<aside> Product options, like size and color variants, are essential for tracking and managing stock in your POS system.
By adding these options, you can accurately monitor inventory levels and ensure that the supply price is correctly reflected in your records. This enables more precise stock management and sales tracking, ensuring that each variant is accounted for in your inventory system.
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A product option is a specific version of the product, like size, color, or flavour (e.g., Small, Red). Each option can have its own barcode, which overrides the product’s main barcode, and its own supply price.
This makes it easy to scan and sell the exact variation and track stock accurately per option.
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Should I use product options or separate products for items like chalk or tape with different sizes or colours?
It depends on whether the variations affect the price:
<aside> <img src="/icons/arrow-northeast_blue.svg" alt="/icons/arrow-northeast_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Looking to edit the details of the entire product, not only the Product Option?
Edit a Price Name, Barcode, Manufacturer, Description & Image
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| Type | What it links to | What happens when scanned |
|---|---|---|
| Product Barcode | General product | Brings up the base product – you choose size/color |
| Product Option Barcode | Specific variant (e.g. S, Blue) | Adds that exact variant to the sale instantly |
Using product option/variant-specific barcodes is especially helpful for fast scanning and inventory accuracy when you have multiple versions of the same item.
A product option was entered incorrectly, how do I edit it?
I do not carry/stock a certain product option anymore, how do I remove this from the POS?
How do I remove a Product Option, and why can I not delete some Product Options?
When I scan an item, BETA POS shows me all the product options. How do I make it add the exact variant instead?
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Creating a new Product allows you to add another Product Variant to your POS. Eg Small, Large, Medium
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If you edit the Product Option this will effect all of your historical products. Edit, if you have entered the fields incorrectly.
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<aside> <img src="/icons/plus_lightgray.svg" alt="/icons/plus_lightgray.svg" width="40px" /> Archiving a Product Option
Archive a product option if you do not carry/stock a certain product option anymore
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