a vertical, to restrict the product to it.

The Availability card with its segment list

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