Brands / Manufacturers

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Brands / Manufacturers

A brand or manufacturer can be associated to items in the store.  This gives the retail user an additional search option to view all products from the same brand or manufacturer.

1. From the menu, go to People > Brands to view a page similar to the one below.
   
   

The Brands/Manufacturers listing page is shown. At the top of the list you may filter by individual alphabet characters.

You can also click the column name Brand to sort the list from A - Z, or Z - A.

The Products column has a counter showing the number of items that are assigned to the brand.

The Action column allows you to Edit the name of the brand, or Delete the brand.

Add or Edit a Brand

1. From the upper-right corner, click the Add Brand button to view a popup.
   
   

2. Enter the Brand Name of your brand or manufacturer. This will appear in product listings and search filters on the retail side.

3. Click the Save button.

4. The new record appears in the Brand / Manufacturer list.

5. To change the brand name, click the Edit button from the Action column. A pop-up form will appear where you can change the name as needed.

6. Click the SAVE button when finished.

Assigning Products to a Brand

After creating a new brand name, you will need to assign products to it.  There are three methods available:

• Search and Assign - to assign several products to a brand, click on the linked number counter in the Products column for the brand you want to assign to.

• Batch Edit - to change or update several products with different brands, go to the Catalog > Batch Edit > Products page and follow the instructions there.

• Edit a Single Item - go to the product editing page, which is available from the Catalog > Products listing page. Select a product to edit. Select a brand from the top section named 'Basic Product Information'.

Search and Assign Products to a Brand

1. From the menu, go to the People > Brands page to view a list of brands / manufacturers.

2. To assign products to a brand, click on the linked number counter in the 'Products' column for the applicable brand.
   
   

3. This will bring you to the Search Products form, which is similar to the one shown below.
   
   
    
   The top section provides common search fields and options that can be used to find a one or more products. If you want additional search options, then click on the Advanced Search Options header to expand a section with additional search criteria. Reference the sample screenshot below:
   
   

4. Using the search form(s) provided, find the products that will be assigned to the brand selected from the prior page.

5. After entering the search criteria, press the Search button which will drop-down to provide 3 additional filters:
   
   - All Products: results include all products regardless of their assignment to brand.
   - Assigned Products: results include only the products that are assigned to the selected brand.
   - Unassigned Products: results include only products that are not assigned to the selected brand.
   
   By default, the search results show any products that are currently assigned to the selected brand. Reference sample below:
   
   

6. You can either use the buttons from the Action column to individually Assign or Remove product associations, or..

7. Check the box next to one or more products, or check the box at the top of the first column to quickly select all products in the search results.

8. This will activate the Update button, which will drop-down to provide 2 options: either Assign or Remove the selected products.
   
   The update will take place immediately after selection.
   
   

9. When finished assigning products, click the BACK button to return to the Brands / Manufacturers listing page.

Retail Display Options for Brand / Manufacturer

The Brand / Manufacturer is shown in the highlighted area on the product detail pages, as shown in the example below.  

The Brand / Manufacturer name is linked to a search page with displays all other products that are assigned to the same brand.

If the user clicks on the Product Finder (search page), they will see a filter showing the number of products available for each brand name.

There are also built-in sorting options that the customer can use to find products associated to different brands.