SKU binding - this section may not be available based on your store settings. Besides, some of the options may be missing based on where in the Kentico CMS user interface you are creating the new product.

Create a new SKU (recommended)

Creates a new site-specific SKU; the recommended option.

Create a new global SKU

Creates a new global SKU. Please note that this option is available only if global products (SKUs) are allowed for the current site.

Use an existing SKU

If you choose this option, the Select button is displayed allowing you to use an existing SKU. Click the button and then select the required SKU from the Select product dialog.

Do not create an SKU

Creates a new product type document with no SKU assigned. Please note that you can choose this option only in CMS Desk -> Content.

General

Product name

Here you can enter the name of the product that will be displayed to users on the live site and in the administration interface.

Product number

Allows you to specify the product number (serial number or SKU number) for your records.

Price

Allows you to specify the product price in the main currency.

List price

Can be used to enter the list price, i.e. the recommended price, of the product.

Department

Here you can specify the department responsible for the product.

Manufacturer

Here you can specify the product manufacturer.

Supplier

Can be used to enter the product supplier.

Image

URL of the product image. When a file is uploaded into the field, two icons are displayed next to it:

•Edit () - if the file is an image, clicking the icon opens it in the built-in image editor; see Developer's Guide -> Content management -> File management -> Image editor. If the file is not an image (which would not make sense as no product image could be displayed), the metadata editor is opened after clicking the icon; see Metadata editor in the same section of the Developer's Guide.

•Delete () - removes the file from the field.

Short description

A short product description used for special product listings.

Description

A product description used for special product listings.

Representing

Defines a product representation. You can choose from five different representations. Specifically, a standard representation (i.e. product) and four specialized types derived from this general type (i.e. membership, e-product, donation and bundle) can be offered in your on-line store.

Custom properties

In the top part of the section you can edit custom fields that you added in Site Manager -> Development -> System tables -> Edit () the Ecommerce - SKU table. Besides, product type-specific properties can be edited in this section (if available). For example, a cell phone has a resolution and an e-book has a publisher. Please note that if no custom properties are defined for the current product, this section is hidden.

Status

In store from

Indicates since when the product is available in your on-line store. The default value is the current date (i.e. the date of product creation). You can type in the value and you can also change it automatically by using the icon or the Now link.

Public status

Here you can select a product status displayed to the visitors of your website - e.g. Featured.

Internal status

Can be used to select a product status used for your internal business purposes, e.g. New model.

Allow for sale

Indicates if the product can be added to the shopping cart and purchased.

Shipping

Needs shipping

Indicates if the product needs shipping.

Package weight

Can be used to specify package weight in your chosen units.

Package height

Can be used to specify package height in your chosen units.

Package width

Can be used to specify package width in your chosen units.

Package depth

Can be used to specify package depth in your chosen units.

Inventory

Sell only if items available

Indicates if customers can purchase only quantity that is in stock (checked box).

Available items

Indicates the number of items available in stock.

Reorder at

Indicates at which quantity the product should be reordered.

Availability (days)

Indicates the number of days required for processing an order (e.g. the order may take 3 days to get the product from its distributor).

Min items in one order

Defines the minimum number of items in one order.

Max items in one order

Defines the maximum number of items in one order.

Analytics - this section is not available when creating a new global product.

Conversion name

Can be used to select a conversion that will be logged when this product is purchased (ordered) by a customer. The Select button allows you to choose from a list of existing conversion objects available for the website. Edit and New may be used to directly manage conversions.

Conversion value

Sets a numerical value that will be recorded for the specified conversion when the product is purchased. The values are cumulative, i.e. when a conversion hit is logged, the specified value is added to the total sum previously recorded for the given conversion.

You may insert a Macro expression into this field to dynamically retrieve a value from the current site context. For example: {%ShoppingCartItem.UnitTotalPrice%}.

This sample macro allows the conversion to log the price of the given product as its value. The advantage of a macro is that it retrieves the price dynamically, including tax and any potential discounts applied by the given customer.

Membership

Membership group

Membership defined in CMS Desk / Site Manager -> Administration -> Membership that a customer will get for purchasing the product.

Membership validity

Indicates how long the membership will be valid after being purchased. Can be set either for a limited period of time (Days, Weeks, Months, Years, Until a given date) or for an unlimited period. To set membership validity for an unlimited period of time, choose Until and leave the text box below empty.

E-product

Files validity

Sets the period of time during which the file(s) can be downloaded. Can be set either for a limited period (Days, Weeks, Months, Years, Until a given date) or for an unlimited period. To set your file(s) validity for an unlimited period of time, choose Until and leave the text box below empty.

Files

Allows to upload file(s) to be shipped within the e-product. Only files with allowed extensions as defined in Site Manager -> Settings -> System -> Files can be uploaded.

Donation

Minimum donation

Specifies the minimum amount of money that the user can donate.

Maximum donation

Specifies the maximum amount of money that the user can donate.

Allow private donation

Indicates whether the user is allowed to donate privately. If true, the option is displayed during the purchase process when adding the product into the shopping cart (the user will thus not be present in public donation lists, reports etc).

Bundle

Remove from inventory

Defines the behavior of the inventory.

•Remove bundle only - the bundle is removed from the inventory as a whole.

•Remove each product separately - individual items within the bundle are removed from the respective inventories.

•Remove both bundle and products - both the bundle and individual items within the bundle are removed from the respective inventories.

Products

Allows to add products to be shipped within the bundle. The following product representations cannot be added: bundle, donation.