Creating a Product
A product is anything you sell. Adding one to your product catalog gives it a SKU, a price, and a place in stock tracking. This article covers creating one and the two money fields people most often mix up.
You'll find New Product on the Products page.
The essentials
- SKU — a unique code for the product within your workspace. Iraca suggests the next one in your existing sequence (e.g.
DNG-003if your catalog already hasDNG-001andDNG-002); change it if you have your own scheme. UPC/EAN barcodes stored as SKUs are ignored when generating the suggestion — enter those in the UPC / Barcode field instead. - Name — what the product is called.
- Unit of measure — how you count it (unit, kg, liter, box).
SKU and name are required; everything else can be filled in now or later by editing the product.
Unit Cost vs. Unit Price
The product has two separate money fields, and the difference matters:
- Unit Cost — what the product costs you to make or buy. Used for valuing your stock and understanding margin.
- Unit Price — what you charge the customer. This is your selling price.
Set both if you can. They're independent — neither is calculated from the other — so a product can have a cost without a price, or a price without a cost, while you're still filling things in.
Both fields are optional. You can add or change them any time by editing the product.
Other details
- Brand — the brand name that appears on labels (e.g. "Acme Foods"). Separate from the product name, so a single brand can cover many products.
- Category / subcategory — for grouping and filtering your catalog.
- Product type — finished good, raw ingredient, or both.
- Image, weight, and dimensions — used on labels and to quote shipping rates.
- Lot tracking — turn on if you need to trace this product by batch.
Packaging and raw materials are managed separately under Purchasing → Supplies, not as products.
Bin locations
On a product's detail page, the Stock Levels card shows one row per warehouse. Each row has a bin location field below the quantity stats — click it (or the pencil icon that appears on hover) to type in a shelf or bin code (e.g. A3-S2). Press Enter or click away to save. This is stored per product per warehouse so you can have different bin locations across warehouses.
Duplicating a product
To create a new product based on an existing one, click the Duplicate icon (two overlapping squares) in the product row on the Products page. Iraca copies all fields — name, unit, cost, type, dimensions, lot tracking — and appends " (Copy)" to the name. The SKU is left blank so you can assign a unique one. Stock levels are not copied.