Editing Products

  1. Click Edit Products in the Black menu.
  2. Choose one of the options below to get to the product.
    1. Browse: If you wish to browse and select a product to edit from a Select Menu, you may wish to use one of several options depending upon the number of Products and Cateories you have. Choose one of the following from the top menu and click "Show 'em" to Browse for your Products.
      • "All Categories" to show all Products under All Categories.
      • "All Categories under [Main Category]" to show all Products under All Categories under a specific Main Category.
      • Or choose a specific Category.

      • Select your Product from the appropriate menu.
      • If you wish to Edit the Product, click the Edit button above the menu you selected from.
      • If you wish to Delete the Product just from the category it is in, check the box next to "Check Box To Delete" and then click the Edit button above the menu you selected from.
      • If you wish to Delete the Product from ALL categories it is in, check that box and then click the Edit button above the menu you selected from.
    2. Search:
      • Enter your Product ID used by the System, or your Product Part Number and click the appropriate radio button.
      • If you wish to Delete the Product from a single category, check the box next to "Check Box To Delete" and then click the Edit button above the menu you selected from.
      • If you wish to Delete the Product from ALL categories it is in, check that box and then click the Edit button above the menu you selected from.
      • If you check the "Check Box To Delete" button, and the Product is in multiple categories, you will be prompted to choose which Category to delete the Product from. The same holds true if you are goin to Edit the Product and it is in multiple categories.

Note that updating any Product that is in multiple categories will update the product in every category. Therefore, if you have 2 Products with the same Product ID, and you need to change the Product ID for one of them, you will need to follow these steps:
  1. Choose the Product in the category you wish to change.
  2. Change the Product ID and any other parameters as necessary, then use the Add Product Shortcut below to Add the Product.
  3. Delete the original following the instructions above for deleting from a single category.

See Adding Products if you need to be refreshed on what each field is for. Also be sure to read the Add Product Shortcut note.

Add Product Shortcut: After you Add a Product you will be at the Edit Product screen. There is a shortcut button at the bottom to Add Product. If you need to make changes to the Product you just entered, you will want to click the Update Product button. However, at times we have found that we are entering product after product with similar descriptions, weights, etc. As a shortcut you may change the Product ID and any other fields as necessary. When done, click the Add Product button which will add the item with the changes as a new Product. If you do not change the Product ID, you will get an error, except under the scenario below:

Duplicate Product IDs: You may enter the same Product with the same Product ID more than once, but only if they are in different Categories. Note that if you do this, any changes you make to any of these Products will also change the duplicate Products. Also, if you do this, you need to open Application.cfm, go to the "Product display and search" section, and look for the line...

<cfset attributes.duplicates = "0">

Set this value to "1".