How to create a Supplier Product – Merchi - Help Center

Follow the below instructions to create a new product that can be added to your store for customers to order.

Click + button (top right hand side). Select Product
Search / Select Domain name
The Product Type will default based on the type of Domain eg: Seller Product. Change to Supplier Product
Upload Product images
Add Product name
Add a base unit price (this can be changed later) & select tax type
Add the minimum number of units required and turnaround time in days
Add a description of the Product
Create
Once the Product is created click on Edit Product.

From here we can edit the product, add variations (see this article for an explanation) & other product settings like production assignments & more

Ensure all Product info is correct. Click Save
If Show Public button is off, the product will be hidden from public view
Feature deadline turns public to private once the date has lapsed
You can add Categories for onsite categorisation and Tags for internal information.

Please see this article for an in depth guide about product variations

Inventories - Toggle on / off to determine whether inventory is required for this product
Allow Open Inventories - If set to off this would restrict a customers ability to order past your stock levels. If set to open it will allow inventories to go into a negative balance
Automatically Generate Inventories - Merchi can create an inventory of every combination of product variation for this product, you can then manually enter an inventory for each combination
Allow Chained Inventory Creation - Manage inventory of your client's newly created products. If set to on, clients who are selling a customised print of the product will be linked to this product's inventory levels
Manually add inventories by selecting the Add button. This will allow you to create manual inventories by using all available variations and allocate to a specific location address
Add the location of the inventory
Save

Toggle on / off the payment options for your customer. Upfront payment and / or allow quote requests
Allow Group Buy - If switched on, sellers will be able to create a group buy product from this product. This is useful for sellers who would like to pre sell their merchandise before it's made and paid for
Set the payment methods that customers can use to pay for items. Select each desired payment method and complete the details. For more information on setting up payment methods check out the How to complete your Company profile here.
Note that Stripe is Disabled as a payment option until you complete the

Toggle on / off to enable shipping for this product
Toggle on / off the default shipping method for the product. If switched on this product will utilise the default shipping method that has been set for your company. If switched off this product will require its own shipping method. For more information on Shipping methods click here
You can enter the specific shipping details for this product under Unit Weight & Volume

For more information on drafting please refer to this article.

Toggle on / off to enable production for this product
Auto assign production on job milestone. This feature allows you to automatically assign and commence job production when the job profile reaches a selected milestone. The milestone options are:
- Not Required (default)
- On Job Creation
- On Job Invoice Paid
- On Job Draft Approved
To assign a team member to production of this product, click on Domain Team > + Assign. They will then appear under the Assigned tab
If you have a number of suppliers who can provide this product you can select these under Domain Team > + Assign. They will then appear under the Assigned tab

Public Downloadable - Upload any files that you would like the customer to view and download eg: print file templates
Production Files - These files will inherit into all production assignments

Customise the UI/UX of this product by attaching a Merchi component. Browse the components to find one which works best for your product configuration.

You can view product chains that are linked to this product. For instance if a seller or another supplier is reselling your product, you can disable & re-enable chain functionality here.