> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wisepim.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating Products

> Add a new product in seconds. Fill in the essentials, let template defaults handle the rest, and auto-generate a SKU.

Need a new product in your catalog? You can add one in seconds. Open the create modal, fill in the essentials, and let your template defaults do the rest.

<Info>
  Set up your [product templates](/en/settings/templates) first. New products are then pre-filled with your default brand, price, status, product type, and more, so you fill in less every time.
</Info>

## Create a product

<img className="block dark:hidden" src="https://mintcdn.com/swiftsyncai/aKRv_nqMBxok0NiZ/images/marketing-screenshots/products/products-create-modal-light-transparent.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=aKRv_nqMBxok0NiZ&q=85&s=f39efff036ae8b782834036832e8122c" alt="Creating a new product in WISEPIM with AI-assisted fields" width="2252" height="1480" data-path="images/marketing-screenshots/products/products-create-modal-light-transparent.webp" />

<img className="hidden dark:block" src="https://mintcdn.com/swiftsyncai/MyBPEkOfh-HXAC-1/images/marketing-screenshots/products/products-create-modal-dark-transparent.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=MyBPEkOfh-HXAC-1&q=85&s=aa7b63cedc40f0c131cbe5eee4abc1c1" alt="Creating a new product in WISEPIM with AI-assisted fields" width="2252" height="1480" data-path="images/marketing-screenshots/products/products-create-modal-dark-transparent.webp" />

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the create modal">
    Click the **+** button in the top-right toolbar of the Products page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details">
    Enter the SKU and any other fields you want to set. See the [full field list](#product-fields) below.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Create Product">
    The product appears in your table right away. WISEPIM saves it in the background.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Product fields

Only the SKU is required. Every other field is optional, and template defaults can fill many of them for you.

### Required

* **SKU**: the unique identifier for this product. Type one yourself, or click the generate button to create one from your SKU template pattern.

<Tip>
  Set a SKU pattern in your product template (for example, `{brand}-{category}-{###}`). The generate button next to the SKU field then builds a matching SKU for you automatically. Supported tokens are `{brand}`, `{category}`, and `{###}` (a random number).
</Tip>

### Optional

| Field              | Description                                       |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Product Name**   | The display name of the product                   |
| **EAN**            | European Article Number (barcode)                 |
| **UPC**            | Universal Product Code                            |
| **Brand**          | Product brand name                                |
| **MPN**            | Manufacturer Part Number                          |
| **Description**    | Full product description (rich text editor)       |
| **Product Type**   | Simple, Configurable (Parent), Bundle, or Virtual |
| **Price**          | Regular selling price                             |
| **Status**         | Active, Inactive, or Draft                        |
| **Product Family** | Assigns a set of attributes to the product        |

<Tip>
  The **Name**, **EAN**, **UPC**, **Brand**, and **MPN** fields support `{{variable}}` autocomplete. Start typing `{{` to pull in values from your [content-logic variables](/en/workflows/content-logic), so you can build consistent fields automatically. The **Description** field is a full rich-text editor for formatted copy.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Choosing a **Product Family** at create time attaches that family's attributes to the product, ready to fill in later from the editor's Custom Attributes tab.
</Note>

## Save time with template defaults

When you have [product templates](/en/settings/templates) configured, new products are pre-filled with your default values. This saves time and keeps your catalog consistent.

Some of these defaults don't appear as fields in the create modal, but they're still applied automatically when the product is created. So even with a near-empty form, your new product can already have the right SEO patterns, stock settings, shipping rules, and category in place.

Template defaults can include:

* **Brand, supplier, and status**
* **Price and cost**
* **Product type and visibility**
* **Product family and category**
* **SEO fields** (meta title and description patterns)
* **Stock management settings**
* **Weight and dimension units**
* **Shipping requirements**

## Adding products faster

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Set up templates before you start" icon="layout-template">
    Configure your [product templates](/en/settings/templates) first. You then skip filling in the same defaults on every new product.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Use product families for attributes" icon="boxes">
    Assign a [product family](/en/products/product-families) and the right attributes are added for you. No need to set them up one by one.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Import many products at once" icon="upload">
    Adding a lot of products? [Importing](/en/essentials/importing-products) from a spreadsheet or connected platform is much faster than creating them one by one.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Product templates" icon="layout-template" href="/en/settings/templates">
    Configure default values and SKU patterns that pre-fill every new product.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Product families" icon="boxes" href="/en/products/product-families">
    Assign a family to add the right set of attributes automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Importing products" icon="upload" href="/en/essentials/importing-products">
    Create many products at once from a spreadsheet or connected platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Editing products" icon="pencil" href="/en/products/editing-products">
    Open a product and fill in the rest of its details.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>