Create or Edit a Product | Zayls

Create a New Product:

1. In the Products Overview, click New Product.

2. In the New Product window, enter the new product’s Name, Product Type (For Buying and For Selling), VAT Type, Brand, Category, Unit, Default Buying Unit, Default Selling Unit, Gross Weight, Dimensions, Number of Attributes, SKU, Barcode, Buying Price, Selling Price, and Reorder Point.

3. Once you are done, click Save to save the new product or Cancel to terminate the form. A message will appear if the product is created successfully.

To understand each field, please read the following:

• Name – The name of the specific product.
• Stock Type 
  • Non-Stockable – This product stock type can be assigned on inventory that is not being sold or stored. The system will not track any transaction quantities of this product stock type e.g. paperclips, staplers, bond papers.
  • Stockable, Regular –This product stock type can be assigned on regular inventory items where quantity is the only property it uses e.g. chair, mugs, t-shirt.
  • Stockable, Serialized –This product stock type can be assigned on inventory items where a unique serial number defines the identity of the product and therefore is needed to be tracked on every movement e.g. machines, mobile phones, wireless earphones.
  • Stockable, Batch Tracked –This product stock type can be assigned on inventory items that are assigned a batch or lot number e.g. slippers, glue, batteries.
  • Stockable, Batch Tracked with expiry date – This product stock type can be assigned on inventory items that are assigned a batch/lot number and an expiry date e.g. medicines, canned goods, perishable goods.
• Product Type
  • For Buying – This type of product is the one you outsourced from your supplier.
  • For Selling – This type of product is the one you sell to your customers.

• VAT Type – This is a certain tax rate (0% to 12%) that is added to the selling price of goods or products sold.
• Unit – This is a definite magnitude of a quantity to specify if the product being purchased or sold is per piece, per dozen, per case, etc.
• Default Buying Unit – This unit will be automatically used when creating a purchase order for this specific product.
• Default Selling Unit – This unit will be automatically used when creating a sales order for this specific product.
• Numbers of Attributes – A product can have several distinct features or appearance and defining each attribute of the product can help you minimize the confusions.

Edit a Product:

Zayls allows you to edit product details to keep the system updated.

1. Select an existing Product that you want to edit.
2. Click Edit and edit the desired details you want to update and once you are done, click Save to save the changes or Cancel to retain the original details. A message will appear if the product is updated successfully.

Set up Product Aliases:

Product Aliases is a new feature that will help the company using Zayls to have a smooth transaction between the supplier and customers as Product Aliasing will help them identify the respective Product Names and SKUs they internally used.

Create a New Alias

1. Select an existing Product that you want to create a new alias.
2. In the Product window, click Aliases.

3. In the For Buying window, click New Alias.

4. Enter the Product Variant, Name Alias, Variant SKU Alias, and Assigned To.

5. Once you are done, click Save to save the new alias or Cancel to terminate the form. A message will appear if the alias is created successfully.

To understand each field, please read the following:

• Alias Type – There are two types of alias; For Buying and For Selling. If the type of alias is For Buying, the aliases will be displayed in all of the Purchasing Modules which is between your company and your supplier. While if the type of alias is For Selling, the aliases will be displayed in all of the Sales Modules which is between your company and your customers.
• Product Variant – A specific product that you want to set an alias.
• Name Alias – Another specified name for the specific product.
• Variant SKU Alias – Another Variant SKU name for the specific product.
• Assigned To – This will let you tag all the accounts you want to reflect that alias name.

Edit the Product Variant Alias:

Zayls allows you to edit the Product Variant Alias details to keep the system updated.

1. In the Aliases tab, click  beside the Product Variant name that you want to edit.

2. Click Edit and edit the desired details you want to update and once you are done, click Save to save the changes or Cancel to retain the original details. A message will appear if the alias is updated successfully.

Disable a Product Variant Alias:

1. In the Aliases tab, click  beside the Product Variant name that you want to disable.

2. Click Disable. A successful message will appear if the alias is disabled successfully.

Enable a Product Variant Alias:

1. In the Aliases tab, click  beside the Product Variant name that you want to enable.

2. Click Enable. A successful message will appear if the alias is enabled successfully.

Delete a Product Variant Alias:

1. In the Aliases tab, click  beside the Product Variant name that you want to delete.

2. Click Disable.

3. Click Delete.

4. A Delete confirmation dialog will appear. Click Delete to certainly remove the existing alias record or click Cancel to terminate your action.

5. A message will appear if the alias is deleted successfully.

Why view product alias’ activity log?

• To know who created the product alias;
• To know who updated the product alias; and
• To know what are the changes have been made.

To view Product Alias’ Activity Log:

1. In the Aliases tab, click  beside the Product Variant name that you want to view the activity log.

2. Click View Activity Log.

3. The system will redirect you to the Activity Log: Product Alias window.

The Activity Log will show the following to the admin:

• The Date & Time the activity occurred;
• The Action (Created, Updated, Deleted, Enabled, Disabled); and
• The name of the user who made the activity

4. To see changes, click View Changes.

5. In the View Changes: Product Alias window, you will see all the added and removed details on that product.

See the Inventories of a Product

1. Select an existing Product that you want to view the inventories.
2. In the Product window, click Inventories.
3. Click  to see the inventory breakdown of a specific product in all of the warehouses.

Add Comments in the Product:

The comment feature allows you to leave important messages to keep everyone informed.

1. In the Product record, scroll down to the Comments section.
2. Enter your message in the Comment box.
3. You may also add attachments such as photos or files.  Click Add attachment below the Comment box. A Dialog box asking the location of the file will appear. Click the file you want to upload and then click Open.
4. Once finished, click Post. A successful message will appear, and the new message will display on top of the conversation.

Edit or Delete a Comment:

1. Find the comment you want to edit or delete.
2. Click .
3. To update the comment, click Edit. To delete the comment, click Delete.

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