Add, Edit, and Set Up New Brand

Breadcrumb path: Products / Manage Brands

You can access this page by clicking on Products from your main menu, and Manage Brands from the dropdown menu. Then click the Add New Brand button to the right.

Add and Set up New Brand Fundamental

In this module, you will learn how to Add, Edit, and Set Up a New Brand. This allows you to apply consistent rules and regulations for every single product associated with that brand, from all sources (Laravo, POS, and Local).

Now that you have learned the fundamental idea, this guide will continue to walk you through Add, Edit, and Set Up New Brand.

To begin adding a new brand:

● 1 Click Add New Brand to open a popup window. Enter a Brand Name and then click Add New Brand. Your Brand will be instantly created and added to the list.

To begin setting up the brand:

● 1 After you Add New Brand, find the Brand from the list, and click the green Edit icon under Actions. This will open a new screen.

Brand Settings

This screen enables you to change the various rules and regulations that will apply to every item throughout the entire Brand. You will see 8 main sections, displayed in different windows. Further subsections within are categorized by headings.

● 1 General Settings

(A) Shopping Cart

(B) Prices

(D) Item Page Authorized Retailer Settings

(E) Overlapping Item

(F) Item Page Content Generator

(G) Item Page Policy

(H) Item Page Button Labels

(I) Market Place Settings

● 2 Brand Images

(A) Logo

● 3 Brand Overview

● 4 No Product Image Setting.

● 5 Local Data

● 6 Laravo Data

● 7 Item Size Settings

● 8 Collections

(1) General Settings

This section enables you to control all General Settings that will be applied to a given Brand.

● 1 You can always Update Brand Name and Delete Brand Group using the top-right controls.

Note: while covering the following subsections, first this help guide will move down the left side of the General Settings section. Screenshots will clarify the exact subsection being covered.

(1A) Shopping Cart

● 1 Manage ‘Item Orderability’ at: [Brand Level | Item Level]. This setting allows you to toggle Item Orderability between Brand Level and Item Level.

Note: Item Orderability refers to whether or not the item can be added to the Shopping Cart.

Brand Level. Selecting this option will allow you to set the Orderability of items at the Brand Level, which will apply to items across an entire Brand. [front end example]

Item Level. Selecting this option will allow you to set the Orderability of items at the Item Level, which will affect only individual Items. [front end example]

● 2 Default Orderable value for new Products: [Yes | No]. This setting allows you to decide whether or not the default value for any new Products that are added will be Orderable. This means that as soon as an item arrives, it will be Orderable or not, as determined by this setting.

● 3 Payment Page Policy. In this field, you can enter a Payment Page Policy. The message entered in this field should include any important details to be displayed during the payment process of checkout.

● 4 Display Payment Policy: [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not you want to Display the Payment Policy entered above.

● 5 Manage. Clicking on this button will bring up a new Update Shopping Cart Settings screen, as shown below, that allows you to Enable or Disable the settings for Item Orderability applied to Product Types.

(1B) Prices

● 1 Pre Price Label. This field enables you to enter a prefix (to be displayed before the price) for all items in the brand. For example, a currency symbol such as “$” or “CAD” can be entered. [front end example]

● 2 Display Price [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to Display Price for all items in the brand [front end example].

(1C) Stock Availability Settings

● 1 Stock Availability Settings. In this section, you will find various settings that relate to Stock Availability.

Display Stock Availability [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to display if an item is in stock. [front end example]

In Stock Label. In this field, you can enter a Label to be displayed when an item is In Stock. [front end example]

Out of Stock Label. In this field, you can enter a Label to be displayed when an item is Out of Stock. [front end example]

Shipping policy if item in stock. This field enables you to display a specific shipping policy if an item is in stock. Example: “Will ship within 1 business day.” [front end example]

Shipping policy if item not in stock. This field enables you to display a specific shipping policy if an item is not in stock. Example: “Will ship within 15 business days.” [front end example]

Display Stock Quantity [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to display the quantity of items in stock. [front end example]

Sell Out of Stock Items [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to allow a product to be added to the shopping cart if the Stock Quantity is 0. [front end example]

Display Out of Stock Items [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to display an item if the Stock Quantity is 0. [front end example]

Display Model Number [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to display the Model Number for an item. [front end example]

Display Stock Number [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to display the Stock Number for an item. [front end example]

Item Page Store Location Availability [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not the Item will be available at the Store Location. Note: Store Location can be determined in the Locations module, along with the Brands carried in the store. This operates independently of Stock Availability and has only to do with the Brand and the Location at which the Brand is available.

