Items

Everything you need to know about Items, Variants, and Product Recipes

Dayvid Lorbiecke avatarMart-Mattis Niinepuu avatarSiim Sirel avatar
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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