Add New Product (Local)

Breadcrumb path: Products / Manage Products

You can access this page by clicking on Products from your main menu, and Manage Products from the dropdown menu.

Add New Product (Local) Fundamental

This section of the guide will walk you through the process of adding a product locally. This includes all the steps involved in creating a product page for your website.

Here is an example of a finished product page made using Add New Product (Local):

Now that you have learned the fundamental idea and seen an example of the end result, this guide will continue to walk you through Add New Product (Local).

To Begin Adding a new Product Locally:

• ● 1 Add New Product. Click this button to reveal a new window for Add New Product.
• ● 2 Product Name *. In this field, enter the Product Name.  
• ● 3 Brand * > Select a brand. In this field, select the Brand from the dropdown.
• ● 4 3D Product. Click this Checkbox if you are adding a 3D Product.
• ● [Close | Add Product]. You can either Close this screen without saving or click Add Product after filling in the previous fields. This will bring you to the Edit Product screen.

Edit Product

On this screen, you will see a total of 9 sections. Here is a list of all sections covered in the Edit Product screen:

• ● 1 General Item Information
• ● 2 Item Images and Videos
• ● 3 Product Details
• ● 4 Minimum Required Specifications
• ● 5 Industry Standard Specifications
• ● 6 Item Specifications
• ● 7 Item Variations
• ● 8 SEO
• ● 9 Market Settings

• ● Important Note: Each section contains its own individual blue Save button(s) that must be clicked on to update the nearby information. Always remember to save as soon as you fill in any fields, to avoid losing any of your progress.

(1) General Item Information

The following fields shown in gray are pre-filled and cannot be changed:

• ● 1 Duplicate | View Page | ? Help. In this area of the screen you will find three buttons:

• Duplicate. This button enables you to create a Duplicate of this Item.
• View Page. This button enables you to View Page to see how it will appear on your website.
• ? Help. This button enables you to view the Help section for this article. 

• ● 2 General Item Information. In this area of the screen, you will find fields that relate to General Item Information. Note: gray fields have already been filled and cannot be changed.

• Brand. This field displays the Brand, selected in the previous section.
• Data Source. This field displays the Data Source, defined as Local in the previous section.
• GUID (Global Unique Identifier). The field displays the GUID, an automatically-assigned number given for each specific product.
• URI Alias. This field displays the URI Alias for the Item. This is an identifier for the item page’s web address.
• Product Tags. In this field, you can enter Product Tags uploaded in the Product Tags module. These are generally used for navigational purposes. For more information, please see Product Tags.
• Keywords Search Tags. In this field, you can enter Keywords Tags. This refers to the front-end Keyword search function (viewable to your public site visitors). Adding Tags here makes the item searchable by those Tags.
• Groups [Assign Groups]. In this field, you can Assign Groups that have been added in the Groups module.
• Common ID. In this field, you can enter a Common ID. This is an optional ID that can be applied as a cross-reference, to a single product that may be coming from two different sources. For example, an item may be sourced from both POS and Laravo, resulting in two different Stock Numbers. In this case, a Common ID can be assigned to the product to indicate that these two items are in fact the same (despite having different Stock Numbers).
• Product Status [On | Off]. This setting controls whether the Product Status is set to On or Off. If set to Off, then the product listing will be removed from the website altogether.
• Orderable [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not the product can be added to the shopping cart and ordered. [front end example]
• Does the Image Match the Selected Material? [Yes | No | I don’t know]. This setting is determined by the accuracy of the Image compared to the product listing. For example, if a Yellow Gold ring is shown in the image, but the product listing states that the material is White Gold, then this control should be set to No.

Once you have entered your information above, you can move on to the next section (Item Images and Videos).

• ● Reminder: be sure to click the Save button(s) after making final changes, before you continue.

(2) Item Images and Videos

This section enables you to upload and manage Item Images And Videos for your site.

• ● 1 New Images. This field enables you to add up to 10 Images by clicking on Browse. After multiple images have been added, you can use drag and drop to reorder how they appear on your item page.
• ● 2 New Videos. This field enables you to add up to one Video by clicking on Browse.
• ● 3 Embedded Video Code. This field enables you to enter Embedded video code to be displayed on the product page.
• ● 4 New Certificates. This field enables you to add a New Certificate by clicking on Browse. A Certificate is available for certain Products and Brands. Uploading an image of the Certificate here will allow you to display it on the item page.  
• ● Browse enables you to access the Filemanager system for all available Images and Videos (shown below).

