Adding a product

1. Go to Products › Add Product.
2. Fill in the main details:
   • Product Name (required): what cashiers and customers see.
   • SKU: your product code. Leave it blank to create one automatically. If the item already has a barcode, enter the barcode number here so scanning works.
   • Barcode Type: leave as Code 128 unless you print a specific type.
   • Unit (required): Piece, Bag, Litre… See Units.
   • Brand, Category and Sub category (optional, for filtering and reports).
   • Business Locations: tick every shop that sells it. A product only appears on the POS of the locations it is assigned to.
3. Manage Stock? Keep it ticked for physical goods so stock is counted. Untick it for services such as delivery, labour or repairs.
4. Alert quantity: you'll be warned when stock falls to this level.
5. Optional: Product image, Product Description, Weight, custom fields.
6. Product type: Single for one price. Use Variable for sizes or colours. See Variable products.
7. Set prices:
   • Default Purchase Price: what you pay the supplier (excluding or including tax).
   • x Margin (%): your markup. The selling price is calculated for you.
   • Default Selling Price: what customers pay. You can type it directly instead of using a margin.
   • Applicable Tax: if the product is taxed.
8. Click Save, or Save & Add Opening Stock to enter the quantity you have now. See Opening stock.

Tip: Not for selling (in the extra options) hides an item from the POS. Use it for raw materials or items you only use internally.

Note: Adding many products? It's faster to import them from Excel.