EcomBRI is a catalog-based system, this means that there is a catalog of products that the admin has predefined in the system. A seller can use these predefined products and add them to their shop. The default view for the products tab, which is ‘Marketplace Products’, displays all the catalog products available in the system along with any seller defined custom products. A seller can create new custom products by clicking on the ‘Add New Catalog’ button only if the admin of the site has chosen to grant permissions to a seller to add custom products.
The ‘add to store’ button will allow the seller to select the particular catalog product, add inventory details and display the product within their shop.
7.1. Marketplace Products
The default view of this tab displays products available for the seller to add to his shop. The products list contains products the seller has added himself and products added by the admin. Please note that a seller will not be able to view the products of another seller.
The seller can only edit and delete products that are created by the seller themselves. For all products added by the Admin, the seller has viewing rights only.
Following Action options can be found for products based on who has added the product-
1. Search Products
The seller can search for a product using keywords/ean/isbn/ups code. Additional search filters can be applied based on Product Type, Marketplace products and Private products.
2. Shipped by Me toggle
Turning on the ‘Shipped by me’ toggle will also give access to the ‘Edit Shipping’ icon. This will let the seller define their shipping rates for the product.
3. Add to store
Add to the store button navigates the seller to the ‘My inventory>Inventory setup’ tab where the seller can add/update various product details.
General Tab - Basic
Add to the store button will save the new product and navigate the seller to the ‘My inventory>Inventory setup’ tab where the seller can add/update various product details.
As per the above screenshot, for English & Arabic, sellers need to submit the following details
● Product Display Title
● Any Extra comments for buyer
Under Link warranty policies and Link return policies, a seller can assign predefined policies with the product. Only Admin can create these policies from the admin area.
SEO
The seller can set the language-specific SEO details such as Meta title, Meta keyword, Meta description and other Meta tags for the product.
Special Price
The seller can offer a product at a special price from the ‘Special Price’ tab. To offer a product at a discounted price, the seller can provide the date range from which the special price will be offered.
Volume Discount
The seller can provide bulk purchase discounts from the ‘Volume Discounts’ tab. To sell a product at a discounted price seller needs to input the quantity of product to be purchased and the discount percentage offered on bulk purchase.
Links
The seller can create Product Add-ons and Related Products under the ‘Links’ tab. Only products available in the seller shop will be shown in the dropdown list. These linked products will show on the product detail page.
Downloads
The download tab will be visible in the case of digital products only. There are two options to add files for digital products:
● Digital Download File – Seller can upload a file and that will be stored on the server.
● Digital Download Link – Seller can add a link to download the file such as Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.
4. Product Info
‘Product Info’ button displays a pop up with product information.
5. Edit
‘Edit’ button is only displayed on products owned/added by the seller themselves. Seller is navigated to the ‘Custom Catalog Product Setup’ page where the seller(s) can add/edit/update product details.
6. Product Images
‘Product images’ button is only displayed on products owned/added by the seller themselves. The seller can select the desired option for the product, language and upload the product image.
7. Edit Shipping
‘Edit Shipping’ button is only displayed for products that are shipped by the seller themselves. Clicking on the button navigates the seller to the shipping form with the following values.
● Shipping Country: Input/select country from where the product will be shipped from.
● Free Shipping (Checkbox): Check this box if free shipping is applicable for the product.
● Ships To: Input/select country the product is being shipped to.
● Shipping Company: Input/select shipping vendors available.
● Processing Time: Input/select shipping labels/services available.
● Cost: Input cost of shipping product.
● Each Additional Item: Input cost of shipping additional item of the same product.
The seller can define multiple shipping methods for the product.
Add New Catalog
The ‘add new catalog’ button lets the seller add a custom product that is not available within the catalog defined by the admin. This option is only visible if the admin has allowed sellers to add their custom products.
Upon clicking the button seller is navigated to the ‘Custom Catalog Product Setup’ page where the seller will have to select the product category and subcategories associated with the product.
Upon selecting the category, the seller is navigated to the ‘Add my product’ section where product details can be defined.
1. General Tab – Basic
Following fields need to be defined within the system
● Product Identifier: The unique name of the product to be used for the system’s internal purpose.
● Product Type: Select from physical or digital
● Model: Input model for the product
● Brand/Manufacturer: Select/input brand for the product
● Brand Not Found? Select Other And Request For Brand: Seller can request with the admin of the portal to add a brand that is not listed. The seller can use this brand only once an admin has approved the same.
● Product Featured: Check if the product should be added to the featured collection.
● Minimum selling price: Input the minimum selling price for the product
● Tax Category: Select the tax category applicable to the product.
● Length: Input length of the product
● Width: Input width of the product
● Height: Input height of the product
● Dimension Unit: Select unit for dimensions of the product
● Weight: Input weight for the product
● Weight Unit: Select a unit for the weight of the product
● Product Status: Select between active or in-active options to show
● Available for COD: Select option if the product is available for ‘Cash on Delivery’.
● Shipped by me: Select if shipping is done by the seller.
● EAN/UPC code: Input EAN/UPC code for the product. The buyer can search the products using this code from the front end.
● Shipping info/charges
▪ Shipping Country: Inputs country from where the product will be shipped from.
▪ Free Shipping (Checkbox): Check this box if free shipping is applicable for the product.
▪ Ships To: Input/select country the product is being shipped to.
▪ Shipping Company: Input/select shipping vendors available.
▪ Processing Time: Input/select shipping labels/services available.
▪ Cost: Input cost of shipping product.
▪ Each Additional Item: Input cost of shipping additional item of the same product.
The seller can define multiple shipping methods for the product.
2. General Tab – Language Options
The seller can define a product name to be displayed in selected language along with product description and YouTube video.
3. Links
The seller can select from the dropdown list which categories and sub-categories to link with the product. The seller can also define tags to be used for the product. A new tag can be defined by clicking on the ‘Click here to add a new tag’ button.
4. Options
Options are the product variants that are available in the system, for example, color, size, etc. The seller can select from the dropdown list which options to link with the product.
5. Specifications
Specifications are product attributes such as material, dimensions, etc. Seller can add multiple product specifications for a product.
7.2. My Inventory
The ‘My Inventory’ tab under ‘Products’ will display products only within the seller's shop. The seller can search for a product using keywords.
Following Action options can be found for products based on who has added the product-
1. Status
The seller can turn off/on the status of a product, which means if for a product the status is selected as off then it would not show in the seller's shop.
2. Edit
The edit button navigates the seller to the ‘My inventory>Inventory setup’ tab where the seller can add/update various product details.
3. Delete
The delete button will delete a product from the Seller shop.
4. Clone
The clone button is only available for duplicating the inventory item for products added by the seller themselves. The clone button will allow the seller to make a copy of a product but with a different option.
7.3. Send Product Request
This page will display all the product requests made by the seller to the admin. Clicking on ‘request new product’ will navigate the seller to ‘Add my product’ section where product details can be defined. This requested product has to be approved by the admin first before the seller can add the product to their shop. Approved products will be available to all sellers.