(1D) Item Page Authorized Retailer Settings

● 1 Show Authorized Retailer Text: [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to show the text “authorized retailer”. This should be determined by whether or not that specific retailer is authorized. [front end example]

● 2 Display brand logo on Item Page: [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to show a Brand Logo on the item page. Logo can be set in the next section: Brand Images. [front end example]

● 3 Display Certification Thumbnail on Item Page: [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to show a Certification Thumbnail on the item page.

● 4 Display Have Questions on Item Page: [Yes | No]. This setting control whether or not you display a Have Questions?, along with phone contact numbers for submitting questions.

(1E) Overlapping Item

● 1 If Items from different data sources overlap, then: This drop-down menu enables you to choose from four options. These are in case of different data sources causing overlaps (repetitions) in items. This enables you to either Show All (including repetitions), or prioritize a given data source (Show the item from the Local data, POS, or Laravo).

● 2 Update General Settings. Click on this button to Update General Settings for all the sections included in the frame.

Note: in the next subsection, this guide will now continue from the top right of the General Settings screen.

(1F) Item Page Content Generator

● 1 Item Page Content Generator. The following settings relate to the SEO Content module, which enables you to auto-populate content based on product specifications and template systems.

[Local Data Items | Laravo (Brand Data) Items | Laravo (POS Data) Items]. This control allows you to select which Data Source the following settings will affect.

Item page title generator [Enable | Disable]. This setting controls whether or not to display the title generated by the SEO Content Generator Module.

Item page description generator [Enable | Disable]. This setting controls whether or not to display the description generated by the SEO Content Generator Module.

Item page meta title generator [Enable | Disable]. This setting controls whether or not to display the meta title generated by the SEO Content Generator Module.

Item page meta description generator [Enable | Disable]. This setting controls whether or not to display the meta description generated by the SEO Content Generator Module.

Item page meta keywords generator [Enable | Disable]. This setting controls whether or not to display the meta keywords generated by the SEO Content Generator Module.

Item page title tag generator [Enable | Disable]. This setting controls whether or not to display the title tag generated by the SEO Content Generator Module.

(1G) Item Page Policy

● 1 Title. This field enables you to enter a Title for your Item Page Policy, which will help to label and describe it. [front end example]

● 2 Content. This field enables you to enter a specific Item Page Policy that will apply to all products in the brand. [front end example]

● 3 Show in Item Page [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to show the Content entered above. [front end example]

(1H) Item Page Button Labels

This subsection enables you to change individual button labels on your item page for the entire brand.

● 1 Item Page Button Labels. These fields enable you to change Item Page Button Label settings.

Inquiry Button Label. This field enables you to enter a label for the Inquiry Button. For example, “Request Price” or “Have Questions?”. [front end example]

Inquiry Button Styling [Custom | General Style]. This setting allows you to choose between Custom and General Style for your Inquiry Button. [front end example]

Inquiry Button Color. This field enables you to select an Inquiry Button Color. Clicking here opens a color picker for selection. [front end example]

Add to Cart Button Label. This field enables you to enter a label for the Add to Cart Button. [front end example]

Add to Cart Button Styling [Custom | General Style]. This setting allows you to choose between Custom and General Style for your Add to Cart Button. [front end example]

Add to Cart Button Color. This field enables you to select an Inquiry Button Color. Clicking here opens a color picker for selection. [front end example]

Ring + Diamond ‘Add to Cart’ Button Label: This field enables you to select a Ring + Diamond ‘Add to Cart’ Button Label. [front end example]

Ring + Diamond ‘Add to Cart’ Button Styling [Custom | General Style]:This setting allows you to choose between Custom and General Style for your Ring + Diamond ‘Add to Cart’ Button. [front end example]

Ring + Diamond ‘Add to Cart’ Button Color: This field enables you to select an Inquiry Button Color. Clicking here opens a color picker for selection. [front end example]

(1I) Market Place Settings

These settings pertain to the Market Place module which allows you to list products on various external Market Places such as Facebook and Google.

● 1 Market Place Settings. The following fields allow you to customize your Market Place Settings.

[Local Data Items | Laravo (Brand Data) Items | Laravo (POS Data) Items]. This setting controls whether the below settings pertain to Local Data Items, Laravo (Brand Data) Items, or Laravo (POS Data) Items.

Default Availability Date. If the item is on backorder status, this field enables you to specify the number of days after which an item will become available again.

Default Condition: [New | Refurbished | Used]. This setting controls the Default Condition of Items added, which can be New, Refurbished, or Used.

Default Age Group. This setting enables you to select the Default Age Group from the following options: Adult, Newborn, Infant, Toddler, or Kids. The Default is set to Adult unless you change it here.

Default GTIN. This field enables you to select the Default GTIN (Global Trade Item Number). This is a unique, internationally-recognized product identifier, a 13-digit code included with the product packaging.

Default Store Code. This field enables you to select the Default Store Code for this Market Place, which refers to a specific physical Store.

