Go to the Back Office to add a product. Select the Products menu. Tap Add Product to add a new product.
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- Fill in basic product details such as product name, unit, price, cost and category.
- Input or scan your product barcode. Enter a custom SKU or use a system-generated SKU.
- Select a Station, if necessary (applicable for restaurant type services).
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If your product is prepared/composed of one or multiple ingredients (or products), you can specify its components by enabling the Composite item toggle switch.
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Click (+) button and choose the component(s) from the list of ingredients and products.
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Then tap on each component to specify (or edit later) the gross and net quantities used to prepare the product.
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Based on this information, the system automatically calculates the cost of the product and adjusts inventory of its components each time the product is sold.
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If it is a make-to-stock (eg., a bakery or a confectionery) product, which requires production in advance, you can enable the Use production feature to allow pre-production of the product.
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Additionally you can type in information on how to prepare the product and specify cooking time as a guide for the kitchen staff.
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Alternatively, if your product is not a composite product, you can just turn on the Track stock toggle to follow up its inventory.
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Pick one or multiple business locations for your product.
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You can pick product color, shape, icon or take/upload its image for better navigation on the sales screen. Tap Save to update product list.
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