How do I create and manage my products?

The products are what you want to sell to your customers. These products can be part of multiple catalogs at different prices. You can manage your products by accessing the "Products" section.

Manage your products

Click on a product in the listing and access to it. There you can modify the information on that product and click on the "Save product" button . Refer to the table hereunder for more information on the fields.

Add a new product

To add a new product, click on the "Add" button . Then you type in all the required information and click on the "Create product" button .

Here is the description of all the fields:

Fields	Descriptions
Vendor code	Your identification code for the product. It could be considered as a SKU.
Availability status	Check the "Enabled" field to make your product available for the customers. Remove the check mark to make your product unavailable.
Barcode format*	Select the format of the product barcode. Doesn't apply if the product has no UPC code.
UPC code	UPC code is a unique identification code for your product on the market.
Name *	The name of your product. Input the name in as many languages as you want for your customers to see the information in their preferred language.
Description	The description of your product. Input the description in as many languages as you want for your customers to see the information in their preferred language.
Inventory	Based on the configuration of your company, it is possible to manage your inventory a the product level. In this case, the field will appear and will allow you to input a quantity available for selling for that product.
Standard price	The standard price of your product is used as an internal guidance when you setup the catalog price of your product. This information is not visible for your customers.
Taxable (Quebec and Ontario CA only)?	Indicate if your product is taxable. Check the checkbox if your product is taxable. uncheck the checkbox if the product is not taxable. Some products like milk are zero-rated, which means that the rate of tax is 0%. This functionality currently supports only Quebec and Ontario provinces.
Unit of measure *	The unit of measure is the type of packaging for your product. It must be in line with the Vendor code (SKU) and the UPC code. "Each" is a good simple choice if you are wondering what to use.
Validate ordering quantity according to the multiple of: *	This configuration let you sell a group of the same product. This is applicable when your vendor code (SKU) and/or the UPC code are on the product, but the buyer can only buy this product in a multiple that you configure. For example, you sell a bottle and you identify that bottle by a UPC code, but you only want to sell that bottle by multiple of 6. In this situation, you would input the number 6 and the customers could only buy a quantity of 6, 12, 18 ... of that bottle.
Minimum quantity per order	The customers will not be able to buy less than that quantity in an order.
Maximum quantity per order	The customers will not be able to buy more than that quantity in an order.
Image	The image of your product. High-quality image will help you sell your product. Some pointers: Use a white background Use high-quality png or jpg type of image Use an image for every product Make your image in a square shape.
Supplier's Name	Depending on the type of vendor you are, it is possible to input the company name of the supplier of that product. This applies if you are one of these company types: Broker Distributor Wholesaler
Target industry *	The industry that should be interested in buying your product.
Category *	This the category of your product. Be as precise as possible.

* = the field is mandatory

Add multiples products

If you have many products (more than 15) you can save a lot of time by importing them using that method.

Click on the section
Download a template by clicking on the "Download sample file" button
Fill in the information
Click on the "Choose File" button
Click on the "import" button
You will receive an email when the process is completed.
Click on the email link or the "Import log" section to see the result. More details
If there are errors, correct them and import the file again.

Here is the description of all the fields:

Fields	Descriptions
*UPC	UPC code is a unique identification code for your product on the market.
*UPC Format	Select the format of the product barcode. Doesn't apply if the product has no UPC code. Here are the options to be used: gtin-12 gtin-13 gtin-14
*Name EN	The English name of your product. Input at least 1 name in EN or FR.
*Name FR	The French name of your product. Input at least 1 name in EN or FR.
Description EN	The English description of your product.
Description FR	The French description of your product.
*Product Category ID	This the category ID of your product. Be as precise as possible. Click on the "View product category list" button to see all the categories and the ID related to it. For example: 10000025 for Milk/Milk Substitute (Perishable).
*Industry	The industry ID that should be interested in buying your product. Look at the tab "Industries" in the sample file that you downloaded. For example: 452 for General merchandise stores.
*Unit of Measure Standard Price	The unit of measure is the type of packaging for your product. It must be in line with the Vendor code (SKU) and the UPC code. Here are the options to be used: Carton Case Crate Dozen Each Gram Kit Pound Kilogram Liter Milligram Ounce Pallet Pack Pair Set Box "Each" is a good simple choice if you are wondering what to use.
*Enabled	Y = make your product available for the N = make your product unavailable.
*Order Multiplier	This configuration let you sell a group of the same product. This is applicable when your vendor code (SKU) and/or the UPC code are on the product, but the buyer can only buy this product in a multiple that you configure. Standard value is 1. For example, you sell a bottle and you identify that bottle by a UPC code, but you only want to sell that bottle by multiple of 6. In this situation, you would input the number 6 and the customers could only buy a quantity of 6, 12, 18 ... of that bottle.
Standard Price	The standard price of your product is used as an internal guidance when you setup the catalog price of your product. This information is not visible for your customers.
*Taxable	Indicate if your product is taxable. Some products like milk are zero-rated, which means that the rate of tax is 0%. This functionality currently supports only Quebec and Ontario provinces. Here are the options to be used: Yes No
Vendor Code	Your identification code for the product. It could be considered as a SKU.
Supplier Name	Depending on the type of vendor you are, it is possible to input the company name of the supplier of that product. This applies if you are one of these company types: Broker Distributor Wholesaler
Quantity Min	The customers will not be able to buy less than that quantity in an order.
Quantity Max	The customers will not be able to buy more than that quantity in an order.

* = mandatory

Upload multiple product images

You can import many product images at the same time.

If the image doesn't exist it will use the new image and if the image exists, it will be replaced by the new image.

Follow these steps to do so:

Rename the picture to be the exact same UPC as the products you want to update. For example: '123456789012.png'. Supported file formats are: 'JPG', 'PNG'.
Click on the section
Click on the "Choose Files" button
Select the files to be uploaded. You can select multiple images by holding the "Ctrl" keyboard key.
Click the "Upload" button

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