File Manager

Here you can see three main areas with individual control icons:

• ● 1 Left: Upload, New Folder, Paste to this Directory, and Clear Clipboard. These icons enable you to configure and organize the browser.

• Upload. This icon enables you to Upload a new file to this directory.
• New Folder. This icon enables you to add a New Folder to this directory.
• Paste to this directory. This icon enables you to Paste clipboard contents to this directory.
• Clear Clipboard. This icon enables you to Clear current Clipboard contents. 

• ● 2 Center: Box View, List View, and Columns List View. These icons enable you to change how the browser appears.

• Box View. This icon selects the Box View option.
• List View. This icon selects the List View option.
• Columns List View. This icon selects the Columns List View option.

• ● 3 Right: Filters, Sorting, and Refresh. These icons provide more detailed sorting and filtering options.

• Filters. In this field, you can enter text to Filter the contents displayed by type.

• Files. This button filters by Files.
• Images. This button filters by Images.
• Archives. This button filters by Archives.
• Videos. This button filters by Videos.
• Music. This button filters by Music.
• Text filter. This field enables a text filter.
• All. This button filters by All.

• Sorting. This dropdown enables you to Sort contents by Filename, Date, Size, and Type.
• Refresh. This icon enables you to Refresh the contents displayed. 
• Information. This icon displays Information about the Filemanager application.

After you have selected your Images and Videos for this product, a small icon menu will appear in the upper left corner.

• ● 1 Left: Erase, Select All, Deselect All, and Select. These icons all you to perform various actions on files.

• Erase. This icon enables you to Erase a selected file from the directory.
• Select All. This icon enables you to Select All files from the directory.
• Deselect All.  This icon enables you to Select All files from the directory.
• Select. This icon enables you to Select file(s) to be uploaded to the previous section. The File Path for the selected files will be added under New Images. After clicking Save, the thumbnail image(s) will display above.

Now that you have finished Item Images and Videos, you can continue with the next section (Product Details).

(3) Product Details

In this section, you can enter a variety of Product Details.

• ● 1 Left column. Along the left side, the following fields are displayed:

• Subtitle. In this field, you can enter a Subtitle for the product.
• Model Number. In this field, you can enter a Model Number for the product, a broad number that applies to the product.
• Weight. In this field, you can enter a Weight for the product.
• Collections. In this field, you can Select a collection from the dropdown. This refers to the Collection to which the given product belongs. Collection dropdowns are defined within the Manage Brands module.
• Related Items GUID. In this field, you can enter Related Items GUID, which enables you to connect this product with similar others in the system.
• Date Arrival. This field displays the Date Arrival, which is when the item became in stock. Clicking on the calendar icon to the right enables you to edit the Date Arrival.
• Date Arrival.
• GTIN. In this field, you can enter the GTIN for the item. This is the Global Trade Item Number.  

Now that you have finished the left column, you can move on to the right side of the screen.

• ● 2 Right column. Along the right side, the following fields are displayed:

• Retail Price. In this field, you can enter the recommended Retail Price for the product, determined by the manufacturer.
• Sale Price. In this field, you can enter the Sale Price for the product, a discount price for customers determined by the seller.
• Cost. In this field, you can enter the Cost for the product, which is the total investment price the seller pays for the product.

• Stock Number. In this field, you can enter the Stock Number, a specific number that applies to unique categories within a product, such as color.
• Stock Quantity. In this field, you can enter the Stock Quantity, the quantity of the product currently available in store. [front end example]
• Order. In this field, you can enter the Order for this item, which is the Order in which the product will be displayed on the page. This enables you to Order local items so they can be sorted by ascending or descending values when using the Product Order sorting method in any sorting section.
• Exempt From Taxes [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to apply standardized sales Taxes to the product.
• Condition [New | Refurbished | Used]. This setting allows you to choose whether the product is in New, Refurbished, or Used Condition. 
• Age Group. Click this dropdown to select the Age Group for the Product. The available options include Adult (Default), Kids, Toddler, Infant, and Newborn.

• ● 3 Title. In this section, you will find two Title options to choose from. 

• Custom Title. Select this radio button to use a Custom Title you can enter for this item, which varies from the default title.
• Content Generator Title. Select this radio button to use a Content Generator Title which is supplied by the SEO Content Module.

• ● 4 Description. In this section, you will find two Description options to choose from.

