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[LSX] Adding, Editing, and Viewing Products in Lightspeed Scanner

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When using the Lightspeed Scanner app, products that are not currently in your Lightspeed Retail X Series POS catalog can be added quickly within the app, without having to return to your office computer.  It also lets you add key product data needed to get your product on Lightspeed Retail X Series POS and ready to sell right away.

This article is separated in seven sections listed below..

Adding a Standard Product in iOS

  1. In the Lightspeed Scanner app for iOS, tap the "Products" tab.
  2. Tap "Add Product".

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  1. Enter the name of the product into the "Product Name" field.
  2. Make sure that "Standard product" is selected.

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  1. Tap the "Add new Image" box to add an image to your product.  On the menu displayed, select whether you wish to add an image from your "Camera", "Photo library", or "Paste from clipboard", then take, select, or paste the relevant image.
  2. Enter a "SKU Code" if you wish to customize the SKU.  If you wish to scan the SKU directly from the product, select the barcode icon in the field to open your device's camera.  Leave the field blank for the SKU to be automatically generated.
  3. Enter the product "Supply price".  If you are unsure of the supply price, it is important to obtain and enter this information before creating the product to ensure accurate reporting.
  4. To generate a Retail Price by markup percentage, enter the value into "Markup", or simply enter the retail price into the "Retail price" section.
  5. Tap "Save".  If you opted to have the SKU automatically generated, select "Auto-generate Code" from the dialog box that opens.
  6. Tap "Save" again to finish.

Adding a Product With Variants in iOS

  1. In the Scanner app for iOS, select the "Products" tab.

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  1. Tap "Add Product".
  2. Enter the name of the product into the "Product name" field.
  3. Select "Product with variants".

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  1. Tap "Add variant".
  2. Enter the "Variant attribute", such as Size.
  3. Enter the "Value", such as Small.  There can be multiple values for each attribute.

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  1. If you require more attributes for the product, select "Add another attribute" and repeat steps 6-7.  Otherwise, tap "Save".

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  1. For each variant you have just created, select the variant to expand and add further details.

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  1. Enter a "SKU Code", or leave it empty to automatically generate one.  You can also use the scanner to scan a barcode by tapping the icon, which opens the rear-facing camera.
  2. Enter the product "Supply price".  If you are unsure of the supply price, it is important to obtain and enter this information before creating the product to ensure accurate reporting.
  3. To generate a retail price by markup percentage, enter the value into "Markup", or simply enter the retail price into the "Retail price" section.  If all variants are to have the same Supply price and Retail price, select the "Apply pricing to all variants" toggle to apply to each variant.
  4. Tap "Save".
  5. Once the product information has been added for each variant, tap "Save".
  6. Tap "Save" again to finish.

Editing Products

  1. Navigate to the "Products" tab and search for a product by name or scan the product barcode, then tap the product to select it.

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  1. Tap "Edit product".

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  1. Edit the product information as required.

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  1. Standard product images can be added by tapping "Add new Image" and selecting the relevant image from your files.  To mark an image as the primary image for a product, long-press the image until an option modal opens and select "Make primary Image".  To delete an image, long-press the image until an option modal opens and select "Remove Image".  Images for variant products cannot be added or edited in Lightspeed Scanner.

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  1. To record where your products are stored using product location, tap "Add location" under Product locations.  Enter the "Aisle", "Row", "Shelf", and/or "Bin" information and then tap "Done".

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  1. When you're done editing, tap "Save".

Edits to product information using Lightspeed Scanner are recording in Sales history.

Looking up Products in iOS

  1. To look up products on your device, navigate to the "Products" tab.  Products can be searched for using either the "search products" field or the barcode scanner.
  2. To manually search for products, start typing the product name in the "Search products" field.

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  1. To use the barcode scanner, tap "Camera scanner" to bring up the rear-facing camera.

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  1. The rear-facing camera opens with the barcode scanner so you can scan your product's barcode to look up its details.

Looking up Products in Android

  1. To look up products on your device, navigate to the "Products" tab.
  2. Products can be searched for using either the "Search products" field or the barcode scanner.
  3. To manually search for products, start typing the product name in the "Search products" field.

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  1. To use the barcode scanner, simply select this option on the main screen of the Scanner app.

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  1. The rear-facing camera opens with the barcode scanner so you can scan your product's barcode to look up its details.

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Viewing Product Information in iOS

Here is where you'll find all the information about your product, including how many variants there are (if applicable), total inventory, supplier price, retail price, and more.  Tap one of the categories to access more information.

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Overview

  • Inventory: Total inventory across all outlets.
  • Product location: Where your products are located by Aisle, Bay, Shelf, and/or Bin.
  • Supplier price: Purchase cost of the product.
  • Retail price: Amount the product will be sold for.

Categories

  • Inventory: This section shows how much inventory you have of the item in each of your outlets.
  • Pricing: The pricing section shows the range of the retail price between variants (if applicable).  Tap each variant to get that variant's specific pricing information.
  • Details: This section has detailed product information, including brand, type, description, tags, supplier, and supplier price.
  • Serial numbers: If the item has a serial number attached to it, a checkmark appears under this section.
  • Custom field* *Enterprise plans only.  You can create custom fields, such as QR codes or loyalty codes.

Viewing Product Information in Android

Here is where you'll find all the information about your product, including how many variants there are (if applicable), total inventory, supplier price, retail price, and more.  Tap one of the categories to access more information.

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Overview

  • Inventory: Total inventory across all outlets.
  • Supplier price: Purchase cost of the product.
  • Retail price: Amount the product will be sold for.

Categories

  • Inventory: This section shows how much inventory you have of the item in each of your outlets.
  • Pricing: The pricing section shows the range of the retail price between variants (if applicable).  Tap each variant to get that variant's specific pricing information.
  • Details: This section has detailed product information, including brand, type, description, tags, supplier, and supplier price.

 

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