Product Feed Sync For Google [Automatic | Manual]. This setting enables you to choose whether your Product Feed Sync For Google will be Automatic or Manual.

Product Feed Sync For Facebook [Automatic | Manual]. This setting enables you to choose whether your Product Feed Sync For Facebook will be Automatic or Manual.

● 2 Update General Settings. After you have completed filling out your Market Place Settings, click this button to Update General Settings, which saves everything you have entered in this section so far.

That completes the General Settings portion of this guide. You can now proceed to the next section (Brand Images).

(2) Brand Images

This section enables you to set Brand Images. You can also set the Alt Text for Brand Images here. Alt Text describing the image should be included for all images as part of ADA Compliance. Alt Text helps those with blindness or vision problems, and can be read aloud to site visitors when the cursor hovers over an image.

(2A) Logo

● 1 Browse. This button enables you to choose a Logo image, fit to one size. The browser is covered in more detail in the Add New Product (Local) section of the guide. After the image is chosen, it will display in the thumbnail above.

● 2 Alt Text. This field enables you to enter Alt Text to be associated with the chosen Logo image.

After you have completed this subsection, be sure to click the Save button, so that your form is updated before continuing to the next section (Brand Overview).

(3) Brand Overview

This section enables you to Edit a Brand Overview. This is an optional section that you may include on your Item Pages for a specific Brand.

● 1 Enable on Item Pages [Yes | No]. This setting allows you to choose whether or not to include a Brand Overview on Item Pages for this Brand.

● 2 Edit Brand Overview [Desktop | Tablet | Mobile]. These buttons enable you to Edit Brand Overview for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile format. When you click on one of these buttons, it will open a Text Editor that allows you to create your Brand Overview.

After you have completed editing your Brand Overview settings, click the Save button and continue to the next section (No Product Image Setting).

(4) No Product Image Setting

● 1 Disable Products with no image [Yes | No]. This setting controls whether or not to disable a product if it has no image uploaded. [front end example]

● Note: the next two sections’ tables refer to different data sources.

● Click the Save button to continue to the Local Data section.

(5) Local Data

This table displays information from brands with Local data sources.

● 1 Added Brand. This column displays the name of the Brand that has been added. The current example shows the process of adding a Brand locally.

● 2 Grouping [Assign Groups]. This column displays the Grouping and enables you to Assign Groups from the dropdown.

● 3 Number of Items. This column displays the Number of Items listed under the corresponding Brand.

(6) Laravo Data

● 1 Link New Data Source. This button opens up a dropdown that allows you to Select Brand and Link New Data Source. You can Add all items for any Brands available through Laravo, and then associate these items with the Brand. Once you have Linked New Data Source here, it will also show up in the Laravo - Brands List module under Brand Group.

If you have active Laravo - POS Brands, they will also be available from this list.

● 2 Columns. These columns display information about Brands.

Added Brand. This column displays the name of the Brand that has been Added through Laravo.

Grouping. This column displays the Grouping for the Brand.

Data Source. This column displays the Data Source for the Brand.

Number of Items. This column displays the total Number of items in the Brand.

Actions. This column displays an icon that enables you to Delete the Brand.

Now that you have finished the sections on Data Sources, you can move on to Item Size Settings.

(7) Item Size Settings

Item Size Settings. This section enables you to edit your Item Size Settings.

● 1 Add Size Settings. Click this button to Add a row in the table below, which will allow you to configure the Item Size Setting.

● 2 Show item size dropdown [Yes | No]. This setting allows you to choose whether or not to Show item size dropdown on your Item Page.

● 3 Columns. The fields in these columns allow you to edit your Item Size Settings.

Product Type. This column allows you to select the Product Type.

Gender. This column allow you to select the Gender.

Full Range (From - To). This column allows you to select the Full Range (From - To).

Available Range (From - To). This column allows you to select the Available Range (From - To).

Increment. This column allows you to select the Increment.

Default. This column allows you to select the Default.

Manage. This button allows you to Manage the Item Size Setting. Click on this button to determine the Item Orderability, Display Price, and Message.

Delete. This button allows you to Delete the Item Size Setting.

● 4 Update. Click this button to Update the settings for the previous fields.

Now that you have finished with your Item Size Settings, you can move onto the Collections section.

(8) Collections

● 1 Add Collection. This button enables you to enter a Collection Name and then Add Collection.

● 2 Collection Name. This column displays the Collection Name that has been added.

● 3 Source. This column displays the Source that was used to add the collection.

● 4 Actions. This column enables you to remove a collection by clicking on the Delete Button. Note: you can delete a collection from a local source, but not from Laravo (as displayed in the example above).

Now that you have finished the section on Collections, that completes the user manual article for how to Add, Edit, and Set up New Brand.