To Add a New Product, follow the steps:
1. Click Add a New Product, as shown in the Figure 2-4-1 below.
Figure 2-4-1: Add a New Product
The Product (Insert) page opens. By default, the Product (Insert) page opens under the Product Info tab, as shown in the Figure 2-4-2 below.
Note: You can also directly open the Product (Insert) page under the Product Info tab, by clicking on Add a New Product link in the Admin Area Home page.
2. Product Categories: Use this section to organize your products by selecting product categories.
a. Main (primary) Category: Select the primary (main) product category from the drop down menu.
b. Secondary Categories: Select the secondary product category by clicking on it.
Note: You can select multiple secondary categories by holding the Ctrl button on your keyboard and then clicking on the categories.
Figure 2-4-2: Product Categories
3. Product ID / Name: Enter the following information:
a. Product ID: All products need to have an ID associated with them for easy look-up and identification. It is a unique identifier of the product in the store. This ID can also be used for Bulk Loading images via FTP to Pinnacle Cart.
b. Product SKU: Stock keeping unit of the product.
c. UPC Code: Product UPC code assigned by supplier
d. Product Name (title): Type the name of the product.
e. Product manufacturer: Select the Product Manufacturer Name from the drop-down menu to search products by the product manufacturer. If you don’t want to search the product by the manufacturer name, let it remain on Do not assign manufacturer. By default, the Do not assign manufacturer is selected in the drop-down menu.
f. Product Location: Use this control to auto send shipping notification to product location.
g. Priority: Use priority to have products listed higher within Pinnacle Cart. A higher number shall have a higher product listing. You can use either positive or negative numbers: For example: 50, -20, 4.
Figure 2-4-3: Product ID / Name
4. Properties: Enter the following information:
a. Item Price: Type a numerical value with dot-separated decimal (i.e 1.45, 0.34). Do not enter any currency symbols. We have also incorporated a feature that allows you to show or hide the unit price. Check the Call For Price box next to the Item Price field, to hide a product’s price.
b. Cost: Type a numerical value with dot-separated decimal (i.e 1.45, 0.34). Do not enter any currency symbols. this represents YOUR cost of the product for the new reports for showing profit margins.
c. Sale Price: If this item is on sale, enter the Sale Price.
d. Is this product is a Taxable Item: Check the box for calculating the tax for this product to the total amount of user’s order. If you uncheck the box, then, the tax for this product will not be added. By default, the box is checked.
e. Select Taxes Class : Here you will determine what tax class you want this product to be a part of. The default value is 'General'.
f. Tax Rate at Product Level : If you wanted to give this product a custom tax rate
(i.e. %7.55), you would put it in here. *Note that you do not put the % symbol into this field, just the numerical values.
Note: The sale price will appear in red color, below the retail (original) price indicating this item is on sale or has been discounted.
g. Free Shipping: Check the box if there is no shipping charges for the product. Otherwise, let it remain unchecked if there are shipping charges for the product.
h. Unit Weight (lbs): Enter the weight for the product.
i. Shipping Price for Product Level: By default, the cart assumes all shipping prices are calculated at the product level. If you enter in 0.00 (which is the default) the cart will use the Global Shipping Methods to calculate a shipping price, if an amount is entered, it will use the price entered and NOT use the global method.
IMPORTANT: If you are using a real-time shipping method, all items in your store will need to have a product weight for a shipping price to be presented to your customer.
Note: Unit Weight is not required, if free shipping is selected for the product.
j. Inter pack / Case pack: Enter the number of Inter pack and Case pack if applicable for product. Case pack must indicate total number of product items in the case. This feature will only be present if you have activated it in Wholesale Settings.
k. Minimum/Maximum Quantity in Order: Specify the minimum and maximum quantity a customer can order for a product, that may be added to the cart. By default, the minimum order for a product is 1.
Note: Leave the field blank if you don't want to use this feature.
l. Is Product Available: Check the box if the product is available. Otherwise, let it remain unchecked if it is not available. By default, the box is checked.
m. Mark Product as Hot Deal: Check the box to mark the product as a Hot Deal. Otherwise, let it remain unchecked if it is not a Hot Deal.
Note: Hot Deal products are always first on product catalog pages.
n. Show Product On Home Page: Check the box to show the product on the Home Page. Otherwise, let it remain unchecked to hide the product on the Home Page.
Figure 2-4-4: Properties
5. SEO Properties:
a. Meta Keywords: Keywords to be used for searching this category. This may also help with search engine positioning.
b. Meta Title: The customer will view the Meta title tags at the top of the browser window. Meta title tags help the search engines to decide your web page relevancy for the keyword phrases. You can enter the title of the product name as Meta title tag.
c. Product URL (pregenerated)
d. Product URL (custom)
g. Meta Description: A short, plain language description of the document, usually 20-25 words or less. Search engines that support this tag will use the information to publish on their search results page, normally below the Title of your site. This tag is particularly important if your document has very little text, is a frame set, or has extensive scripts at the top.
6. Quick Overview: Click on 
in the extreme right of Quick Overview to expand it, and then, enter the overview for the product in plain text.
in the extreme right of Quick Overview to expand it, and then, enter the overview for the product in plain text.
Note: HTML is not allowed in Quick Overview. The overview information may also appear on the Catalog pages.
Figure 2-4-5: Quick Overview
7. Detailed Description: Enter the detailed description for the product in plain text.
Figure 2-4-6: Description
8. You can also create an eye-catching description, by clicking 
in Description, as shown in Figure 2-4-7 below.
in Description, as shown in Figure 2-4-7 below.
Figure 2-4-7: Online HTML Editor
9. Image Zooming: Select 'Zoom', 'Magnify' or 'None' Depending on the affect you want to give on your product images on the product page.
10. Product’s Image Uploading: Click Browse and navigate to the image that you would like to upload for the product. The images only can be in JPG and PNG format.
Note: To add more than one image under Product’s Image Uploading, click the Save Changes button and select Edit This Product on the next page. Then, select the Secondary Images under the product. To know more about Secondary Images, click here.
Figure 2-4-8: Product’s Image Uploading
Note: You can also Assign Existing Global Attributes with a product, so that it would appear every time you add a product. To know how toAssign Existing Global Attributes with a product, click here.
11. If you want to reset the form, click on the Reset form button.
12. Click Save changes button to save the details about the product. You will get a confirmation message when the new product has been successfully added.
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