In order to configure the products you have for sale, the goods or the raw materials from the recipes you can choose between 2 possibilities: quick add or detailed add. 

Any option you choose you must log in to your account and from the Administration part, go to the menu item Configuration - Products.


1. Quick add


To quickly add products, go to the menu point Configuration - Products and follow the steps:



1. Select the category in which you want the product to appear in the POS.

2. Add product name as it will appear on the fiscal receipt.

3. Add the sale price, which includes VAT.

4. Select the product VAT.

5. Select how you will sell the product.

*I sell it as I buy it - this product type contains only a good purchased for resale (eg Coca Cola 0.25 bottle).

*Contains recipe - this type of product contains different raw materials (ingredients) that enters a cooking process (eg Chicken Soup containing chicken, spices, etc.).

*Service - this type of product does not need a recipe and it's not a good. (example opthalmologic consultation, haircut, etc.).

6. Add product recipe:

Decrease good from stock if you are configuring a product that you sell it as you buy it

Add Raw material to recipe if you are configuring a product that contains raw materials

7. To add a new product, press the + Add product button and follow the steps above.
8. When you're done, click the Save Products button.

With this method can add up to 5 products per save and is a recommended configuration for small businesses that do not need very many details on the products.


2. Detailed add


To add a detailed  product go to the menu point and select Configuration - Products, press "+" button.


Follow the steps below:



1. Select the category in which you want the product to appear in the POS (eg Refreshments, Pizza).

2. Add the product name (this name will also appear on the fiscal receipt).

3. Fill the product SKU (it will automatically generate when the product name is filled however can be modified).

SKU is a unique product code:

      - may be the barcode

      - can be an internal code

      - via SKU you can synchronize the products with different aggregators through their related applications (eg: own site, hipMenu)



4. Select the type:

  • I sell it as I buy it - this type contains only a stock that does not apply any changes (eg. Coca Cola bottle)

  • Contains recipe - this type of product contains one or more raw materials (ingredients) and enters a cooking process (eg. Chicken Soup containing chicken, spices, etc)

  • Service - this type of product does not need a receipt (eg. haircut)

5. Availability - select the locations were you want to sell the product (if you have multiple sales locations and you want to sell a specific product in one of the locations, you will select that location, so the product does not appear in POS in the other locations)


6 & 7. MU represents the measuring unit. If you will sell one piece and this is a Finite Product it will be PC.

If you sell a bulk product, you will choose the measuring unit for KG or L.

You will also need to change the setting from "Finite product" to "Bulk" by simply clicking on the field.


8. Add the product tag (example bar, kitchen, pizza, etc.)

  • this tag is useful for issuing the order to the kitchen, bar

  • this tag is useful for issuing sales reports on specific sections


9. Product recipe 


- Search and add the good purchased for resale if you already have it configured (if the product you are setting is the type - you sell it as you buy it) or the raw material if you already have it configured (if the type of product you are setting up contains a recipe).


- If you have not configured the good purchased for resale or the raw material, click Add / Configure the good purchased for resale or the raw material by completing the name, unit, MU, VAT. 

Optional the tag if you want to group stocks (example bar, kitchen).


- If you want to set up a recipe in the recipe, after filling in the name, quantity, UM and VAT, click the "Add raw material to recipe"  button and add the ingredients you use in the recipe and the related quantities. 


WARNING: if you want to configure the recipe for multiple portions, you can only add the unit after you have added at least 1 raw material in the recipe.





If the product type is "I sell it as I buy it" you will select the good from where you will decrease your stock.

If the product type is "Contains recipe" you will all the raw materials that will result the finite or the bulk product along with the specific quantity for it.


You will see that each ingredient will show an amount - this amount represents the average cost for the recipe quantity. 

This average cost is based on invoices placed on that stock.



10. Add the price at which you want to sell the product, select the VAT at which the product will be sold.

11. Add preferential prices if the sales price is different from one location to another (optional) or if you want the price to change automatically from a certain date.

 

 Don't forget to save the created product!