Overview
A product may have a number of other products associated with it. For example, a printer's associated products might include a buy one get one free offer or it might include any other products associated to it like toner cartridges, paper, and so on. You can view a product's associated products by clicking Associated Products in the ribbon.
To create a new product association
- From the Navigation panel, click on Inventory, then click on Products
- Search for the product required
- Click on the General tab on the product details
- Click on Associated Products tab
- Click on button New
The Product Association window will appear
- Select the Product that your require to be associated
- Then select the Association Type
- Add (Free Product) - Buy One Get One Free offers - E.g.: If you buy a notepad you will get a pen for free
- Add (Paid Product) - When you purchase an item and a related item is asked to be purchased. E.g.: you buy a bbq set, a gas cylinder will be added to the purchase
- Cross Sell - A chair is being purchased there is a cushion that comes with it if customer wants to purchase
- Related - This is a related products that can be drawn on at any time. E.g.: A printer can have a related toner
- Replace - An item has been superseded, you can still purchase it, there is an item that is replaced for it.
- Enter the quantity for free product - This field shows the quantity that must be purchased to qualify for a free product - If you are using the Buy One Get One Free option. E.g: Buy 2 get 1 free offer, this field would be set to 2.
- Enter the quantity of free products - This field shows the number of free products that the customer will receive when you are using the Buy One Get One Free option. E.g: Buy 2 get 1 free offer, this field would be set to 1
- 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.
- Click on button Save and Close once you have completed setting this product association up.