Miva Merchant Manual Contents:
Products
Getting Started
Users
Modules
Stores
Add Products To Your Store
Upsale
Fulfillment Modules
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Products
If you want to enter your products individually, without adding them to Categories, use this section. Remember, you can always add products entered here to Categories at a later time if you wish by using the Add Existing Products option in the sub-menu of a Category. Click on the small blue arrow next to Products to expand the sub-menu beneath it.
- Search
This function will come in handy if you have many products entered and wish to find one in particular to edit.
- Add Product
The Add Product form will be exactly the same as the Add New Product form in the Category section. The only difference is that products added here will be stored in the All Products section, as well as in the Uncategorized Products section, rather than in a Category.
- Product Code
Each product code should be unique. This will be used to identify a product within the system, and also for linking directly to the product from a webpage. You may wish to make this something you can recognize or understand, rather than a random set of numbers that may be easy to forget.
- Product Name
This is the name that will be displayed on the web page in titles, headings and listings.
- Thumbnail Image
A small image of the product will be displayed in product listings.
- URL
If the image already exists in an online directory, select the URL option and enter the full URL for it in the URL field. Type carefully. If you make an error the image will not be displayed.
- Upload File
If the thumbnail image is on your local computer, select the Upload File option, and click the Browse button to browse the files on your local computer. If you wish to Overwrite an existing file check the Overwrite box. Select the image file you wish to upload and click on the Upload button to upload it. Remember, image files MUST be in either .gif or .jpg formats.
- Full-sized Image
A full sized image will be used for full product displays, usually along with the product description.
- URL
If the image already exists in an online directory, select the URL option and enter the full URL for it in the URL field. Type carefully. If you make an error the image will not be displayed.
- Upload File
If the image is on your local computer, select the Upload File option, and click the Browse button to browse the files on your local computer. If you wish to Overwrite an existing file check the Overwrite box. Select the image file you wish to upload and click on the Upload button to upload it. Remember, image files MUST be in either .gif or .jpg formats.
- Price
Enter the price of the product here. Use only the decimal format. For example: one dollar would be entered as 1.00 Do NOT enter the dollar sign ($) This will be entered automatically by the system.
- Weight
Product weight is required for some shipping methods, such as UPS. Enter the product weight according to the unit of measurement you selected for your store. (Go to Edit Store to determine what unit of measurement has been selected if necessary.)
- Taxable
If you wish to have tax charged for this product check this box. If not, leave it blank.
- Description
This will be the full description of the product, typically displayed along with the full size image of the product. You may enter your description as either plain text or HTML.
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- Add Attribute
An "Attribute" is an option, or set of options available for a specific product. For example, you may offer a T-shirt in three sizes and two colors. Rather than enter that product repeatedly, once for each size and color variation, you can set up Attributes for Size and Color that your customers can choose from when they select the T-shirt.
You must add a product before you can add attributes. Once you have added a product click on the small blue arrow next to it to expand it's sub-menu. Each individual product you enter will have it's own sub-menu so that you can add attributes to it. Click on the Add Attribute link to pull up the Add Attribute form.
- Attribute Code
Attribute codes are displayed on some reports as a sub-product code to help you identify the attribute(s) associated with a product.
- Prompt
Enter a brief description of the attribute here, for example, Select Your Color. You may use either plain text or HTML.
- Type
Select the display type for your attributes from the list.
- Radio Buttons
This display type allows only one item to be selected from the choices offered.
- Drop-Down List
This display type allows only one item to be selected from the displayed choices. This display type is recommended if you offer many choices.
- Checkbox
Allows the shopper to select more than one of the available choices.
You may also indicate an additional cost for a single attribute with this display type. (Or a lesser price if you enter a minus sign before the figure (-1.00).
- Text Entry Field
This allows the customer to input information, for example their initials or a name for engraving.
You may also indicate an additional cost for a single attribute with this display type. (Or a lesser price if you enter a minus sign before the figure (-1.00).
- Required
You may make a selection from this attribute group required by your shopper before they can add it to their basket.
For example, you may wish to make selection of a Size Attribute required for a T-shirt since if no size is selected, you will not be able to fill the order without contacting the customer.
- Add
Click on the Add button to add this Attribute.
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- Attribute Options
Once you have created the main attribute group using a display type of either radio buttons, drop down list or check box, you must enter the different options you offer.
For example, if you created the Attribute group Color, this is where you will create the individual color choices themselves, such as Red, Green, Blue, etc.
- Option Code
Enter a code for the option. This will be displayed in the invoice and basket and should be simple if possible.
- Prompt
This is the text that will be displayed for the option. For example, if this is a color choice, such as red, enter Red. You may use HTML with image references if you are creating a radio button list. Otherwise, plain text is recommended as only minimal HTML will be allowed on the other display types.
- Additional Price (optional)
If you wish to charge an additional amount when this choice is selected enter it here in decimal format only. Dollar signs and other currency punctuation are entered automatically by the system for display.
For example, if you wish to charge an extra dollar for the product if the color Red is selected, enter 1.00 here.
- Default
If you wish this option to be the default, (the one that is selected if the customer does not select one) check this box. Only one option can be designated as the default per attribute group.
- Add
Click on the Add button to add the option to the Attribute group.
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- Edit/Delete Attribute Options
To edit or delete the options for an attribute group click on the small blue arrow next to the Attribute to expand it's sub-menu. All of the options you have added for the Attribute will be displayed. Select the one you wish to edit and click on it to display it. When you are finished making your changes click on the Update button to save your changes, or the Delete button to delete the option.
- Edit/Delete Attributes
To edit or delete an entire attribute group click on the title of the attribute itself to display it. When you are finished making your changes click on the Update button to save your changes, or the Delete button to delete the entire attribute group.
- All Products
Click on the small blue arrow to display all of the products in your store. This includes both those entered into Categories, and those that are not.
- Uncategorized Products
Click on the small blue arrow to display all of the products in your store. This includes both those entered into Categories, and those that are not.
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