Basics of Product in VaahStore

What is Product?

In the context of VaahStore, a Product refers to an item that is available for sale. It can be any physical or digital item that customers can purchase.

Purpose

The purpose of creating a Product in VaahStore is to cater to the diverse preferences, needs, and requirements of consumers. By offering a wide range of Products, businesses can enhance customer satisfaction and expand their market reach. Creating Products in VaahStore allows businesses to provide a diverse range of options to their customers. Whether it's physical or digital items, customers can easily browse and purchase the Products they need. Having a variety of Products also ensures that there is something for everyone. Different customers have different preferences, and by offering a wide selection of Products, businesses can attract a larger customer base and increase sales.

Create

How to create a Product?

After activating VaahStore, to create a product go into VaahCMS > Store > Products then click on create button. A form to create product will open.

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Requirements to create a Product

Fields		Descriptions
Name		This will contain name of the product.
Slug		This will contain slug of the product,it will be autogenerated when you enter the product name.
Summary		This will contain summary of the product, although it is optional field.
Store		Here choose Store for your product.
Brand		Here choose the brand of your product
Type		Select the type of your product
Quantity		Here provide the quantity of the product that you are going to create, by default it will be set to 0
In Stock		Indicate that the product is in stock or not, this will automatically be enabled if product quantity is available.
Availablity Date		Select the date from which, your product will be available for purchase
Launch Date		Select the launch date of your product
Featured on Home Page		Here enable this field, if product is going to be featured on home page
Featured on Category Page		Here enable this field if product is going to be featured on category page
Product Details		Here describe about your product in detail.
Status		Here choose the status of your product.
Seo Title		Here provide the seo title for your product,although this is optional field
Seo Description		Here provide the description about seo for your product, although this is optional field.
Seo Keywords		Here provide the keywords for your seo, although this field is optional field.
Status Notes		Notes are to describe your decision for any status.
Is Active		This is to Activate or Deactivate your product, by default it will be set to active.

Fill the fields with valid values and click on Create & New button present at the top right corner of your screen, You will get the message Product created successfully

Various buttons and their usage in Create Product form

• Create & Close : It will create the product and redirect you to the list page of Products crud
• Create & Clone : It will create the product and clone all the details of the particular product into a new form
• Reset : It will reset all the values prefilled by the user in every fields of the form
• Fill : It will fill every fields of the form with valid values

Add Vendors to product

After creating a product, to add vendors directly to product look into the table where all the listing of product is coming. Over there under the Vendors column you will find the total count of vendors to that particular product along with an option + to add new vendor, just click on that.

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After that a Add Vendor page will open, inside the Add Vendor page there is a dropdown to select and add vendor.
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When you click on Add button, that particular vendor will come in the table format along with the columns as Vendors Name,Can update, Status, Status notes, Action
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Here Status field is mandatory, choose the option from the dropdown and click on the Save button present at the top right corner of the Product page. Just click on that you will get the message vendor added successfully and you will be redirected to the list page of Product page.
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Add Variations to product

After creating a product, to add variations directly to a product look into the table where all the listing of product is coming. Over there under the Variations column you will find the total count of Variations to that particular product along with an option + to add new variation, just click on that.
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After that a Add Product Variations page will open, inside the Add Product Variations page there are two radio buttons 1. Attribute 2. Attribute Group . The values in the dropdown will be dependent on the radiobutton selected
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When you select a value in the dropdown, add button will be present to the next of dropdown just click on that button. Added attribute will be shown in the form of tables with the columns as Attribute name, and with a remove button. You can remove a attribute from the list using that.
Follow the below image for reference: A create button will be present to the bottom of list of attributes, when you click on create button all variations of that particular product will be present in front of you in the tabular format.

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From the list of Product Variations, you will have the option to remove the variation from the list by clicking on remove button present under the Action column or bulk menu present there.

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In the end, you just need to click on Save button present at the top, you will get the message Variation added successfully and will be redirected to the list page of Product
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Update a Product

To update a existing product, you need to click on pencil icon present under the Actions column on the list page of Product

Follow the below image for reference: A form will open to the right side of your screen with the prefilled values, you just need to update the values of the field that you want to update.
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Other options available in the Update window
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• Save & Close : It will save the record and redirect you to the list page of Products crud
• Save & Clone : It will save the record and clone all the details of that particular product and prefill all the values in a new form
• Save & New : It will save the record and open a new form for you
• Trash : It will trash that particular product but give you the option to restore that product with a restore button
• Delete : It will ask for your confirmation before deleting that particular product
• Fill : It will fill all the fields with a valid value

Trash

Meaning : When a product is moved to the Trash, it is not immediately deleted from the system. Instead, it is temporarily stored in the Trash, allowing users to recover or restore the product if needed. This provides a safety net in case the product was deleted accidentally or if the user wants to retrieve it at a later time.