• Custom Description. Select this radio button to use a Custom Title you have entered for this item.
• Content Description. Select this radio button to use a Content Generator Title which is supplied by the SEO Content Module.

After filling in all of your information, you can move down to the next section.

• ● Reminder: be sure to click all Save buttons after making final changes, before you continue.

(4) Minimum Required Specifications

In this section, you will find a table listing Minimum Required Specifications that apply to the item and whether or not they have been met.

• ● Name. In this column, the Name of the MRS is listed. The example above lists the Name of MRS for the Wedding Band Product Type.
• ● Status [Met | Not Met]. In this column, the Status of the MRS is listed. A green check mark indicates that the MRS has been met, while a red x indicates that the MRS has not been met.

(5) Industry Standard Specifications

This screen displays an array of fields where you can enter various item specifications.

• ● 1 Industry Standard Specifications.

• Product Type. This field enables you to select one of the 15 Product Types. After you have done so, the fields below will expand. Each Product Type has a different set of specifications, of which some are required and some are optional. (An example is shown for Engagement Rings.) [front end example]

• Required Specifications. These fields enable you to enter Required Specifications, marked by a red asterisk. These are needed by the system in order to properly categorize your product. [front end example]
• Other Specifications. These fields enable you to enter Other Specifications, not marked with an asterisk, which are optional to complete. [front end example]

• ● 2 Enable Custom Entry [On | Off]. This setting turns on Custom Entry in the Industry Standard Specification fields  

Once you have input your information, you can continue to the next section.

• ● Reminder: be sure to click on the Save buttons after making final changes, before you continue.

(6) Item Specifications

This section displays all of the Item Specifications that you have selected in the Industry Standard Specifications section, plus any new specification values can be added here using Create. You can also delete Item Specifications using the red Delete icon in the right column.

• ● 1 This table displays information for your Item Specifications.

• Spec Name. In this column, the Spec Name is displayed.

• Spec Value. In this column, the Spec Value is displayed.

• Order. In this column, the Order that the spec is displayed on the product page is listed and can be changed in these fields.

• Delete. This red button enables you to Delete an Item Specification. Note: this will result in the immediate removal of the Item Specification.

• ● 2 [Create]. This button enables you to Create an Item Specification to be added to this table. Clicking on this button will open up a window prompting you to enter Spec Name and Spec Value to be associated with the new Item Specification.

Once you confirm the Item Specifications, you can move on to the next section.

(7) Item Variations

This section enables you to Make New Variations and Manage Variations of your item. When you Make New Variation, this creates a duplicate of this Product Page. After you have duplicated the page, you can then go back and change small details that will result in a Variation.

• ● 1 Item Variations. Below you will find a list of Item Variations.

• Variation Group. This displays the Variation Group name.
• Products in Group. This lists the specific variations, including both GUID (left) and Product Number (right).

• ● 2 [Manage Variations | Make New Variation]. Click these buttons to Make New Variations and Manage Variations.

• Manage Variations. Click this button to bring up a new screen displaying any existing Variations, covered in more detail below.
• Make New Variation. Click this button to Make New Variation and opens a popup window. Here, you will be prompted to enter a new model number. Click Create New Variation when you are ready to continue.

• ● After you have created a new variation, the system will recreate that product with all of its values. The variation will automatically receive a new GUID. Next, you will need to change the value of the specifications that define the variation (and save those changes).

Once the variation has been created, the Manage Variations button becomes available. The new Item Variations screen will now appear like this:

• ● 1 Variation Group. A group name has now been assigned to the variations.
• ● 2 Products in Group. The Product Numbers and GUID for your variations are now displayed.
• ● 3 Manage Variations. This enables you to view and make changes to all variations of the item by opening another screen.
• ● 4 Make New Variation. This enables you to continue to create more New Variations.

• ● Go ahead and click on ● 3 Manage Variations to bring up a new screen.

• ● 1 Columns. These columns display information about each Variation.

• GUID. This column displays the GUID of the corresponding Variation.

• Image. This column displays a thumbnail of the Image of the Variation.

• Title. This column displays the Title of the Variation.

• Default. This radio button enables you to select which is the Default Variation. The Default Variation is the only Variation that appears on the collection pages.

• Retail Price. This field enables you to change the Retail Price of the Variation.

• Sale Price. This field enables you to change the Sale Price of the Variation.

• Cost. This field enables you to change the Cost of the Variation.

• Material. This column displays the Material of the Variation.

