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Everything you need to know about Items, Variants, and Product Recipes
By Dayvid and 2 others3 authors41 articles
What are Items?Items in Katana include all your products and materials with variants
What is a product?A product is an item that you sell to your customers
What is a material?Materials are items that you use in manufacturing your products
Creating a productThere are 4 ways to create a new product
Importing new products and variantsYou can import new products to Katana either directly from your e-commerce platform or by using our spreadsheet template
Update data for existing products and variants via importUpdate data for products and variants via spreadsheet
Editing a productHow to edit a product
Duplicating a productHow to duplicate a product in Katana
Deleting productsFind out how to delete a product
Creating a materialThere are three ways to create a new material
Importing new materials and variantsYou can import new materials to Katana using our spreadsheet template
Update data for existing materials and variants via importUpdate data for materials and variants via spreadsheet
Editing a materialHow to edit a material
Duplicating a materialHow to duplicate a material?
Deleting materialsHow to delete materials
Video: Tracking costs of products and materialsLearn how are costs calculated for products and materials in Katana
What is a category?Categories are groups of similar items
Creating categoriesHow to create categories
Editing and deleting categoriesHow to edit and delete categories
What is a Variant code / SKU?Variant code is a unique identifier for your product or material variant
Create, edit and delete Variant Codes / SKUHow to create, edit and delete Variant Codes / SKU
Why is my item crossed out on the order, stock adjustment, or transfer?Deleted items are displayed as crossed out
Product vs MaterialTrying to differentiate products from materials? This article should help you out.
Material Tracking
Custom fields for items
What is a Product recipe / BOM (Bill-of-Materials)?Product recipe is a list of ingredients and the quantities you use in order to create your product
Creating a Product recipeHow to create a Product recipe
Importing Product recipesYou can import Product recipes using our xls template
Creating Product Recipes for product variantsYou can create a specific Product Recipe for each variant of a product
Video: Creating Product Recipes for multiple product variantsSee how to create a Product Recipe for products with multiple variants
Using subassemblies in Product recipesSubassembly is an item produced in your or contractor's factory designed to be used in making a larger assembly or a final product
Copying a Product recipe from another productA quick way to create a recipe is to copy it from the other product
Editing Product recipesHow to edit Product Recipes
Applying changes made to Product recipes to open ordersEdit default Product recipes for products by manually changing ingredients or quantities, or update your Recipes in bulk using import
Deleting Product recipesHow to delete Product recipes
Exporting Product recipes / BOMsHow to export Product recipes / BOMs
Updating Product recipes in bulkHow to update Product recipes in bulk