Create a Product

Introduction

This Document defines the process to be followed when adding newly developed products, range extensions, and re-launched brand items onto Odoo. An excel spreadsheet with all the relevant information about the product will be sent to the procurement and stock management supervisor. These will then be uploaded onto Odoo as per the given data.

Responsible Team

  • Brand Manager
  • Merch Assistant
  • Procurement Clerk
  • Procurement Manager

Navigate to your Odoo dashboard and click on this application: Inventory

Navigate as follows to get to the correct screen:

Inventory/Products/ Products

You should now land on a screen that looks like this:

Process

  1. Click [CREATE], you should now see this screen:
  2. Type in the name of the new product under the text field labelled Product Name.
  3. Usually for a new product, the 'Can be sold' and 'Can be purchased' checkboxes will be ticked:
    1. Can be Sold: Product items that will be available for Sale, i.e. Sales orders in the Sales app.
    2. Can be Purchased: Product will be available for purchase, i.e. Purchase orders in the Purchases app.
  4. On the Factory dropdown, select the Product Manufacturer, if applicable.
  5. Under the General Information tab, enter the required information under the following fields:
    1. Product type:
      1. Storable Products: These products are the raw materials of our product or the products which we sell or manufacture.
      2. Consumable Products:  Consumable products are the physical products which are available in the system, for which we do not have to check stocks because they are not the main products (or raw materials of it) which the company sell or manufacture. After selecting consumable, the "On hand units" and "Forecasted Units" tabs will be removed from the screen
      3. Service Products: These are non-physical costs that the company incurs and have to account for in either the Sales order or in the purchase order

      Name

      Product Code

      Instances where Service Item is applied

      Buying Agency Commission

      9991

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Clearance Agent Charges Non Vatable

      1124

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Clearance Agent Charges Vatable

      1134

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Customs Duty

      9996

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Customs VAT

      0013

      Foreign Purchase Order

      Freight Non Vatable

      9998

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Freight Vatable

      9999

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Mozambique Insurance

      1809

      Mozambique Sales Order - Invoice

      Mozambique Transport

      1808

      Mozambique Sales Order - Invoice

      Rounding

      1165

      Foreign Purchase Order

      Supplier Commission Vatable

      1140

      Foreign Purchase Order

      Supplier Finance Charge

      1332

      Foreign Purchase Order- Landed Costs

      Trade Finance Commission

      9994

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

      Trade Finance Interest

      9993

      Foreign Purchase Order - Landed Costs

    2. Use the table below as a guide on which instances (Purchase/ Sales) the different product types can be used

    Can Be Sold

    Can be Purchased

    Discontinued

    Storable

    x

    x

    x

    Consumable

    x

    x

    x

    Service

    x

    x

    1. Select the Selling Type.
    2. If the product is a KVI, ensure to tick the checkbox field labelled KVI.
    3. If the product is Manufactured in SA, ensure to tick the checkbox field Manufactured in SA.
    4. Select the Product Category that the product falls into.
    5. Enter the Product Code, this should be a 4 digit code.
    6. Enter the Distributor Price, Catalogue Price, and Cost.
    7. Select the Unit of Measure, Pack Size, Purchase Unit of Measure.
    8. Under the field labelled Country of Sale, select the country or countries that the product is currently sold at.
  6. Click [SAVE]
  7. The new product will now appear under the Products Menu in Odoo.

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