Product Weight/Days/SKU

overview the product weight, production days & sku section allows administrators to configure key product attributes that impact shipping, delivery estimation, inventory tracking, and order fulfillment administrators can define product weight, production turnaround time, and sku identifiers for individual products, product options, and product option combinations the system also supports bulk import and export functionality to simplify the management of large product catalogs purpose the purpose of this feature is to help administrators calculate accurate shipping charges based on product weight estimate delivery dates using production turnaround times manage inventory and product variants using unique sku codes configure settings at the size, option, or option combination level perform bulk updates through excel import to save time and reduce manual effort accurate configuration of product weight and production days helps ensure correct shipping calculations and delivery estimates, while sku management improves inventory tracking and product identification across the system product weight the product weight section allows administrators to define the weight of products based on their size, selected product options, or product option combinations the configured weight is used during shipping calculations and helps determine the applicable shipping charges for customer orders maintaining accurate weight information is essential for ensuring correct shipping costs and avoiding discrepancies during order fulfillment screen at a glance at a glance, you can check the product weight summary of each product the setting is based on three types only size, product options or product options combination there is a quick link to edit the weight the not set or n/a disclaimer means that admin has not entered the weight value for the particular product or combination setup product weight the 'set weight for' dropdown lists all the products available on your web store, thus making it easy for you to select a product and set the weight for the same if the product options and product options combination affect the product weight on a larger scale, then it is advisable to set the weights accordingly choose a product from the set weight for dropdown and then select a different product option to set the weight depending on the option selected, you need to further make some selections before you define the product weight once done with selection, click on the set product weight button for modifying product weight of any particular product, the admin can use the search functionality make a quick search of product weight by typing the name of the product and select the ‘product weight’ option this will help in making a minor modification of a few product’s weights while configuring the product weight – ‘size with product options’, now we will not be considering the options with type – ‘with/without multiplication’ in the formation of combinations it doesn't impact product weight and using them in combination formation was leading to redundant data and repetitive product weight entry for a price calculation, they will be utilized as existing, but we will not be considering them in combination formation import product weight along with single product personalization, you can mass upload the product weights using an excel file this will reduce down your efforts and labor time click on the import product weight button from the top right corner step 1 download file select a 'price defining method' and then options for defining weight to filter the products select the selection method as multiple products if you want to configure product weight based on several products, and as single product to configure for one product with option combinations this field appears when you have set "size with product option combination" as the options to define weight select the products based on the filter created and download the file step 2 fill up data in the excel sheet follow the guide as provided in the admin panel and fill out the excel sheet while entering the weight, you need to take care of the two entries below if asweight is 0, then the value is 0 if asweight is null, then skip that record step 3 upload file cross check the records and upload the file to the admin panel note do not make any changes in the pre filled columns of the excel sheet except ‘weight’ any changes can cause errors while uploading the file production days the production days section allows administrators to define the time required to manufacture, print, process, and prepare a product for shipment production days can be configured based on product size, product options, option combinations, and quantity ranges, depending on the product setup accurate production day settings help the system estimate delivery dates and communicate realistic timelines to customers during the ordering process screen at a glance at a glance, you can check the production days summary of each product this can be based on size or product options or product options combination the not set disclaimer means that admin has not entered the production days for the particular product or combination setup production days the ‘set production days for’ dropdown lists all the products available on your web store, thus making it easy for you to select a product and set the production days for the same for the products where you have defined quantities, there it is advisable to set the production days quantity wise rather than adding production days for a single value to check the production days for a single product or to make a minor modification in the production days of a single product, fire a quick search query note for the values ‘not set’ in product weight or production days, the default value considered by the system is zero import production days along with single product personalization, you can mass upload the product production days using an excel file this will reduce down your efforts and labor time step 1 download file filter out your products based on ‘price defining method’ along with only size, size with product options or size with product options combination enable the quantity wise option if your products will have production days based on the quantity defined in the products this will over write the production days defined for a single unit of product select the selection method as multiple products if you want to configure production days based on several products and as single product to configure for one product with option combinations this field appears when you have set "size with product option combination" as the the options to define days select the products based on filter created and download the file step 2 fill up data in excel sheet follow the guide as provided in the admin panel and fill up the excel sheet enter the production days – the time different products will take to get ready for dispatch i e the time required for printing, cutting and other production processes step 3 upload file crosscheck the records and upload the file on the admin panel note do not make any changes in the pre filled columns of excel sheet except ‘production days’ any changes can cause errors while uploading the file product sku what is the sku number? sku (stock keeping unit) numbers are codes to identify a product with each additional options i e each product variant business owners use sku to track inventory and storage some of them label their products using sku, as it becomes easy for them to handle questions from customers about specific products thus, it is very much important for business owners to create their own sku format and assign a unique sku number to each of their product variant why sku matters? sku makes it easy for you to find search and refer to a certain product, with remembering their names managing sku can help you keep track of your inventory levels, identify profits and reorder examples of sku number suppose you have 2 models of coffee mugs and are selling it in three color options then your sku can look something like this coffee mug red, model 1 cm01 r coffee mug red, model 2 cm02 r coffee mug yellow, model 1 cm01 y coffee mug yellow, model 2 cm02 y coffee mug blue, model 1 cm01 b coffee mug blue, model 2 cm02 b how to add sku number from admin panel? to add sku number in your products, go to the admin >> products >> products weight/days/sku >> products sku under the 'select product' option select the product section the option to define sku i e only size or size with product options click on the ' set product sku ' button this will list down all the possible combinations in the product sku summary section enter each sku number and click on the ' save ' to import sku file similar to product weight and product days, you can also bulk import the product skus using the ' import product sku ' button using a 3 step export, you can easily add sku number(s) into your products step 1 download the list of all products based on your sku setting only size sku can be defined based on different product sizes sizes can be managed from the edit designer option action in the product listing size with option combination this will create a combination based on each size and additional option of the product step 2 fill up your sku for only those records for which you want to add sku numbers do not remove any data from the downloaded sheet step 3 after filling up the sku, upload your sheet