This is both the name of the product that will appear wherever the product is displayed, and also the name of the record in the database (the list of products). Even if you do not want the name of the product to appear in your store, you must give it a name here.

This is the price for the product that will be displayed in your store, but it is also used to calculate order totals. Even if you do not want the price of the product to appear in your store, you must enter it here. You can change the currency symbol and format in the Store Text section of ShopSite, under Preferences.

A Taxware product code (a five-digit integer) that identifies the tax category to be used when calculating sales tax for an item.

Only products that are taxed differently from the norm may need Taxware codes.

Taxware codes affect sales tax calculations. Taxware codes apply to certain types of goods, for example, food and clothing, that may be eligible for special tax treatment in locations where your store maintains a business presence. You identify these types of goods by including the appropriate Taxware code. For U.S. and Canadian sales tax, the Commerce Center recognizes the Taxware code for an item and handles the tax calculation accordingly. Taxware codes, which are compiled for your use by Taxware International, Inc., cover many unique tax situations. Click here for a listing of Taxware codes.

(This field is only present if you have enabled VAT for your store.) Select the type of value-added tax that applies to this product. ShopSite will apply the correct VAT rate to the product when it is purchased.

You configure VAT types with the Value Added Tax options in the Preferences section of ShopSite, but you must also enable it in the Commerce Setup section of the Commerce Center.

If you have weight-based shipping selected as your shipping option in the Commerce Center, you must enter the weight for your product here, so that ShopSite can calculate shipping costs. Do not specify a unit of measurement (pounds, ounces, kilograms, etc.), but use the same unit of measurement for all products in your store.

SKU stands for "Stock Keeping Unit". In some countries it is called a "stock code." It's a number that sellers use for tracking their items. If you track your merchandise by SKU, code name, or any other number, you can enter it in this field. This number will not be displayed on your store’s pages , but it will appear when the item is ordered, to make fulfillment easier.

This is the image that will appear next to or above the product information (the arrangement depends on which product template you choose). All files in your store's media directory appear in this pull-down menu.

If you would like to create a thumbnail graphic, that is, if you would like to display a smaller image that, when clicked on, leads to a larger one, put your small graphic here and use the More Information Page feature to display the large one.

Use the radio button to select the method for finding your image:

• Click the pull-down menu to select an image from your store's media directory. All images that you have already uploaded to your media directory appear in the menu.

 

• The bottom option allows you to specify the URL of an image or the directory path to an image. This option is useful if you have many images and have grouped them into different subdirectories on your server.

If you would like to provide descriptive information about the product, add it here. You can also put HTML tags into this field for ultimate customization. For example, you could format product data into a table or create a bullet list of features. If you would like to enter little or no text here but provide more information on a separate page, use the More Information Page feature.

Specifies the category that the product is listed under in the cross-store product directory provided by your hosting service. Click Change to select or change the category.

Ordering options can be a convenience to you and your customers if you sell variations on a single product, such as different colors or sizes. Rather than create a page in your store that lists every possible variation, you can use the ordering options feature to present the variations in drop-down lists that appear on the order form. For example, on one page in your store you might list a polo shirt for sale, and have drop-downl lists for the customer to select a size and color on the order form.

Every page you have created so far will appear in a list here. Check the box next to the name of each page where you would like this product to appear. If you want to assign this product to a page that you have not created yet, you can use the Assign Items feature in the Pages section after creating that page.

There are several templates that determine how product information will be displayed on the pages. For a detailed description of these templates, see the Product Templates help.