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Your product catalog is the foundation of everything in Avstarna — from production planning to inventory tracking and customer pricing. Products are structured in three layers: a parent product, one or more variations, and sub-variations (the specific SKUs you stock and ship). This guide walks you through building that structure from scratch and configuring each level correctly.

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Create a Parent Product

The parent product holds the top-level identity of an item — its name, URL slug, and category. Think of it as the product family.
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Navigate to the Product Catalog

Go to Catalog → Products in the left navigation menu.
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Create a new parent product

Click Add Product. Fill in the following fields:
  • Name — the full product name as it appears across the platform.
  • Slug — a URL-friendly identifier (e.g., whole-milk-2l). This is auto-generated but can be edited.
  • Category — select the appropriate category to keep your catalog organized and filterable.
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Save the parent product

Click Save. The parent product now appears in your catalog and is ready for variations.

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Add Variations and Sub-Variations

Variations represent a meaningful distinction within a product family — for example, size or packaging type. Sub-variations are the actual SKUs beneath each variation, each with their own stock tracking, label configuration, and minimum stock threshold.
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Open the parent product

From Catalog → Products, click the product you just created.
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Add a variation

Click Add Variation and enter a label that describes the differentiating attribute — for example, 500g or Glass Bottle. Save the variation.
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Add a sub-variation

Inside the variation, click Add Sub Variation. Configure:
  • Label — the specific SKU name or code.
  • Label config — defines what appears on the product label when printed.
  • Minimum stock — the threshold below which Avstarna will flag low stock for this SKU.
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Assign tags

On the sub-variation detail page, assign one or more Tags to enable filtering across the catalog and inventory views. Tags are shared across your account — you can create new ones here or reuse existing ones.
Use consistent naming conventions for your variations and sub-variations from the start. For example, always list size before packaging type (250g – Bag, 250g – Box). This keeps your catalog readable as it grows.

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Configure Product Information Pages

Each parent product has four dedicated information pages. Keep these up to date — they feed into label generation, customer-facing documentation, and regulatory compliance workflows.
Open the product and navigate to the Allergy Info tab. Record any allergens present in or potentially cross-contaminated with this product. This data can appear on printed labels depending on your label config.
The Nutrition Facts page stores per-serving nutritional data. Fill in values for energy, fat, carbohydrates, protein, and any other required fields for your market.
The Contaminations page logs any known contamination risks associated with the product, useful for internal quality control records.
Record microbiological test parameters and limits on the Microbiological Data page. This is especially relevant for fresh and frozen product lines.
Storage type (Frozen at –18°C, Fresh, Cool, or Dry) is set at the sub-variation level and directly affects what information is included on the printed label. Make sure to set this before generating any labels.

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Organize Materials and Pricing

Navigate to Catalog → Materials to manage the raw ingredients or components linked to your products. Linking materials to products enables traceability between what you purchase, what you produce, and what you ship. Create a material entry for each input, then associate it with the relevant products during production setup.