Product Creation
You can create products in bulk, one at a time, or by using a guided Wizard.
Master, Member, Stock: Our Product Data Model
Venditan Commerce uses a tiered data model to organise and structure your product data.
The three tiers are called Master, Member and Stock.
Master
The Master product.
The t-shirt that you are selling.
Member
Variants of the Master product.
The colours that the t-shirt is available in.
Stock
Individual Items that have stock held against them.
The sizes that your t-shirt is available in, across the range of colours available.
This gives you the flexibility to create different Product Types.
Further reading: 5 advantages of our platform's Product Data Model
Create new Product Sets using a Guided Wizard
Venditan Commerce contains a guided Product Set Creation Wizard. It simplifies the creation of products with multiple variations.
The wizard guides the user through logical steps, using pre-saved product information, like Sizing Scales and Product Attributes, to capture data and prepare the new product for review.
Here is an example of a Guided Wizard flow for a new clothing item.
Add Core Product Information
Input basic product data, like the Product Title, Brand, Sales Audience, Category, Season, Sizing Scale and Shipping Weight.
Choose the right Sales Channels
Select Sales Channels for product availability. This can be scheduled for a future date and time.
Select and map Colours
Select Colours and confirm their Mapped Colours.
Confirm Size and Colour combinations
Confirm the Sizes included within the Product Set by selecting from a matrix of Colours and Sizes. This is generated by selecting a Sizing Scale.
Connect the product to Suppliers
Create Supplier Links to connect stock items to the Suppliers you purchase from.
Supplier Links are a fundamental component of Venditan Commerce's Purchase Order Management functionality.
Input or auto-generate Barcodes
Manually enter Barcodes for each variation, or let Venditan Commerce automatically generate them by leaving this field blank.
Price your product
Enter Prices and RRP at a Master, Member or Stock level depending upon the level of control required for the Product Set.
If you sell internationally, you can input specific prices for the different currencies you're trading in.
Learn more: Product Pricing
Add Tax information
If required, confirm the product’s Country of Origin and Commodity Code.
Tax will automatically be applied to your products based on your Tax Rules.
Add product content and media
Add the product’s Long Description and Media, and select from a pre-saved Size Guide.
The list of available Size Guides narrows based on your choices in the previous steps.
Select your Product Attributes
Select the relevant Product Attributes from a pre-saved list stored in Venditan Commerce. Or, create the attributes that you need.
Review and create the product
Review a complete summary of the product information that has been collected.
Create the product, reset it or navigate back to a previous step without losing progress.
Once created, our default Qualifies for Web logic is used to validate the product’s sales-readiness.
This stops unsuitable products from being pushed to your Sales Channels, e.g. If the product is missing a Product Image.
Bulk Import: Create new products using a CSV
Create new products at scale by importing the data into Venditan Commerce in CSV format.
You can download a sample CSV containing relevant fields for your product information. Complete the CSV and drag and drop it into Venditan Commerce for importation.
The import process will validate the data; successful imports will be added to your inventory, while rejected imports will trigger a summary explaining the failure.
The following static values can be imported:
Product Type
Product Title
Short and Long Product Description
URL
Image URL
Cost of Goods Sold
Price
RRP Price
Unit Pricing Measure
Unit Pricing Base Measure
Sale Price including Effective From/To
Stock
Brand
GTIN
MPN
Condition
Age Group
Colour
Gender
Material
Size
Size Type
Size System
Department
Season
Composition
Care Instructions
Google Product Category
Google Custom Labels
Country of Origin
Commodity Code
Height, Length and Width
Meta Title and Meta Description
The Bulk Import Tool can also be used to update existing products.
Create a Bill of Materials (BOM)
Individual Bill of Materials (BOM) can be created within Venditan Commerce or bulk using the Bulk Import Tool.
When creating a single BOM, the standard process is as follows.
Pricing
Input pricing information for the BOM, including Standard Retail and RRP.
Sales Channels
Confirm Sales Channel availability for the BOM.
Create a Product Bundle
Single Product Bundles can be created from within Venditan Commerce, or in bulk using the Bulk Import Tool.
When creating a single Product Bundle, the standard process is as follows.
Like BOMs, Product Bundles are fully content-manageable, with their own SKU, Product Title, Price, Availability, Descriptions and Media.
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