Use this guide when you need to create a new mvManager product, make it available to the correct locations, or remove a product from sale without disrupting historic reporting.
Create the product
- Open mvManager and go to Products > Products.
- Select the + button to add a product.
- Check the Code. mvManager normally fills the next available code, but it can be changed if your site has a required numbering structure.
- Enter the product Name. This is the longer reporting name.
- Check the POS Name. This is the name shown on POS keys, kiosks, mvMobile and customer ordering screens, so keep it short and clear.
- Select the correct Product Type. Use None for a basic sellable item, Recipe for a sellable item made from ingredients, and Supplied for stock or packaged items purchased from suppliers.
- If the product will be sold, tick Sellable and enter the required selling prices on the Pricing tab.
Complete the product setup
- On the Settings tab, assign the Category and any required GL Codes.
- Add an image if the product will be visible on POS keys or customer ordering screens.
- Assign POS or patron modifiers if the product needs choices such as sauces, cooking options, or add-ons.
- Assign POS Groups if the product needs to print or display with other similar items, such as bar or kitchen items.
- On the Families tab, select the families for the locations where the product should be available.
- Save the product before adding barcodes, recipe ingredients, suppliers, or product matrix settings.
Remove a product from use
- If the product should no longer be sold, remove it from the relevant menus and families rather than deleting it immediately.
- If the product appears in a family because a whole group or category is included, edit the family source in Products > Families instead of trying to remove the inherited product on the product record.
- If the item is part of a recipe, open the recipe and remove the ingredient from the Recipe tab where appropriate.
- Review any reporting, stock, recipe, barcode, supplier, or menu dependencies before permanently deleting or reusing a product code.
Checks before saving
- Confirm the product is in the correct family for every location that should sell or count it.
- Confirm the POS Name is readable on a POS key.
- Confirm each active price level has the correct price.