We spent three whole blog posts covering the Part module. We’ll take a more streamlined approach moving forward, starting with the Product module.
The Product module allows you to monitor all of your products. As you may remember, products differ from parts in the fact that products are always meant to be sold to customers while parts may or may not be intended for that purpose. It’s possible to use the same part in more than one product, so Fishbowl lets you associate multiple products with the same part, if necessary.
Add New Products
You can create new products in the Product module by clicking the New button in the toolbar and filling in all of the information about the product’s name, description, part, price, and unit of measure. In addition, you can add an image of the product and specify the thumbnail size. This is a big help because it helps you visually identify the part, so you don’t have to rely purely on names and numbers to figure out what it is.Modify Products
Products are eternal. After you create one in Fishbowl, you can never remove it. This is an important feature because it protects the historical data on sales, inventory levels and values, and more. But if you find that a product is no longer available through your vendors or is not worth keeping in stock, you can always inactivate it. Simply select the product, click on the General tab, and uncheck the Active checkbox. This product will cease to clutter your Product module by becoming invisible and only viewable via an Advanced Search.
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