How to create a Product in ADempiere Retail

Product Master is the central repository of all product-related information in the system. It stores key details such as product code, name, pricing, tax, unit of measure, and classification. This master setup ensures standardised, accurate, and reusable product data across all modules like sales, purchase, inventory, etc.

User Access

Who Can Access

Back Office
Purchase
Admin
Cashier

What User Can Do

Create, update, activate, or deactivate a product
Define product attributes (name, brand, category, design, color, size, etc.)
Set selling and purchase price
Assign tax category, HSN code, and unit of measure
Link to barcode, images, and product description

Pre-Requisite Activities

Create related masters: Brand, Category, UOM, Tax, Vendor
Define product code format or barcode series
Determine pricing strategy and tax structure
Configure department and product classification rules

Business Rules

Product code must be unique
Mandatory fields: name, category, tax, UOM, etc.
Deactivated products should not be used in new transactions
Changes to tax or price must follow approval (if required)
Barcode must be unique per product variant
Product should be classified for analytics (fast/slow/average)

User Interface

Step 1: Select ‘Branch Product Master’ in Menu -> Product Management -> Branch Product Master or Search Branch Product Master in Lookup.

Step 2 : Click the ‘New Record’ button to create a new Product.

Step 3 : Enter Product Name, Category, HSN Code, Pur.Tax %.

Step 4 : Click the “Save” button to save the Product.

Step 5 : Click Purchasing tab to to set Vendor for the Product.

Step 6 : Select Vendor Name for product.

Step 7 : Click the “Save” button to save the Vendor.

Step 8 : Select “Attribute” tab to create Product Attributes and Click “New” Button to Create Product Attribute.

Step 9 : Select Product Attribute Like Brand, Design No, Item Type, Product Color, Product Size.

Step 10 : Click “Save” button to save the Product Attribute.

Step 11 : Click EAN Code Tab to Create EAN code for Attribute.

Step 12 : Click “New Record” Button.

Step 13 : Enter EAN code in barcode field and Press “Save” Button.

Step 14 : Click “Batch Info” for selected Attribute. The Batch info will create based on GRN or we can Create manually. Now we create batch manually.