This tab helps sellers add the attributes and specifications that define the product. The seller adds the following information:

●      Model*:  Enter the product’s model name or number.

●      Product Warranty*: Enter the warranty of the product in ‘Number of Days’.

●      Mark This Product As Featured: Select the checkbox to display this product in the ‘Featured Product’ list on the homepage at the front-end. The seller can add specifications related to this product for example, when adding a ‘Phone’ to their shop, the seller can add memory space, camera resolution, and display as its specifications. To add specifications for the product, three input fields are provided which are:

●      Specification Label Text*: Enter a particular label text name in this input field.

●      Specification Value*: Enter the value of that specification.

●      Specification Group: Add a specification group.

Click on the ‘Add’ button and the added specification field will be shown on the listing below. The seller can add multiple specifications. Two action buttons are provided on the right-hand side of each specification which are:

●      Edit : Clicking on this icon the seller can make changes in the previously added specification.

●      Delete : Clicking on this icon will delete the specification from this list.

(Secondary) Language Specification helps sellers add details in the secondary language manually. The seller must then click on the ‘Save and Next’ button to proceed to the next tab. To make changes in previous sections, sellers must click on the ‘Back’ button.

iii.    Options and Tags -

The product being added can have multiple options such as it might be available in different sizes or colors. Such options can be mentioned in the given form. The options are also known as variants and the product inventory is added based on these options. To clearly understand how the product variants and their inventory can be added, an example is provided below.

Example: Product A is available in three different colors that are gold, pink and red. Here, ‘Color’ is the option/variant of product A. This option can be linked with Product A through this ‘Options and Tags’ tab. Now, once the seller reaches the ‘Seller Inventory’ tab, they can add inventory related to Product A using these three color variants.

●      Add Associated Product option Groups: The seller can add product options that might vary in terms of size, color, and models. The admin can link products with relevant option groups from this tab. The option groups are created from the Product Options module. This is an auto-complete drop-down bar so, that when the seller starts typing, the list of options groups added by the admin is displayed. Selecting an option group will display its names in the section provided below. On clicking the option group its variants will be displayed to the right. The added options can be deleted by clicking on the ‘Cross’ icon displayed beside each option.

●      Product Tags: The product tags are useful in displaying products in search results made by customers. The tags help sellers promote their products by displaying them as suggestions to customers who are searching for similar products. So, the seller must assign easy, relevant, and commonly used tags for the product in this input field. To enter the product tags, the seller must enter the keywords and then press ‘Enter’. The added tags can be deleted by clicking on the ‘Cross’ icon displayed beside each tag. To proceed further, the seller must click on the ‘Save and Next’ button. To make changes in previous sections, sellers must click on the ‘Back’ button.

 iv.    Shipping Information -

The following shipping-related information is added:

●      Shipping Profile*: Select the shipping profile from the drop-down list. The shipping profiles are created from the ‘Shipping Profiles’ module. A newly registered seller might not be able to view any shipping profiles.

●      Enable Cash On Delivery: Select the checkbox to enable the Cash On Delivery option for the product.

 v.    Custom Fields -

Custom fields are meant to add information that help buyers fetch the collection and other specifications of the product. Please note that the custom fields are linked with the ‘Categories’ that are added and managed by your system admin. For some products, the ‘Custom Fields’ tab cannot be viewed meaning the category that you have selected does not have custom fields linked to it.

vi.    Media -

This tab has the following information to be added for the following displayed products:

vii.     Inventory -

The Seller can add product inventory through this tab. Here, it is important to know that the information accumulated on the ‘Inventory’ Tab belongs to the ‘Rental’ products only. Also, the inventory-related information is collected during the first time setting up of the ‘New Product Setup’ stage. If the product is saved without adding inventory then later additions can be done from the listing area ‘Edit’ button. Please note that the product inventory is added based on the options/variants defined in the ‘Options and Tags’ tab.

NB: The seller will not be able to add inventory for the products that are still ‘Un-Approved’ (if the admin has enabled such a setting).

This tab has the following information to enter :

●      Title*: Update or continue with the existing heading for the product.

●      URL Keyword*: Add the keyword URL in this input field.

●      Publish:  Select ‘Yes’ if you would like to publish your product, ‘No’ will save the product details but will hide the product from being published

●      Available From*: The seller must select the date from which the current inventory can be available. By default, it is selected for the due date. However, if the seller chooses a date in the future, the product will only be visible on the homepage from that date onwards.

●     Product Condition*: The seller can mention if the product is ‘New’, ‘Used’, or ‘Refurbished’ by selecting any one of these options from the drop-down list. By selecting ‘New’ the seller confirms that the product will directly go from the manufacturer to the customer and has its complete warranty. By selecting ‘Used’ the seller confirms that the product was used for a specific period and then sold by another customer. By selecting ‘Refurbished’ the seller confirms that the product was returned by a customer shortly after the sale due to specific reasons (mostly due to the presence of any defects) and is now available for purchase with a new warranty and better quality.

●      Rental Duration Type: Select ‘the duration type as days, weeks, or months. Note that duration discount may be affected after duration type change.

●      Minimum Rental Duration: Enter the minimum rental duration available with the product.

