How to Add a New (Custom) Product to Your Catalog Manually

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Learn how to add a new product manually to your catalog and edit its pricing, characteristics, and categories using the Catalog App Manager. This allows you to add a new item (or service such as protection plans or delivery options) outside of a managed vendor data feed.

 

Requirements/Tools Needed:

 

Getting Started

1. From the top navigation, select Content and click Products from the drop-down menu.

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2. Click New Product to manually add a new product to your data feed content.

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Please Note: If the New Product button is not visible to you in the Content > Products page, your subscription level does not allow for custom product creation. To upgrade your subscription, contact Wondersign Sales by email at sales@wondersign.com or 1-855-408-9966.

 

3. Add a New Product box will appear. Enter the following required fields for the product you wish to add:

  • Name: Enter the product name (i.e. Logan - Tan - High Leg Recliner).
  • SKU: Enter a unique SKU to identify the product (i.e. numbers, letters, or combination string value).
  • Manufacturer (Brand): Enter the brand of the product being added to the catalog. If on the Wondersign platform, the manufacturer will begin to pre-populate.
  • Category (Not mandatory): Enter the category or portion of the category tree name to display in the existing categories in your catalog.

 

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4. Enter the Product Price information as follows:

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  • Cost: Enter the dollar amount for the cost of the product.
  • Retail Price: If calculate using Price List Rules is enabled, the retail price will automatically be calculated.
  • List Price: If calculate using Price List Rules is enabled, the list price will automatically be calculated.
  • Rental/Financing Terms: If calculate using Price List Rules is enabled, the term price will automatically be calculated.

Please Note: Alternatively, click the toggle button to disable using the Price List Rules, and enter the amounts you would like displayed..

 

5. Click the Add Product, and the product details page will appear with additional properties to enter. 

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Complete the following product fields (recommended):

  • Status: Select if product is Active or Discontinued
  • Product Type: Enter the product type (Arm Chair, Dining Chair, etc.)
  • Description: Enter a description of the product you're creating
  • Depth: Enter the product depth in inches (i.e. 33.0 in.)

  • Length: Enter the product length or width in inches (i.e. 55.25 in.)

  • Height: Enter the product height in inches (i.e. 36.50 in.)

  • Weight: Enter the product weight in pounds not including packaging (i.e. 33.9 lbs.)

  • Direct Shipping: Toggle Yes or No
  • Sold Individually: Toggle Yes or No
  • Introduction Date: Date added to catalog
  • UPC:
  • Color: Enter the product color (red, pink, white)
  • Material: Enter the material the product is made from (i.e. metal, wood)
  • Style: Enter the product style (i.e. modern, contemporary, traditional)
  • Size: Enter the product dimensions not including packaging 
  • Main Image: This will be the main image that will appear as users are browsing and will be the first image to appear when a product is selected. You can upload or drag and drop image.
  • Additional Images: Additional images can be added.

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Please Note: It is recommended that you add as much information as possible to the product details fields to provide a rich shopper experience at the Catalog Kiosk app. All products require at least one image to display at the Catalog Kiosk app. 

 

6. Scroll back to the top of the product page and click Save Changes to save all of the product details added.

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7. Please Note: Use the < Products tabs in the side panel on the left to view, add, and/or delete data for the newly created product including Pricing and Related Products.
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When a new product is manually created and added in CAM, it is outside the managed data feeds from approved vendors. Therefore, updates are not applied to these types of products. Use the Delete tab to remove a manually created product.

 

8. Click the < Products link to return to the Products page.

products links.pngThe new product is added to the Content > Products list.


9. Click Devices in the top navigation. Click Sync all devices to update the Catalog Kiosk app with the new product.

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The new product will now be displayed!

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