Add Products On USAAM

Categories 

In the store front, parent categories are listed in the top menu of the home page, and on the left side of product pages. This navigational feature is used to guide customers to similar products within the same category. Exposing customers to different products within a category lets the customer compare the similarities and differences between products to make the most informed purchase. When adding products to the store, you will be asked for a product category to sort them in. It is a good idea to establish these categories before adding products, to save yourself the trouble of adding the category name to the products later. 

To access the Category page in the administration, hover over the Catalog button and click on Category in the drop-down. You will be a directed to a page that displays the category names of the store products (as seen below). 

The ">" symbol points from a parent category to a sub-category. "Laptops & Notebooks > 

Windows" indicates that "Windows" is a sub-category sorted under the parent category "Laptops & Notebooks"

Organizing products into categories is useful for navigating a store's inventory in both the store front and administration side. In the administration, creating categories for products will help the shop owner keep track of specific products within a category. In the store front, customers will be able to browse their favorite products by category. Category pages can be accessed in the top menu and from the category box in the product page. 

Before inserting products, you should take some time to brainstorm and establish a category for you products. Think of how the products in your store can be organized into groups in a logical manner. Generally, you would want to start with creating a broad parent category, and move narrower into specification with each sub-category below it. For example, a broad category such as Electronics is a good parent category. Under the Electronics, a sub-category named "Computers" can be created; and under that category, "Laptops". You can see how each category becomes more specific as we progress. Putting effort into this task will improve a store's usability, ultimately bringing customers to other products in the store that may interest them. 

Field marked with a red * have to filled in.

Model: Please enter your own personal model.

MPN: This may be left blank or input a Manufacturer Product Number if one is available.

Price: The price per unit.

Special Price: This is a discounted price of a product or the price of a product if more than one product is purchased.

Unlimited: Select "Yes" if you have an unlimited amount of stock and "No "if you have a limited amount of stock.

Quantity: Where it is marked green, enter the amount of products you have in stock.

Minimum: This is the minimum amount of products a person can purchase.