●      Fulfillment Method: Select the fulfillment methods from the dropdown list as Shipped & Pickup, Pickup Only, Shipped only.

●      Shipping Profile: Select shipping profile from the dropdown and it will update all inventories of same the catalog for sale and rent.

●      Minimum Rental Quantity: Enter the minimum rental quantity of the product.

●      Enable Request For Quote: Request for a quote can be enabled on a  product if you would like to receive custom requirements regarding quantity and price from the buyers.

●      Security Amount: Add a security amount of the product.

●      Buffer Days: Add a buffer time between rental bookings. This is the time required to prepare your service before the next rental booking.

●      Any Extra Comment For Buyers: Add comments for your buyers where additional information related to the product can be added.

●      Rental Terms & Conditions: Enter rental terms and conditions.

●      Translate to Other Languages: Selecting this checkbox, the system will automatically update content to other languages.

NB: This option is only visible if the admin has enabled it from their end.

Once information is added, click on the ‘Save Changes’ button, and your inventory details will be saved and displayed on the ‘My Inventory’ Page. Please note that the admin can restrict the sellers from adding new products. In such a case, the seller can only add inventory for Marketplace products. For the items listed on the ‘My Inventory’ page, the seller can perform the following actions -

●      Check-Box: At the beginning of the listing, check-boxes are placed to make multiple selections. Make a selection by clicking inside the check-box area and options ‘Activate’, ‘Deactivate’ and ‘Delete’ will appear. Just as the name implies, ‘Activate’ will enable displaying the selected products in the seller's shop at the front end, and ‘Deactivate’ will disable the selected products from being displayed in the seller's shop at the frontend. The deactivated products will also be removed from this ‘Shop Inventory’ list. To add them to inventory again, the seller must go back to the product list page and click on the ‘View Inventories’ icon available beside the respective product. Clicking on ‘Delete’ will remove the inventory from the list permanently.

●      #: This is used to count the number of listed items. By default, the list is sorted in descending order.

●      Name: The name of the product is displayed.

●      Rental Price: See the entries of rental prices done in days, weeks, and months.

●      Rental Quantity: The quantity of the offered product available to you.

●      Available From: The availability date of the product can be seen.

●      Status : Using the toggle switch, the Seller can set the status from inactive to active or vice versa. The toggle displaying ‘Green’ means that the respective inventory product is currently active and ‘grey’ means that it is inactive.

NB: ‘Status on/off’ and ‘Activate & Deactivate’ buttons perform similar functions.

●      Edit : The edit button navigates the seller to the ‘Inventory Setup’ page where sellers can add/update various product details for both Rent and Sale tabs.

●      Clone : There is an option to clone the product. Please note that products that do not have any product variants or options available cannot be cloned. As a result, the option or icon to clone cannot be seen.

●      Delete  : The delete button will delete the product from the seller’s shop.

There are three buttons provided on the top-right corner of this page:

NB: ‘Add New Product’ and ‘My Products’ buttons will not be displayed if the admin has restricted the seller from adding new products in their shop. In such a case, only the ‘Marketplace Products’ button will be displayed on this page.

C.         My Products

The products added by the seller are displayed on this page. Please note that this page displays the products added at the catalog level.

There are two buttons provided on the top-right corner of this page, which are:

●      Add New Product: This button will redirect the seller to the ‘Custom Product Setup’ page.

●      Back to Inventory: This button will redirect the seller back to the ‘Shop Inventories’ page.

A search bar is provided on the top of this page using which the seller can search for a particular product using ‘Keywords’ keywords/EAN/ISBN/UPC code filters. Several action buttons are provided to the right of every product displayed in the ‘Seller Products’ list. The functionalities of these action buttons are explained below:

●      Add To Store  : Clicking on this icon redirects the seller to the ‘Inventory Setup’ page. The seller can add inventory for the catalog from this page for both ‘Rent’ & ‘Sale under different tabs. The added inventory will be displayed on the ‘Shop Inventory’ page.

NB: Please note that the seller will not be able to add inventory for the products that are still ‘Un-Approved’.

NB: ‘Add Inventory’ button is not displayed beside the product in two cases:

i. No variants/options have been added to the product.

ii. All the possible inventories have already been added. These inventories can be viewed by clicking on the ‘View Inventories’ button.

●      Edit  : Clicking on this icon will redirect the seller back to the ‘Custom Product Setup’ page. Sellers can make necessary changes in each of the tabs and click on the ‘Save and Next’ buttons provided at the bottom of each page to update those changes.

●      Product Images  : The sellers can add any additional images to be displayed beside their products and inventories on the home page. When the seller clicks on this icon, a pop-up menu bar will appear where the following information is collected:

○      Image File Type: This drop-down bar helps sellers choose among products or any specific inventory. The inventory variants/options are provided in the drop-down list and the seller must choose for which particular inventory they want to add the images. If the seller wants to add images to all options they must select ‘For All Options’.

○      Language: Select language type from the drop-down list.

○      Photo(s): Upload images by clicking on the ‘Choose File’ button. The acceptable dimensions of the image are mentioned below. Once the seller selects the image, a pop-up bar will appear in which they can edit or resize the image. Clicking on ‘Crop’ will save the image. Once the image is uploaded, a message will appear displaying ‘Image Uploaded  Successfully’.