# Managing products and catalogs ## Overview Products may be organised in folders, we call them categories. You may choose any kind of structure you need, name folders by product types, collection names, authors, etc. Products can be easily moved from category to category without any affect on the current manufacturing process. You may create any kind of deep nesting structure of folders.

Different ways to organise your products

## Basics To navigate to the "Products" page, **click on the "Products" button** on the sidebar menu of the application. {% hint style="danger" %} If you don't see "Products" page, you don't have the permission. {% endhint %} ### Adding product 1. Click on the "Add Product" button 2. Enter product name 3. Click on the :heavy\_check\_mark: button {% hint style="warning" %} New product is created in **draft** mode. It means that this product is not accessible in production yet and needs to be published. See [Publishing and versioning](/manuals/product-management/publishing-and-versioning.md) {% endhint %}

### **Adding category** 1. Click on the "New Category" button 2. Enter category name 3. Click on the :heavy\_check\_mark: button

### Navigation Easily **navigate through folders by clicking on them**. Navigation structure (breadcrumbs) present at the top of the page. Use it by pressing on the needed folder or move backward via "back" button.

### Renaming product and categories 1. Click on the "Rename" action button 2. Enter new name 3. Click on the :heavy\_check\_mark: button

### Moving product and categories 1. Click on the "Move to" button in more actions menu of the product. 2. Select a category. 3. Click on the "Move to" button

M**ove folder into another folder** by clicking on the "Move to" button in the "More actions" menu of the category you want to move.

M**ove multiple products and categories** into another folder **at once** by clicking on "Select" button and after selecting items, click on the "Move to" button on the top panel.

{% hint style="info" %} **To make it easier to navigate when moving a category, the system now shows the full path under each category name.**\ This helps you distinguish between subcategories with the same name that are located in different parent categories.

{% endhint %} ### Duplicating product To duplicate product, click on the **"Duplicate" button** in the "More actions" menu of the product you want to duplicate.

After clicking on the "Duplicate" button, the duplicated product will appear at the top of the product list with "copy" badge at the end of the product name, in the **draft mode**.

### Deactivating Products * To prevent specific product from launching into production you can deactivate it. To **deactivate product,** click on the **"Deactivate" button** in the "More actions" menu of the product you want to deactivate.

### Deleting products and categories To delete product or category, click on **"Delete" button** in the "More actions" menu of the item you want to delete. {% hint style="warning" %} Note that you can not delete products that have been produced or that are used as components in other products. {% endhint %}

### Move to another category You can move products to categories (folders) from Product search page as well. 1. Click on "Select" button at the top panel. 2. Tick checkboxes near products you want to move. 3. Click on "Move to" butto 4. Select the category (folder) you want products move to 5. Click on the "Move to" button

## Additional features ### Product tags Add tags to products to manage product catalog easily.

Ways to callout the "Manage tags" pop-up

### Adding tag 1. Click on "Manage tag" button in the "More Actions" menu or 2. Click on the "Products tag" icon on the product (if product already has tags) 3. Enter the tag's name into the input field 4. Click on the tag 5. Click on the "Save" button. {% @arcade/embed flowId="ERZvNjTznfEc4VRPzibj" url="" %} ### \*To add a tag that already exists in the system: 1. Start entering the tag's name in the input field 2. Selects suitable option from the list 3. Click on the tag 4. Click on the "Save" button {% @arcade/embed flowId="AAk0ZEyjLRRwcB6GN7s6" url="" %} ### Deleting tag 1. Click on the :heavy\_multiplication\_x: button 2. Click on "Save" button {% hint style="info" %} You can delete multiple tags at once {% endhint %} {% @arcade/embed flowId="cI3rCJMn2moIIcU1LbqW" url="" %} ### Quick search To search products or categories, use the search filed on the All products page.

Clicking on the **"product name"** will open the product in detailed view.

Clicking on the **"category name"** will open the category in detailed view.

Clicking on the **"Search" button** will redirect to the Product search page. See [Searching products](/manuals/product-management/searching-products.md)

*** For more information on specific product management features, refer to the related articles listed below: * **Product Versions and Publishing:** Learn about creating and managing product versions. * **Product Configurations:** Discover how to define product configurations and manage options and parameters. * **Adding Technical Documentation:** Learn how to upload and manage technical documentation for your products. * **Managing Photos and Files:** Explore Hesh's features for adding and managing product photos and files. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hesh.app/manuals/product-management/managing-products-and-catalogs.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.