Overview

A product may have a number of other products associated with it. For example, a printer's associated products might include toner cartridges, paper, and so on.

You can view a product's associated products by clicking Associated Products in the ribbon.

To create an associated product

1. From the Navigation panel click Inventory then click on Products.
2. Search for the product required
3. Click on the General tab from the product then click on Associated Products tab
4. Click on New

5. Product Association box will appear

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6. Select the associated product that your require
7.  Then select the Association type examples of usage:
   1. Add Free Product- If you buy a notepad you will get a pen for free
   2. Add Paid Product- When you purchase an item a related item is asked to be purchased. E.g: you buy a bbq set a gas cylinder will be added to purchase
   3. Cross Sell-  A chair is being purchased  there is a cushion that comes with it if customer wants to purchase
   4. Related- A printer can have a related toner
   5. Replace- An item has been superseded, you can still purchase it, there is an item that is replaced for it.
8. Enter the quantity for free product- This field shows the quantity that must be purchased to qualify for a free product. E.g: Buy 2 get 1 free offer, this field would be set to 2. 
9. Enter the quantity of free products-  This field shows the number of free products that the customer will receive. E.g: Buy 2 get 1 free offer, this field would be set to 1
10. Enter the free product cap- This is the maximum number of free products that a customer can receive per transaction. This is only valid for 'Add (Free products)' associations.
11. Click on Save and Close once completed