New Product

Ask the Team

- Which computer for production?

- Which computer for shipping?

- Which existing production process is the new product most like?

- Product dimensions?

- Product weight?

- Packaging - new or existing? If new what is size, weight, and branding?

Database

- Add to product_category table

- Add to prod_group table. Need estimate of ratio of product cost to customs value for ship_mult value.

- Add to provider_product table (if provider using skus or order item specs not already found in product_info)

- Add packaging (all packaging for different order sizes)

Dimension, weight

packaging table (if using new branded packaging or packaging not already on file) packaging_product table (to map new product to packaging) provider_packaging table (if provider has reportable packaging skus)

- Add records to product_info for all variants

Product price to provider Variant weight Dimensions (only if using size to determine packaging) Ship description (if different from its product group)

- Set up routing to routing and/or spec_routing tables

- Add to location table where it will be handled (do this last)

- Add product group to access table if departmental access code is used

- Set up daily reporting as requested or according to similar products

Workstations

- Choose a production workstation and install production software (if not already installed)

- Choose a ship workstation and add product group to /Fulfiller/scripts/config.json

Production development notes

- If code is added or excluded based on provider this should be done instead through configuration options in assembly.json rather than via provider checks in production code.