Description of fields on product view

Description of the different parts and fields in the product view in Merchant Center.

Product

Name *	Name of the product. Is used throughout the store and becomes a part of the products URL
Article Number (SKU)	The products article number
External Id	This field makes it possible to have more Ids on the product. Is usually added by integration, ERP connection as an example
Brand/Manufacturer *	The products brand
Supplier	The supplier (can be left empty)
Intrastat Code	Field for Intrastat Code with built in autocomplete which shows description for current code. This is for when you sell abroad. For the EU the code is only for intrastat reporting and you are required to do it first after a certain amount. For selling to Norway/Switzerland the number is needed for costumes.
Weight	The products weight
Width	The products width
Height	The products height
Length	The products length
Country of Origin	The products country of origin
Price	The products ordinary price
Discount price	The products discount price, if filled is used in the store above price
Purchase Price (SEK)	The purchase price recalculated in SEK
Purchase price	The products purchase price (in current currency)
Purchase currency	The currency on the purchase price. If preferred currency is missing, it can be added to currency's under setting > Currencies in the left menu
Max discount (%)	The max discount % you want the product to be sold for. If filled a waring will be shown by created campaigns if the discount goes higher then the max discount in the max discount field.
VAT rate	The products VAT rate. Only for the main market which is Sweden as default. VAT's for foreign sites is taken from configured VAT's on channel.
Freight class	Can be used for bulky or for products that always have free shipping as an example. Every freight class can have a different type and is calculated on the whole order outside of all the ordered goods in the checkout (requires configuration)
Text 1	Text field for product text. Is usually used as text under specification. But to where/how/if it's shown in the store is controlled by the stores design and how it's built up.
Text 2	Is usually used as short descriptive summary of the product. But at where/how/if it's shown in the store is controlled by the stores design and how it's built.
Text 3	Text field for product text. Is usually used as the products primary description text. But at where/how/if it's shown in the store is controlled by the stores design and how it's built.

* = Requirements for a product to be published live in the store

Product list

Product list contains the products items. Either a row if the character is without sizes (like a water bottle or a book) or more rows containing sizes if they exist (S,M,L etc)

Name	Name of the size, as an example (S, M, L) are shown in the store in filtering and in size choice on the product page.
In stock	Stock status on item level In stock - Current stock balance Oversellable - If you want to sell a product that isn't in stock. For an example the product isn't in stock but you want to sell it anyway in your shop with a longer delivery time. Static Stock- Static stock balance on products that aren't in stock. For an example you sell cakes and you know that you can always produce 10 cakes so you set static stock to 10.
Shelf	Shelf location on the product in the warehouse.
Weight (g)	The products weight. Weight is primarily taken from this field, if it's missing then it takes weight from the field above for the product.
Reserved	The amount that are in current orders. The amount that are sold beyond available stock balance are shown in parentheses (oversold). Oversold is only available if you are working with oversellable
Art Nr	Article number for current item
EAN	EAN code for product item
incoming	Date for the products expected delivery. Is automatically filled in when the product is in purchase orders that are created in Merchant Center. Can also be filled in manually.

Other boxes

Below is a overview with short descriptions for other boxes that aren't in the product view where the majority of parts have extended information in separate articles.

Images	Product pictures, upload one or more pictures at the same time. Use drag%drop to order your pictures that will be later visible on the product page in the store. Main image is the one that's also shown in the product listings.
Active	Status on the product Active = published in the shop if existing publication requirements are met Inactive = Inactive product, not available for sale in store.
Feeds	Feed boxes contain feeds that are configured. Here you click in what feeds you want the product to include On sale – If clicked in, a discount price will be sent if set Active – Click in if you want the product to be included in the active feed Fetch – Downloads active feed file Updates every hour
Parameters	Contains the parameter groups that are created. Here you enrich the product with information and values
Markets	What market the product shall be sold on. If you have a .se and .com site as an example.
Product categories	Here you click in which or what categories the product shall be found in. In the drop down highest up in the box you can chose what of chosen categories shall be set as main category.
Meta data	Makes it possible to set specific meta date for a product that exceeds the base regulations that exist for meta data.
Information	Information box where administrators can write in relevant information. Even includes automatic updates from the system, like when the product is imported.