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= Introduction =
= Introduction =
−This module manage a catalog of products.
+This module manages the product catalog.
−See also [[Module Services En|Modules Services]] to manage a catalog of services or page [[Module Stocks En|Module Stocks]] to manage warehouses and stock.
+See also [[Module Services En|Modules Services]] to manage a catalog of services, or page [[Module Stocks En|Module Stocks]] to manage warehouses and stock.
= Installation =
= Installation =
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= Definition =
= Definition =
== Products ==
== Products ==
−A ''product'' is a good to manage as it is an object you sell to customers or it is an object you buy from suppliers. It is a material good, contrarily to [[ServicesEn|Services]].
+A ''product'' is an object you sell to customers or it is an object you buy from suppliers. It is a physical object as opposed to [[ServicesEn|Services]].
A product follows this rules:
A product follows this rules:
* A product can be stocked into a warehouse (only products appears in module [[Module_StockEn|Stock]]. Services are not visible).
* A product can be stocked into a warehouse (only products appears in module [[Module_StockEn|Stock]]. Services are not visible).
−* A product can be delivered (only products appears in module [[Module Shipment|Shipment]]. Services are not visible. Services are realized but can not be shipped).
+* A product can be delivered (only products appears in module [[Module Shipment|Shipment]]. Services are not visible. Services are realized but cannot be shipped).
−* A product is a material good. It's value often decrease with time (Value of an already used product is lower than same never used product).
+* A product is a material good. It's value often decreases with time (the value of a used product is less than a new product).
−Some fields are dedicated to products and not available on services like:
+Some fields are dedicated to products and not available for Services like:
* Weight
* Weight
* Size
* Size
−* Custom code = Commodity code = License code = HTS (A code on 6 char to define the international category of product)
+* Customs code = Commodity code = License code = HTS (An international 6 character code to define the category of product)
−== Virtual products (also called Pack products) ==
+== Virtual products (kits, also called Pack products) ==
−A product or service is a virtual father product consisting of other products. This function is activated from the Products module or service configuration page. It aims to define "packages" or "batches" of products that allow to reason about orders, invoices and inventory with a single element instead of the n products as Lot.
+A product or service may be a virtual (parent) product comprising other (real) products. This function is activated from the Products module or the Service configuration page. It allows "packages" or "kits" of products that for use in orders, invoices and inventory as a single element instead of the n products as Lot.
A virtual product complies with the following rules:
A virtual product complies with the following rules:
−* When adding a product in a document (proposals, invoice, order), only the line of virtual product father is shown.
+* When adding a product in a document (proposals, invoice, order), only the line of the virtual parent product is shown.
−* Product stock component virtual product is incremented / decremented when the virtual product is incremented / decremented.
+* The stock of the individual components of the virtual product is incremented / decremented when the virtual product is incremented / decremented.
−* A virtual product may itself be composed of other virtual products that contain them real products.
+* A virtual product may itself be composed of other virtual products that contain the physical products.
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