Product Overview
Products are managed for your POS, Wine Club, and online store (both general and allocation) all from a central location within the Admin Control Panel. To review existing products, navigate to the Product List: Products > View. Learn more about the functions available in the product list in the next article.
Permission Required: To access all product settings, your user account must be enabled with the permission for Products, to access the sub-menu options. Contact your eCellar User Manager for assistance.
Product Terminology and Definitions
| Product Title | Display name of the product |
| PID | Product ID, assigned by the database when a product is created |
| Weight | Weight per unit. Typically, standard 750 ML bottles are set to 3 lbs, which has a direct relationship to the ship rate ranges in the shipping tables. |
| Price | Price per unit |
| Display on Web | Controls if the product will display online (functional for both allocation and general stores) |
| Display in POS | Controls if the product is available in the POS |
| Taxable? | Select if the product is taxable |
| Product Status | Determines the status of the product online, and will not limit POS sales. Many statuses can be customized to display a branded message online |
| Display SKU | The product SKU should match the SKU used internally and by your fulfillment houses |
| Fulfillment SKU | Optional field, and should match the display SKU |
| Sales Report Category | Used for reporting revenue by sales category |
| Brand Key | For ShipCompliant integration |
| Web Info Settings | Control how the product will display in the online general store |
| Images | Image fields are mapped to product display pages in your online store. Each field is customized per winery to best support the style of the online store |
| Quantity Settings | Controls the minimum and maximum quantity, and purchase increment available in the online general store |
| Max Sell Qty and Threshold | Controls for shadow inventory, which prevent overselling of product |
| Availability Settings | Limits the visibility of the product by Customer Type |
| Discounts | Once a product specific discount is created, it can be directly linked to to the eligible product |
| Category | Determines the correct shipping rate type, and can control product categories in the online general store |
| Options | This functionality is retired, and should not be used |
| Inventory SKU | With the inventory module, sellable products must be linked to an Inventory SKU for correct tracking |