Create a product with variants

A product with variants is a product that exists in several variations: sizes, colors, dosages, flavors, cooking options, etc.

Using variants makes it possible to group several variations within the same product, rather than creating a separate product for each variation.
It also makes it possible to obtain overall sales statistics for the product, independently of its variants.

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#Create variants

Before creating a product with variants, you must first create the variants that you want to associate with it.

1. Go to 'Products/Product settings/Variants'.
2. Create a Variant type. This allows you to group variants of the same kind.
3. Click the Magnifying glass icon for the variant type you created.
4. Add the different variants.

Example:
The "US Size" variant type can contain the following variants: S – M – L – XL
Another "EU Size" variant type can contain the following variants: 36 – 38 – 40 – 42

If you add a new variant and want to maintain a logical order, use the up and down arrows to reposition it.

A variant can only be deleted if no stock movement and no sale have been recorded for that variant.

If a variant cannot be deleted but you no longer want it to be displayed on the sales interface, disable the 'Active' option.

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#Create a product with variants

To create a product with Variants:

1. Go to the Products section.
2. Click New product.
3. In the Description section of the product form, select the variant type to associate with the product from the 'Variant type' field.
4. Save the product.

The product is then automatically configured with the different variants from the selected variant type.

Each variant is associated with a product ID (ID of the parent product) and a variant ID (ID of the variant).

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#Configure variants

In the 'Variants and barcodes' section of the product form, you can enter the following information for each variant:

• a specific price and number of loyalty points, if they differ from the values defined on the product form;
• pricing conditions specific to each point of sale in the account;
• a specific barcode, which replaces the barcode automatically assigned by the software to the variant;
• a supplier reference.

The 'Manage active variants' button allows you to select which variants should be displayed for the product. You can therefore hide certain variants from the variant type associated with the product.

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#Manage variant stock

If the product is managed into inventory, you must enter the stock quantity for each of its variants.

It is not possible to enter a global stock quantity for the product that is decremented regardless of which variant is sold.
A 'Linked stock' app in the 'Apps' section allows you to link the stock of a product's variants to a single global stock quantity. This app can be useful for products whose variants correspond to different weights.

Only variants that are available in stock are displayed on the sales interface.

Once stock has been entered for a variant or a variant has already been sold, it is no longer possible to change the variant type associated with the product.

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#Only one variant level

A product can have only one variant level.

For example, if a product varies according to size and color, it is not possible to manage these two criteria as two variant levels for the same product.

In this case, you must create as many separate products as necessary to manage the secondary variants.

When synchronizing with an external website that supports multiple variant types for the same product, variants can be matched using the unique barcode that identifies the combination of variants.
Example: the product 'Blue item' in size M in the software will share the same barcode (SKU) as the product 'Item' in Blue-M on the website.