Add New Products

Custom Product Mgmt

You can add a new product to the existing custom product list. When you do, you can view and change item information. When adding custom products, the item you add must exist in the back office business system. If it does not exist, a warning message appears.

Note: You can open a window to display a list of hot key actions that can be performed on this page. Type H to open the Hot Key window. When finished viewing information, click Close.

From the Custom Product Management page, click the Add New Product link.
A new box opens so you can add the item number. Enter part or all of the number and click Search.
The system displays items that most closely match the item number you specified. Click the proper item from the list.
The Product Detail page opens. The item company, item number, and short description are automatically completed. This information comes from the back end business system. The information you can change appears with the text Click Here to Edit. Click the text and enter the new information. You can change each of the following:

Description: This box defaults to display the description for this item from the back office business system. If needed, click to change. A box opens to the right of the Description box so you can enter a description for this item. This box is required when adding new custom items. When finished, press Enter or click . To discard, click . To edit this box, you can also type D.
Long Description: A new window opens so you can enter the item's description. Use the icons in the menu bars surrounding the window to format the text. For example, you can use various buttons to insert boldface, italics, bullets, numbered lists, font size, email links, date and time stamps, and so on. When finished, click Save. To discard, click Cancel. To edit this box, you can also press Shift + D.
Manufacturer: A new box opens so you can specify the manufacturer of this custom item. Enter the manufacturer or click the down arrow and select the manufacturer. When finished, press Enter or click Save. To edit this box, you can also type M.
Keywords: A box opens to the right of the Keywords box so you can enter the keywords to use for this item. When finished, press Enter or click . To discard, click . To edit this box, you can also press Shift + K.
Pack Content: A window opens so you can enter the package information for this custom item. Enter the number of items in the first box. For example, if there are 10 items in each box, enter 10. Click the down arrows in the corresponding boxes to specify the unit of measure, Each, Box, Carton, and so on. When finished, press Enter or click Save. To edit this box, you can also type P.
Attributes: A window opens listing the attributes that can be selected. Click the appropriate check boxes. You can also use the (next arrow) icon to move the cursor to the attributes on the list. To move the arrow down the list, type J. To move the arrow up the list, type K. When the arrow appears on the attribute to select, press the Spacebar. The box is checked. Press the Spacebar again to de-select. When finished, press Enter or click Save. To edit this box, you can also press Shift + A.

To view or change images for the displayed item, click the Manage Image link or type I. Image file types you can use include .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, or .png. We recommend you use images no larger than 12 KB, but you can use images up to 40KB. The larger the image size, the longer it takes to load. You can upload one image at a time.

Image dimensions are as follows:

Type

Thumbnail

Standard

Large*

Pixels (W x H)

65 x 65

200 x 200

500 x 500

* Enhanced Content Only

Click beside Thumbnail to upload a thumbnail image. A window opens that lets you enter the image name and file type. Or you can click Browse to scroll your hard drive for the image. When finished, click Upload Image. When you finish uploading images, click the Product Detail link to return to the Product Detail page.
Click beside Standard to upload a standard image. A window opens that lets you enter the image name and file type. Or you can click Browse to scroll your hard drive for the image. When finished, click Upload Image. When you finish uploading images, click the Product Detail link to return to the Product Detail page.

If the item is currently listed in a catalog, it appears under the Product Catalogs heading. If the item is listed in a catalog combination index (CCI), it appears under the Catalog Combination Indexes heading. This information is for display only.
To view a different item, click the Find Another Product link or type F. Enter the item number or click the down arrow and select the item. Click Find or press Enter.
To add a different item, click the Add Another Product link or type A. Enter the item number and click Search.
When finished, scroll to the top of the page. Click Dashboard to return to the Custom Product Management page.

Note: The Product Detail page also displays the catalogs and Catalog Combination Index (CCI) that include this product, if applicable. This information is for display only.