Grid Product Configurations

Product configuration options that are available to customers when purchasing a product, such as color, are organized as Standard and Upgrades in CORESense. For Grid-based products, product configurations are generated when a product is entered into the system and a grid is applied to it using the New Product Wizard at Step 1.

The Product Configurations screen is where you can view and edit configuration information by click on either the Classic View or Grid View links. The default view is Classic.

Grid View

The Grid View is comprised of two sections, SKU Availabilities and SKU Information.

SKU Availabilities

SKU Availabilities displays all the possible axis configuration combinations for the product. SKU Availabilities prevent the ordering of something that is not available, and allows the auto-generation of SKUs. Auto-generation is initiated when an unchecked option is checked for the first time. In the case that an option (SKU) already exists, but was disassociated from a product by a prior action, the association to the SKU Availability is re-established and another SKU is not created.

The boxes checked indicate the available SKUs for this product.
The combinations can be edited by adding check marks for newly available combinations, or removing check marks for configurations that are no longer sold.
To remove an axis value from the grid view (and purchasing view), go to the specific grid in the Grid Manager and delete it. The value is no longer displayed for the Product Manager or the PO Builder.
To check or uncheck a whole row or column, click on the desired value on the X or Y axis (along red arrows).
Click Update at the bottom of the screen to save the changes.

SKU Information

The SKU Information box displays basic details pertaining to all of the SKUs.

Make any needed changes to the available drop-down lists.
Type in any new Cost or Discount Percent information.
Update the description.
Include any shipping dimensions that are needed.
Click the Update existing SKU’s Information? check box if the changes are to be applied to all SKUs, otherwise the updates are applied to only the new SKUs just added in the SKU Availabilities section.
Click Update to save the changes.

Important: If the Update existing SKU’s Information check box is selected, then all SKUs are updated with the defined values that were set in the SKU Information section. This overrides and replaces any existing SKU data.

If an Upgrade has a + Cost defined then when Update is clicked to update all skus vendor costs, the + Cost adder from the Classic view will be maintained and the combined cost - replenishment or whole sales plus the + Cost - will be reflected for that sku.

Classic View

The Classic View presents the product configurations and SKU information in a list format and is organized in the Standards and Upgrades sections. It also allows additional images to be added to the product.

Standards

There are three primary functions within the Standards section:

Perform Actions against the product such as Delete, Duplicate or Edit
Attach Swatch Image sets for the product
Attach additional images of the product's configuration

Step	Action
1	If a standard has been applied to a group of products, the group name displays under the Group column. It links to the Group screen, which consists of the list of all products that the standard is applied.
2	Under the Actions column you can perform the following tasks: Delete the Standard from the product Duplicate the Standard and then modify it as a new Standard. Edit the Standard's attributes
3	To add swatch images for the standard (color, texture), click on the icon next to the Swatch Image Set. Enter the image URLs in the appropriate fields and click Update.
4	To add more product configuration images for the standard, click on the icon next to the Additional Configuration Images. Enter the image URLs in the appropriate fields and click Update.

Upgrades

The Upgrades section lists all the current product configurations in a list format. Each configuration can be edited by clicking on the icon. This is only used to edit the Position and the Additional Retail price of an Upgrade. All other attributes are controlled by the Grid.

Step	Action
1	Under the Actions column, click on the icon to edit the Position and the Additional Retail price of an Upgrade. All other attributes are controlled by the Grid. Change position of configuration in grid list. Enter an additional Retail cost for the configuration.
2	To add swatch images for the upgrade (color, texture), click on the icon next to the Swatch Image Set. Enter the image URLs in the appropriate fields and click Update.
3	To add more product configuration images for the upgrade, click on the icon next to the Additional Configuration Images. Enter the image URLs in the appropriate fields and click Update.