To create a product, click through an existing catalog and click on Create New and then select New Product.
This is where you enter basic information about a product.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a friendly name, which can include spaces and special characters. |
| Available from | Enter the date and time the product will be available and active. |
| Expires On | Enter the date and time the product will be unavailable and deactivated. |
| Display Template | Chose a display template used to display the product in the public site from this drop-down menu. |
| Code | Enter a value without special characters or spaces, such as "BlueShirtXL." |
| Sort Order | Enter a numerical value to determine the product sort order on the node list page. |
| Available | Set "Yes" to activate the product. Set "No" to keep the proudct inactive and unsearchable on the front-end site. |
| Meta Class | Select a Meta Class from the drop-down menu. Depending on the meta class you select, additional fields will appear in the Overview tab. The values entered within the fields of the meta class you selected will be shown on the front-end public site. |
Depending on the meta class selected, more fields may become available. For instance, selecting the Wine SKU meta class will yield wine related meta fields and attributes.
Variations/SKUs are subcategories of a Product, which represents different "variations" of the particular product (colors, sizes, different editions for example). Such Variations/SKUs can be grouped a chosen product from this tabbed page. Follow these steps to group variations/SKUs.
You can add multiple associations to the product and they will appear in a list under the column headers below.
Search Engine Optimization can be achieved by entering the following information for the product.
If the URL field is left empty, it will be automatically filled in with a generated url (which depends on the entry name). If the URL field is not empty (you entered some url), it will be saved as it is, and w will not be changed automatically even if you change an entry name. If you need the url to change, leave it blank.
Different products or variations/SKUs can be linked to this product. Follow these steps to create product associations:
1. Click on Add an Association. A pop-up window will appear that says Edit Association Information.
2. When the pop-up appears, enter an Association Name, Description, and define the Sort Order. Once you're done, click on Save Changes.
3. The new association will appear in the drop-down list.
4. You can also choose to Edit Details, which will allow you to edit associated items. The Pick Item drop-down appears below Modify Existing Association.
5. Click on Modify Association and you can edit the name, description, and sort order of an existing association.
You can also Delete an association if needed.
6. Pick an item or items to add to the association. Click Add Item to do so.
7. Once you click on Add Item, the item will appear in a list just below. You can have more than one item tied to an association.
You can Edit an item on the list. You can change the Sort Order and the Type. Once you're done modifying the values, click on Update to save your changes. Otherwise select Cancel to navigate away without saving.
Assets are downloadable contents such as documents, links, videos, and images that can be linked to specific products. Assets are uploaded and managed in the Asset Management system.
1. Under Find Assets, select from the drop-down list and click Add Asset.
2. Enter a Group Name.
By default EPiServer Commerce offers three options with names that will allow the associated assets to be correctly displayed on the product details page of the public site.
3. Once an asset is added to the list below, you can choose to edit specific assets, such as their Group name and Sort Order.
4. Once done, click OK and the new category/node will be created. You will be redirected to the Node List. Otherwise, select Cancel to go back to the Node List without saving any changes.
Here the relations for a product will be displayed, and you can manage the categories a product is linked to. This is useful in order to get an overview of all the different categories (nodes) where a product will occur. This shows the full catalog path of the variation/SKU. Here the relations for a product will be displayed, and you can manage the categories a product is linked to. This is useful in order to get an overview of all the different categories (nodes) where a product will occur. A product can for instance appear in the "French Market" category, as well as under "Daily Specials" and "Mixed Cases".
Browse to a product and open it for editing. The relations for the product will be displayed under the Relations tab.
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