Create Product

Watch the video to go through the step-by-step process to add a new Product in the EcoSystem.

It will also cover off how to add a Supplier to your Product, even if you haven’t set a Supplier up yet.

The Product Common Data Section can be accessed through the SuperHero EcoSystem Home page by selecting Products on the top navigation panel.

This will take you to your list of Products. If this is your first one, this page will be blank.

Then click on the Create button.

Alternatively, you can click on the easy access menu at the top of most pages in the EcoSystem. Click on Common Data/Product and then create.

Enter in the Product information you have available to you. At this stage you should have all the basic information available. The fields which are not mandatory can be added at a later stage. Only the mandatory fields marked with a red * need to be populated to create a Product.

The new Product page is broken down into sections:

General
Product Dimensions and Weight
Carton Dimensions, Weight and Units
Marketplaces
Images

Add General Information

The General section contains all the fields related to a Product.

The General fields available are:

Field	Mandatory/ Non-Mandatory	Additional Information

Field	Mandatory/ Non-Mandatory	Additional Information
SKU	Mandatory	Stock keeping unit which is a unique code which you as a business owner create for each Product. It is an internal code that we use to identify each Product.
Brand	Non-Mandatory	When you have multiple Products which belong to different brands, capture the brand in order to group the Products which belong to the specific brand. This is extremely helpful for the Invasion MPSH business model.
Description	Mandatory	Enter the Product Description which should be no more than 40 characters. This is the description that you will use on the EcoSystem to find the product but not necessarily the one for listing on Amazon.
Range	Non-Mandatory	When you have multiple brands that have similar ranges, it is good to add a range onto the Products, for example, 2 brands could have the same range of kitchen storage.
Supplier	Mandatory	Supplier provides a drop down list of all the Suppliers you captured as part of the Supplier Common Data. Once the Supplier is selected, the product being created will be linked to the Supplier. Multiple Suppliers can be linked to the product. For example, if your main Product came from one Supplier and the bonus Product came from another Supplier, add both Suppliers to the Product so that you can keep track that this Product has 2 Suppliers. You can also Create New Supplier by clicking on the link under the Supplier drop down list. See images below for more information. Learn more about creating suppliers.
Material	Non-Mandatory	The drop down list contains certain materials your product could be made out of e.g. wood, plastic, textiles, stone and metal. Adding this information will show what material your product is made out of and also allows the SuperHero Freight team to identify possible issues with a specific material when your Products are checked at Customs.
Category	Mandatory	This identifies which category your Product belongs to and where it will be listed on Amazon.
Unit Cost	Mandatory	The Unit Cost is the price you have paid per unit for the Product. Generally this will be the FOB price you purchased your goods for.
Type	Mandatory	Choose either Private Label, Wholesale or Invasion.

Selecting Suppliers

Select a Supplier or multiple Suppliers from the drop down list. The supplier you select is the supplier or suppliers who you will be purchasing your product from. Learn more about creating a supplier.

Multiple suppliers can be selected and added which is useful if you have a Private Label product with a bonus product sourced from a different supplier.

Just click on the Supplier field to add more and the drop down box will appear. Select the Supplier you want and this will be added to your list of Suppliers selected.

If the Supplier is not available in the drop down list and you have not created the Supplier yet, simply select Create New Supplier instead of having to navigate away from the Product page to create a new Supplier.

A pop up window will allow you to enter in the Supplier information, then click Save to save the Supplier to your Supplier common data. The Supplier will automatically be populated into the Supplier field when creating the Product.

The mandatory fields are marked with a red *.

Then choose the type of Product you will be selling, either Private Label, Wholesale or Invasion.

If you are selling the same Product in more than 1 category, once you have created and saved the Product, there is the option to copy the Product and then save it as a different Product type. This will be covered off in a different section.

Product Dimensions and Weight

The next section to complete underneath the General section on the same page is Product Dimensions and Weight.