• ● 2 Variation Value Orders in The Dropdown Menu. In this area, you can change the Order of the Variation Values.

• Specification. This column displays the Specification for which the corresponding Variation Values can be Ordered.

• Attributes. This column displays the Attributes relative to the Variation that can be Ordered.

• Note: the different Attributes are contained in gray boxes which can be dragged and dropped to different positions. The leftmost position corresponds to the top position of the dropdown menu, and the rightmost position corresponds to the bottom position of the dropdown menu. A front-end example is shown below:

When ready, you can Save and then click the Back button in the upper right corner to return to the main screen.

Then scroll down until you reach the previous Item Variations section. Once you are finished with this section, you can move on to the next section (SEO).

• ● Reminder: be sure to click the Save buttons after making final changes, before you continue.

(8) SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Here are the fields that make up the SEO section:

• ● 1 Title. In these fields, select one of two options for your Product’s Title.

• Custom Title. In this field, you can enter a Custom Title for the product.

• Content Generator Title. In this field, the Content Generator Title will appear, which is the Title automated by the SEO Content module.

• ● 2 Meta Title. In these fields, select one of two options for your product’s Meta Title. This is the Title displayed by a search engine in its results and in tabs when linking to your page.

• Custom Meta Title. In this field, you can enter a Custom Meta Title for the product.

• Content Generator Meta Title.  In this field, the Content Generator Meta Title will appear, which is the Meta Title automated by the SEO Content module.

• ● 3 Meta Description. In these fields, select one of two options for your product’s Meta Description. This is a short description that will be used as a Tag to label your site accurately for search engines.

• Custom Meta Description.  In this field, you can enter a Custom Meta Description for the product.

• Content Generator Meta Description. In this field, the product’s Content Generator Meta Description will appear, which is the Meta Description automated by the SEO Content module.

• ● 4 Meta Keyword. In these fields, select one of two options for your product’s Meta Keyword. This is a type of Tag that labels your site’s content on a basic level for search engine crawling. Separate the different Meta Keywords by a comma.

• Custom Meta Keyword. In this field, you can enter a Custom Meta Keyword for the product.

• Content Generator Meta Keyword. In this field, the product’s Content Generator Meta Description will appear, which is the Meta Description automated by the SEO Content module.

• ● 5 Canonical. In this field, select one of two options for the product’s Canonical URL. This will be used by search engines as a representative URL for your product page.

• Custom Canonical. In this field, you can enter a Custom Canonical for the product.

• Automatically Generated Canonical. In this field, the product’s Content Generator Canonical will appear, which is the Canonical automated by the SEO Content module.

• ● Reminder: be sure to click the Save buttons after making final changes, before you continue.

Now that you have completed the SEO section, you can continue to Market Settings.

(9) Market Settings

• ● 2 Market Settings. In this section, you will see a checkbox next to Google and Facebook. This checkbox enables you to turn On and Off your Market Settings. Please refer to the Market Settings module for setup.

This completes the Edit Product module sections for Add New Product (Local).

• ● Once you have completed all of the above according to your desired specifications and clicked Save for all the modified fields, your item page will be live and active.

Now that you have completed the Market Settings section, you can continue to Engravings.

(10) Engravings

The Engravings section of this module enables you to offer customers Engravings for your products.

• ● 1 Engravings [On | Off]. The fields in this section enable you to configure Engravings for your product. The setting on the right enables you to turn On or Off the Engravings feature.

• ● 2 Fonts. In this field, enter the Name of the Font you want to use in the Text for Engraving.

• ● 3 Character Limitation. In this field, enter the Character Limitation for your Engraving, which is the maximum number of Characters that you offer for Engraving.

• ● 4 Price fields. These fields enable you to set the Price for your Engravings.

• Price Per Character. Select this option and enter a Price Per Character to charge a specific Price Per Character in the Engraving.

• Set Price. Select this option and enter a Set Price to charge a flat rate for Engravings.

• ● 5 Character Type [Numbers | Letters | Symbols]. In this field, check the boxes for all Character Types you offer for Engravings.

• ● Save. Click the Save button after you have completed the above fields to update your Engravings settings.

• ● Product Page Example. Here is an example of how Engravings will appear on your Product Page.

• ● Shopping Cart Example. Here is an example of how Engravings will appear in your Shopping Cart.

Now that you have finished learning about Engravings, this concludes the section of the user manual for Add New Product (Local).