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title: "Products and Services | SpotOn Retail Catalog"
canonical: "https://help.spoton.com/space/SK/1172897885/Products%20and%20Services%20%7C%20SpotOn%20Retail%20Catalog"
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**Quick Links**
> Macro (toc)
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## Products
| **Information** | **Display** |
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| - The **Products tab **displays all individual products and sorts them by** Product Name** (a-z or z-a), **Created** (oldest first or newest first)
- Users can also search by **Product Name**,** Collection**, **Category**, and **SKU.** |  |
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## Create A Product & Product Configuration
| **Action** | **Display** |
| --- | --- |
| 1. To start a new product, click** + New Product** on the top right of the Products tab. |  |
| 2. Input the following required information for the new product:
#### Product name
- Enter the name of the product
#### Description
- Enter additional details about the product, such as materials, ways to use, display, wear, or anything else to promote and explain your product
#### Browse or Drop Image
- Drag and drop images, or select the photos from a specific location on your device. |  |
| #### Category
- Use the drop-down menu to link product(s) to a collection or group for when customers search for a similar term or keyword
> ℹ️ Categories must be created using the Categories tab on the left sidebar
#### SKU
- Enter a SKU to identify and track inventory or stock. A SKU is a unique code consisting of letters and numbers that identifies each product
#### UPC
- Code printed on retail product packaging to aid in identifying a particular item. Unique 12-digit number beneath the barcode
#### Tags
- Assign keywords or phrases to products so that they are easier to find within your eCommerce page's site search
#### Vendor
- Use the drop-down menu to choose the vendor associated with this product
> ℹ️ To learn how to add a new Vendor, please visit [Vendor Management](https://help.spoton.com/space/SK/2464710831/Vendor+Management+%7C+SpotOn+Retail+Dashboard)
#### Loyalty
- Enable a customer loyalty program by using the needed check boxes
#### Variants
- Use the toggle to enable product variants. Variants can be customized to carry different sizes, styles, or colors for a product. If items are unique or one-of-a-kind, this is not required |  |
| ### No Variants for Item
#### This product has the same price per channel.
- Enable this setting only if a product carries the same price on all sales channels. Otherwise, fill out the different prices available for each channel. Once customized as needed, select **Save** |  |
| ### Variants for Item
#### Variants
- Variants are enabled when products have various selections available. This creates a master or main product to create variations of that product. These can be applied to a large number of variants, including sizes, colors, etc.
#### Attribute
- Enter the name of the product option (i.e., size or color)
#### Values
- Enter the different sizes or colors of the available product |  |
| #### Availability
- This is a display of product variants, which can be customized with specific images and add specific availability for different channels
> ℹ️ SKU, UPC & Quantity are **required**
#### General Price
- This applies only if all the variants have the same price. When products have different pricing, enable the **This product has different prices per variant or channels **checkbox
#### Cost per item
- Refers to how much it costs the merchant for the product or variant
> 📝 **Examples**
> 📝
> 📝 If a client resells a product, enter the price that the merchant paid the manufacturer (excluding taxes, shipping, or other costs)
> 📝
> 📝 If a merchant creates the product themselves, enter a value that is based on the labor and material costs
#### Compare at price
- Compares the product pricing to the original or other competitors' prices of the product.
Once all needed configurations have been entered, select **Save** |  |
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## Services
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| 1. To view your Services, navigate to your **SpotOn Retail Catalog** and select **Services** from the menu on the left
- Available Services will display along with filter and search navigation features.
> ℹ️ Select a service to view the **Edit Service** page
> ℹ️
> ℹ️ - This page will show the **General **information relating to the service, as well as its **availability**
> ℹ️
> ℹ️ Make any changes as needed, and click **Done** to save |  |
| 3. In the **General ** section, add the general information needed for the creation of your service, including:
- **Service Name***
- The name of the new service
- **Abbreviation***
- The short-hand version of the name of the new service
- **Category**
- The collection of services this will belong to
- **Description (Includes a text editor for customization)**
- Any important details or features about the new service
- **Image**
- Browse or drag and drop to upload
- **Tag(s)**
- Assign keywords or phrases to services for enhanced searchability
- **Loyalty settings**
- Whether this service is applicable to reward earnings and redemption
- **Roles and team members**
- Select which team members can perform the service
**Indicates a required field* |  |
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## Variable Priced Products and Services FAQs
### What is a variable-priced product?
Variable pricing is when the price of a good or service fluctuates based on market demand and product characteristics. A variable-priced product does not have a default price assigned to it until one is assigned during the checkout flow.
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### What is the difference between a variable price and an open price?
Variable-priced products are actual products that exist in your catalog and are tracked in reports automatically, just like other fixed-price products.
Open-priced products require the user to type a name and price at checkout and are not cohesively tracked in reports.
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### How are taxes applied to variable-priced products?
There is no difference in how taxes are applied to variable-priced products. Taxes are still managed from the **Taxes** section in **Catalog** **Settings**.
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### Where can I see variable-priced products in my reports?
Variable-priced products will display in your itemized reports just as any other product within your catalog.
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## Updating Item Prices
### How can I update the prices for an Item?
From the products section, navigate to your desired item. Click on the item, and it will take you to the edit section for the selected item. Navigate to the availability section, which will let you edit the price, quantity, and availability.
