# 1.3 Product Management ### **(i) Product Categorization** A smooth online shop browsing experience can greatly improve customer satisfaction! STOREBERRY provides the two-tier product classification function (Parent category + Sub-category), which is convenient for you to easily manage your products and maintain the cleanliness of the product display on the website. You can manage and classify products under **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」** →**「Categories」** How to Add New Category: 1）Click **「Add Category」** in the upper right corner of the **「Categories」** page, and then fill in the details of the new product category.

2.1）Create “Parent Category” : Please leave the **「Parent Category」** box blank, and then continue to enter the remaining info and click **「Save」** to complete the setting.

2.2）Create a “Sub-category”: First you can create a “Parent Category” of the product. Then when creating a “Sub-category” , select its parent category from the drop-down list of the **「Parent Category」** \ box. Continue to enter the remaining details and click **「Save」**.

### **(ii) Add Product** Fascinating product photos and compelling product descriptions are definitely the keys to winning customers! Go to the **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」**→ **「Products」** and click **「Add product」** , you can simply add the products to your online store by entering the following details:

1）Product Details: Upload the product images and fill in the “Name”, “URL Slug”, “Short Description”, “Description” and “Keywords”, etc. You can also click “Image Editor” here to use the built-in image editing tool to adjust the size and color of the product image.

2）Other Information:: Select the product category from the drop-down menu on the **「Category」** column, then continue to enter the product details (E.g. Tag, Weight, Original Price, Final Price, SKU No., etc.). If you want to add a new category, you can click **「Manage Categories」** next to the **「Category」** column, and enter the information of the new category on the pop-up page.

3）Cart Item Expire Time (Hours): Here you can set the time limit that the product stays in the customer's shopping cart. If you enter “10” hours, the products stored in the shopping cart by the customer will be removed 10 hours after being added to the shopping cart.

4）Selling Platform Status: Here you can decide to launch or hide the product, and whether the product can be purchased on the online store or physical store with just one click.

5\) Visibility/Purchasability of Product: Here you can set the ability for members and non-members to view and purchase this product online.

6\) Promotions and Discounts: Here you can decide whether the product is applicable for designated promotions and discount offers.

7）Variant and Options: Here you can set the variant options (E.g. Color, Size, etc.) of the product. Then click **「Apply」** to enter the variant details, including SKU No., Barcode No., Weight, Original price, Special price, Cost, etc.

8）Inventory settings: You can set the product inventory-related settings, including tracking inventory, availability of pre-order, expiration date and stock quantity of product, etc. You can also click to activate **「Initial Inventory」** here and enter the inventory quantity of products one by one by warehouse.

9\) Remark template settings: If you need to record extra data of the product (E.g. Eye prescriptions, S/N, customized order data, etc. ), you can click **「Required」** here to activate the product remark template, and then select the applicable template that you set at Remark Template Settings for this product. Finally, tap **「Save」** to launch the product at once. \*For instructions on adding custom fields, please [click here](/user-guide/en/common-settings/1.5-customer-management.md#v-custom-field-settings).\ \*For instructions on adding a product remark template, please [click here](/user-guide/en/common-settings/1.6-remark-template-settings.md#i-add-remark-template).

### **(iii) Product Import (CSV)** Want to bulk import products into your online store? STORBERRY provides CSV import function, which allows users to import up to 500 items from a spreadsheet at one time. You can go to the **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」** → **「Products」** and click **「Bulk import /edit products」** in the top right corner to import your products and set up the online store in a more efficient way.

### **(iv) Deal and Promotion Settings** Want to increase sales quickly? Organizing a Sales Promotion Campaign is definitely one of the most effective strategies. STOREBERRY has prepared different types of discounts and free gifts promotion setting functions, allowing you to more flexibly arrange and match your strategy to boost sales. You can go to **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」** → **「Promotions」** to view all ongoing and expired promotion campaigns, or click “Add Promotion” at the top right to set up your promotion campaign!

