The product contains the most general information about a product. The product id, product name etc. 

Most of the more variable information about products is on a separate set of lists including: 

Sell prices are held on a list of product price levels allowing unlimited sell price levels. 

• Costs are held on a list of suppliers for the product. Allowing unlimited suppliers and different costs and units for each supplier, 
• Alternate codes such as bar codes are held on a separate list of alternate product codes. Allowing unlimited bar codes, supplier codes etc. for each product. 

A product's status controls how it can be used in Readysell:

• 'Active Products' products, those that are currently used

• 'Discontinued products', product is no longer manufactured

• 'Obsolete', product is no longer sold

• 'Archived products', product is no longer displayed on any screens. Can't be purchased or sold. Use this status to flag a product as deleted.