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Getting started with products

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Adding products to Omnium is essential in a headless commerce scenario.
Except headless commerce, there are several other reasons to add product information to Omnium

  • Possible to create carts and orders within Omnium
  • Possible to add or replace products to orders created from other systems.
  • Allows for customer service to check inventory status
  • Proper handling of returns and refunds, as it allows clear identification of the returned items and associated transactions.
  • Data on product popularity and demand can offer valuable insights for marketing strategies and inventory planning.

 

Products and Variants

There are multiple ways of handling product variations:

  • Single SKU (a product that is a SKU - Stock Keeping Unit)
  • Product with variants (a product that contains a list of variants that are SKUs)
  • Sibling product (a product that shares the same parent ID as another product)

 

Other product variations includes

  • Package product (a product that contains components)
  • Product with options

 

Single SKU's

  • A single SKU have no variations, and is not part of a product series (series of multiple colors, sizes, or other natural variations)
  • The below pedals are samples of single SKU's.



Product with variants

  • A product with variants typically contains variations of size or color.
  • Contains a list of SKU's, called variants
  • Often the price is set on the parent, but variants can also have different prices.
  • Recommendation is to vary on only one property (size OR color OR another property)



Siblings

  • Siblings can also be Single SKU's or Products with variants.
  • Common for siblings is that they share a parent ID, connecting them.
  • Used for displaying variations on the website.
  • In fashion, siblings are typically used for colors, and with sizes as variants.
  • The below jerseys are color variations of the same jersey.

 

Create a product

  1. Navigate to "Products".
  2. Press the ellipsis (three dots) and select "New Product".



  3. Set ProductID and Name. Parent ID is optional and should be set if there are any sibling products.












 

 

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