An item is the starting point.
Name the product, choose its category and brand, and add the descriptive details you know.
01 / Catalog & packages
Your inventory starts with what you know.
A missing product in an outside catalog should never stop you from entering what your store sells.
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Example store / Example cigar
A product and its packages
Single1 cigarSKU 1042-S
Five-pack5 cigarsSKU 1042-P
Box20 cigarsSKU 1042-B
Synthetic example for discussion. This is not a running register.
Each package has a purpose.
Keep a single, a box, and a store-prepared pack distinct, with the right units and identifiers.
Corrections preserve context.
Follow changes to SKUs and barcodes while keeping the history needed to understand earlier activity.
A practical sequence
Follow the whole workflow.
- Create or find the item.
- Add the physical packages you carry.
- Review identifiers, pricing, and tax inputs.
- Receive the packages actually on hand.