Want to provide discounts to designated customer groups? You can click **「Trigger by promotion code」** under the settings and set the promotional code after selecting the promotional activity, so that only those who have the promotional code can use this exclusive offer. And you can also limit the number of times each member can use the discount!

List of promotional activities:

Discount Promotions For Specific Products		General Discount Promotions		Free Gifts
Flat-off	Selected Products: Purchase X items or above of selected products and get $Y off	Flat-off	Purchase Over: Get $Y off upon net spending over $X	Free Gift	Gift-with-purchase: Get free gift(s) upon net spending over $X
	Selected Products: Purchase X items or above of selected products and get $Y off per item		Every Spent: Get $Y off for every $X spent		(Online Store Only) Gift with product purchase amount: Get free gift(s) upon selected product net spending over
	Selected Products: Get $Y off for each selected product	% Discounts	Purchase Over: Get Y% off upon net spending over $X		(Online Store Only) Gift with product purchase quantity: Get free gift(s) upon selected product quantity over X
	Product Bundle: Purchase 1 set of product bundle for $Y		Membership Benefit: Enjoy Y% off with membership X
	Selected Products: Purchase $X or above of selected products and get $Y off	Promo Code	Promo Code: Get $Y off with discount code X
% Discounts	Selected Products: Purchase X items or above of selected products and get Y% off per item		Promo Code: Get Y% off with discount code X
	Selected Products: Get Y% off for each selected product		Promo Code: Get Y% off upon spending over $X with discount code
	Selected Products: Purchase $X or above of selected products and get Y% off per item		Promo Code: Get $Y off upon spending over $X with discount code
Conditional Promotions	Buy X Get Y free: Purchase X items of selected products and get Y items (with lower price) for free
Bundle Group	Bundle Group A+B: Get $Y off over 1 set of Product Bundle A + Product Bundle B
	Bundle Group A+B: Get Y% off over 1 set of Product Bundle A + Product Bundle B
	Bundle Group A+B: Purchase X items from Product Bundle A and Y items from Product Bundle B at a bundle price $Z

### **(v) VAT (Value-added Tax) Settings** If you intend to expand overseas markets or need to deliver products to other countries, you may need to collect taxes for the products you sell, and also declare and pay taxes to the government. STOREBERRY provides users with the “VAT (Value-added Tax) Settings” function, which can effectively handle the most common sales tax and shipping tax calculation methods for you. Whether you want to add tax directly to the product price, or calculate it independently at checkout, you can complete the setting easily with just one click! **Tax Rate Settings** 1\) You can go to **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」** → **「Setting」** → **「VAT(Value-added Tax)Settings」** and enter the tax name and tax rate in the “Tax Rate Settings” column, and then click **「Save」** to complete the setting. After saving, the system will automatically replace the basic tax rate with the newly added tax rate when calculating the tax on related products.

2） If you want to calculate the prices on an after-tax basis and include the tax directly in the total amount of the product, you can turn the **「Tax Inclusive」** button from OFF to ON, and then click **「Save」** to complete the setting. After saving, the system will automatically include the tax amount in the price of purchase when the customer checks out.

**Charge Taxes on Shipping Rates** 1\) You can go to **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」** → **「Setting」** → **「VAT(Value-added Tax)Settings」** and turn on the button of **「Taxable Delivery Charges / Shipping Fee」** , then enter the tax rate below, and click **「Save」** to complete the setting. After saving, the system will automatically calculate the tax on shipping rate when the customer checks out and selects the shipping method. And the tax will be displayed on the bill independently.

**Tax Overrides & Exemptions** 1\) You can go to **「STOREBERRY Admin Panel」** →**「Setting」**→ **「VAT(Value-added Tax) ****Settings」** and turn on the button of **「Tax Overrides and Exemptions」** then click 「Add」 to enter the tax name and special tax rate (For tax exemption, please enter “0” in the tax rate column). Next, click the “+” button to select the applicable products, and click **「Save」** to complete the setting. After saving, the system will automatically calculate the tax on shipping rate when the customer checks out and selects the shipping method. And the tax will be displayed on the bill independently.

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