Field	Mandatory/ Non-Mandatory	Additional Information

Field	Mandatory/ Non-Mandatory	Additional Information
Length (cm)	Mandatory	The length of the individual packaged Product. The dimensions must be of the Product in its final packaging as a customer would receive it.
Weight (kg)	Mandatory	The weight of the individual packaged Product. The weight must be of the Product in its final packaging as a customer would receive it.
Width (cm)	Mandatory	The width of the individual packaged Product. The dimensions must be of the Product in its final packaging as a customer would receive it.
Height (cm)	Mandatory	The height of the individual packaged Product. The dimensions must be of the Product in its final packaging as a customer would receive it.

Carton Dimensions, Weight and Units

The Add Carton button contains the carton information you receive from your Supplier. This is not a mandatory field and if you don’t have the information to hand just yet, you will be able to proceed and the information can be added in later on.

If you selected Add Carton and started to input but realised you don’t have all the relevant information, you can click on Delete line and this will remove the section so you can continue.

When you have the carton dimensions available, these are the dimensions and weight of the master/outer carton which your Supplier provided during the initial ordering process for your Product. The carton dimensions added in for the Product can be referenced and used when creating an SRN, however these dimensions are simply for reference and can be changed at any time on the SRN or on the Product's common data.

The carton template dimensions are not used for any calculations such as CBM storage. These dimensions are simply used for reference so that you know what dimensions the Supplier has provided for the master/outer carton for this Product.

Multiple carton configurations can be added in per Product. This could happen if you decide to box your Products differently on the second order, or you might have an odd number of Products which require a smaller carton configuration. In order to delete a carton template entry, select Delete line, and to add an additional carton template entry, select Add Carton.

Add Marketplaces

The Marketplace information is linked to one individual product, meaning you can add Marketplace information for United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Germany and any other Marketplace, all on the one Marketplace Information tab for the same product.

This is not a mandatory field and if you don’t have the information to hand just yet, you will be able to proceed and the information can be added in later on but will be needed prior to shipping a product.

If you selected Add Marketplaces and started to input but realised you don’t have all the relevant information, you can click on Delete line and this will remove the section so you can continue. However, if you have imported the product, it will be in stock and listed on Amazon, so you should have all of the relevant information to hand.

The MSKU code will automatically be brought forward. Input the ASIN and Barcode.

When you enter the Sales price, you will need to select the tax type for that marketplace. This will affect the sales price shown on the sales invoice to your customer if you send a sales invoice which shows the tax rate and amount. You will choose from:

Tax included - no further tax will be added to the sales invoice as this figure already includes tax, but the tax element will be shown.
Tax excluded - if you are raising a tax invoice, tax will be added onto the sales price on the sales invoice sent to your customer.
Tax Exempt - no tax is applicable so the tax rate shown will be zero.

If your Product has no tax type selected, the default will be a ‘tax included’ status, which will be reflected in the Sales Invoice.

You will need to add the Commodity Code or HS Code prior to shipping your product for the first time but it isn’t a mandatory field when you first set up your product.

You can only input letters and numbers, so if your Commodity Code has decimal points, please remove these before inputting. If you need help finding an HS Code, you can use the HS Code Pro Application in the EcoSystem.

As with the Commodity Code, the Duty Rate isn’t a mandatory field when you first set up your product but is required when you create your first shipping order.

Your shipping order will be placed on hold until you provide both the Commodity Code and the Duty Rate.

You can obtain your FNSKU from Amazon and upload the FNSKU label from here too. Even if you do not currently use FNSKU labels from Amazon, it is important to have it in here for potential future use. View how to find the FNSKU on Amazon on the Intro to EcoSystem video in the SuperHero Library.

Always remember to check the ‘Available for sale’ box as you won’t be able to create a shipping order or replenishment order until this has been done.

Images

The Images section allows you to upload your images for the product, which you can then further use to create your Amazon listing. Images can be added and updated at any time.

Click on the image box to add new images or simply change the image file and select a new image. Your image will be displayed in the space below. You can load 2 different images here.

Remember that you can always go back into your Product to add any missing information. See how this is done in the Edit Product information.

Once you have created your New Product, select Save & Close to save the Product to your Product common data list. Alternatively, you can just Return to list to return to the summary list of products without saving the changes.

A notification will be displayed confirming the product has been successfully added.