Visit the list page of product, here you will have the various options to trash a product.

• Trash the Product from selected menu list, just click on the dropdown menu present on the list page. You will have various options to choose from.
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To trash the Product from here you just need to select that particular product and select the checkbox in front of the product that you want to trash and choose the Trash option from the options available in the menu, you will get the message action was successful
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• Trash the Product from bulk menu list: To Trash a Product from here, just click on three dots available on the list page of Products crud.
  Follow the below image for reference: To trash the Products from here you just need to select the Trash All option from the options available in the menu, you will get the popup which will ask Do you want to Trash all the record(s)? choose the yes option from there you will get the message action was successful
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• Trash the Product from Action Column present on the list page :
  Follow the below image for reference: To Trash the Product from here you just need to click on trash icon present under the Actions column on the list page of Product you will get the message action was successful and that particular Product will be trashed successfully

Delete

Meaning : Delete refers to the action of removing a product from the system or marking it as inactive. Deleting a product is useful when you no longer want to offer or display the product to customers. It helps to keep your product catalog organized and up to date.
There are various options to Delete a Product

• Delete the Product from selected menu list : click on the dropdown icon present on the list page, you will have various options to choose from
  Follow the below image for reference: To Delete the Product from here you just need to select that particular product by selecting the checkbox in front of the Product that you want to delete and choose the Delete option from the options available in the menu, it will ask for Do you want to Delete records,click on yes and you will get the message action was successful and that particular Product will be deleted successfully.
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• Delete the Product from bulk menu list Follow the below image for reference: To Delete the Products from here you just need to select the Delete All option from the options available in the menu, you will get the popup which will ask Do you want to Delete all the record(s)? choose the yes option from there you will get the message action was successful`.
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Restore

Meaning : The Restore option allows you to bring back a previously deleted or trashed Product and make it active again. This can be useful if you accidentally deleted a Product or if you need to retrieve a Product that was temporarily removed from your store but still has relevant information or data associated with it.

Visit the list page of product, here you will have the various options to restore a product.

• Restore the Product from selected menu list, just click on the dropdown menu present on the list page. You will have various options to choose from.
  Follow the below image for reference: To Restore the Product from here you just need to select that particular product and select the checkbox in front of the product that you want to Restore and choose the Restore option from the options available in the menu, you will get the message action was successful.
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• Restore the Product from bulk menu list: To Restore Products from here, just click on three dots available on the list page of Products crud.
  Follow the below image for reference: To Restore the Products from here you just need to select the Restore All option from the options available in the menu, you will get the popup which will ask Do you want to Restore all the record(s)? choose the yes option from there you will get the message action was successful
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• Restore the Product from Action Column present on the list page :
  Follow the below image for reference: To Restore the Product from here you just need to click on restore icon present under the Actions column on the list page of Product you will get the message action was successful and that particular Product will be restored successfully

View

Visit the list page of Products CRUD, here you will have the option to view the details of a particular product In the list page of product CRUD, under the Actions Column, click on the eye icon, a new page will open to the right side of your screen.

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View Variations

To view all the variations of a particular product, you just need to visit the list page of Product crud, in the Variations column, click on quantity of variations, it will redirect you to the Variations list page and it will show you only the Variations related to that product. You can verify it from the url as the slug of the product will come as selected in.

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Filter Section

There are many filters which are available in the Product crud

• Product variation Filter : Here you just need to select the name of the Product Variations, by default it will give you only 10 records but you can also search the Product Variations and can select multiple Product Variations it will update the list on the basis of Product Variations name provided.

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• Vendor Filter : Here you just need to select the name of the vendors, by default it will give you only 10 records but you can also search the Vendors and can select multiple Vendors , it will update the list on the basis of Vendors name provided.

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• Brand Filter : Here you just need to select the name of the Brand, by default it will give you only 10 records but you can also search the Brand and can select multiple Brands it will update the list on the basis of Brands name provided.

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• Product Type Filter : Here you just need to select the name of the Product Type, by default it will give you only 10 Product Types but you can also search the Product Types and can select multiple Product Types it will update the list on the basis of Product Type's name provided.

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• Store Filter : Here you just need to select the name of the Store, by default it will give you only 10 records but you can also search the Store and can select multiple Stores it will update the list on the basis of Store's name provided.

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• Date Range Filter : Here you just need to provide the created_at date range, it will give you the filtered results on the basis of created_at date of the Product.

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