Products¶
Products are instances of a particular product type. A product is an object that's based on a product type template. It can have variants that you build around attributes. Products can be put in catalogs and organized into categories.
For each product and product variant, you can define its availability, stock and prices.
When you create or edit products, you can add assets in a form of images. Assets can be assigned to the base product, and to one or more of its variants.
For more information about creating products, see Create product.
Product completeness¶
Before your customers can purchase products, the website administrator must configure at least one region and one currency for the shop, and VAT rates for each of the regions. You must then set:
- VAT rates for the product type
- at least one price for the product
- availability with positive or infinite stock for the product
When you review product details, under the product name, you can see a progress bar with an approximate indication of how much of the product information you provided, and how much is still missing.
To find out in detail, which pieces of product information require your attention, go to the product view's Completeness tab. It lists all tasks required for product configuration, including:
- content (such as images and descriptions)
- attributes
- assets
- variants (if any of the attributes is enabled for variants)
- availability
- prices in different currencies
- translations
You can click the Edit button next to an unfinished task in the Completeness table to go directly to the screen where you can add the missing information.
Impact on availability
Product completeness does not impact product availability or visibility on the storefront. It is intended to help you ensure that product data is properly populated. As long as your product meets the pricing and stock requirements, it can be published and made available for purchase regardless of its completeness score.