Can I add products I already have to my Merchi store?

Yes you can! If you have a Seller Plus Account and already have merchandise stock that is pre made and ready to be sold to your customers you can add this onto your store by following the below steps:

• Login to your Merchi account
• Click + button (top right hand side). Select Product
• Make sure the Product Type is Seller Product 
• Upload Product images
• Add Product name
• Add unit price & 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.  

Review all tabs within the Product to ensure information has been completed. 

Info

• 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. 

Variation Fields

Group Variations Fields

• Group Variation Fields allow your customer to build a job detailing the product inventories they would like created eg: different sizes and colours.

Independent Variations Fields

• Independent Variation Fields apply to the base of the product and will effect all groups (total order), eg: Upload Artwork, Printing Type or Fabric Style.

Variation Field Types

• Text Input - A text area where the customer can write free text. You could use this for customised text options eg: enter your name for the top of your sports jersey or what would you like written on your wristband
• Select - A drop down select field, can be used to select a size, colour, printing style, font etc
• File Upload - Generally used to upload artwork
• Text Area - For general comments that isn’t for customisation purposes eg: Let us know your comments 
• Number Input - a field restricted to only numerical input
• Checkbox - If you would like multiple options selected 
• Radio - Similar to a Select field option but displays as radio buttons, choose one option
• Instructions Section - A text area where you can advise any specific instructions to the customer about the product or their order
• Image Select -  Another type of a select field, using an image, it can be used to choose a specific colour or style. Upload a product image to display options, can be individual or multiple selected
• Colour Picker - User can choose colour from full RGB colour spectrum
• Colour Select - User can only pick from a preselected range of colours

Inventory 

• 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

Payment 

• 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

Shipping

• 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

Drafting

• Toggle on / off to enable drafting for this product

Production

• 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

Discounts

• This is a list of all of the discounts created from the product variations 

Files

• 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 

Components

• 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.