Adding products to mintsoft

  1. Navigate to Products > Add New Product

  2. Complete the required details on each tab.

  3. Press Next (this will add the product if no more information is required).

 

Guide to Populating Fields

This section provides information regarding each field to be completed in the various tabs of the product setup form.

 

General Tab 

Only SKU and Name fields are mandatory on this page, but you can enter more data if required. The SKU code must be unique as this is used to identify one product from another. 

 

FieldInformationClientSelect the client the product is for (only applicable to 3PL warehouses).SKUEnter product SKU. Must be unique. EAN BarcodeBarcode in EAN formatUPC BarcodeBarcode in UPC formatNameProduct NameDescriptionOptional longer description of the productCustomsDescription

Where required by couriers for customs information, this field allows you to enter a short description for customs information. If left blank and is required by the courier, the description or name will be sent instead.

Country Of ManufactureUsed by couriers for customs information.DiscontinuedYes/No. Used to discontinue a product (Deleting A Product / Discontinuing A Product)ImageURLEnter a URL to see an image of the item displayed. The URL has to be available online.

 

Example:

Screenshot of a form titled 'Add New Product' with tabs for General, Pricing & Size, Extra Details, Picking / Storage Cost. The form includes fields for Client, SKU, EAN - Barcode, UPC - Barcode, Name, Description, CustomsDescription, Country of Manufacture, Discontinued with a toggle switch off, and ImageURL. There is a green 'Next' button at the bottom right.

Pricing and size:

Product Weights

Although no fields are mandatory, we recommend entering the Product Weight to assist with Courier Rules and courier label creation.


Screenshot of an online product addition form with fields for weight, height, length, depth, price, and cost price, with tabs labeled General, Pricing & Size, Extra Details, Picking/Storage Cost.

Extra Details

Infinite Stock

Be careful when using InfiniteStock as this will override any inventory records & if used in conjunction with sales channels, could cause you to over-sell.

Screenshot of an online product setup page titled 'Add New Product' with tabs including General, Pricing & Size, Extra Details, Picking / Storage Cost. The Extra Details tab is active and displays fields for low stock alert level, infinite stock toggle, handling time in days, additional parcels, packing instructions, batch information, serial number, expiry date, carton sizes, pallet sizes, commodity code, categories, and suppliers, with some toggles set to OFF and input fields filled with numbers or text.