Add a product

Create a retail or backbar product with its category, brand, prices, tax, identifiers and stock settings.

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Steps

On the web

  1. Open Products and click Add Product, or press n.

    The New Product form on Basic details
    The New Product form on Basic details
  2. Under Basic details, enter the Product name, choose a Category (or Add New Category), a Brand, and the Product Type: Retail Sale, Internal Use or Both. Add a Description (Optional) if it helps staff.

  3. Under Pricing & Tax, set the Selling Price, and if you know them the Cost Price, MRP and a Special Price for a promotion. Choose the Tax rate and the HSN Code; see Product types, units, HSN and GST.

    The Pricing and Tax section of the product form
    The Pricing and Tax section of the product form
  4. Under Identification, give it a SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) (click Auto to generate one) and scan the Barcode (EAN / UPC) from the packaging so it can be found at checkout by scanner. Set the Unit and Size / Weight.

  5. Under Inventory, switch on Track Stock and set the Reorder Point at which the product counts as low stock. Max Stock and Min Order Qty help the purchase order auto-fill. Choose a Default Supplier with their Supplier SKU and Supplier Price.

  6. Under Images, drop photos; the first is the cover.

  7. Click Add Product, or press ⌘S / Ctrl S.

The product is in the catalogue with zero stock. Add stock by receiving a purchase order or with Adjust Stock under Inventory.

In the app

  1. Tap More, then Products, then the + button.

    The Products screen in the app
    The Products screen in the app
  2. Under Basic details, enter the Product name, choose a Category (or Add New Category), a Brand and the Product Type.

    The New Product form in the app
    The New Product form in the app
  3. Tap Pricing & Tax: set the Selling Price, and if you know them the Cost Price, MRP and a Special Price. Choose the tax and the HSN Code.

    The Pricing and Tax section of the product form in the app
    The Pricing and Tax section of the product form in the app
  4. Tap Identification for the SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) (Auto generates one) and the Barcode (EAN / UPC).

  5. Tap Inventory: switch on Track Stock and set the Reorder Point, Max Stock, Min Order Qty and the Default Supplier.

    The Inventory section of the product form in the app
    The Inventory section of the product form in the app
  6. Under Images, tap Upload images to add photos from the phone.

  7. Tap Add Product.

The app confirms with Product saved.

Rules the form enforces

  • SKU and Barcode must be unique across your products; the form names the product that already uses one.
  • Selling price cannot exceed MRP and MRP cannot be ₹0. Leave MRP blank if the product has none.
  • A Special Price or Cost Price above the selling price saves, with a warning.

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Last updated 25 Sept 2026Something wrong or missing? Tell us.