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With the help of the item groups you can structure your items and filter item lists for a better overview.

 

When you create item groups, check carefully which criteria you use to structure your item stock, because later changes to item groups often require laborious reworking of the individual items that are affected by the change to the item groups.

 

The example provided in the basic installation shows, for example, how to structure watches. The level of structuring depends entirely on your needs.

 

For the item numbers, eXtra4winIII recommends a structuring of the items with up to four levels.

 

1. Level

 

  Describes the so-called main group of items, which could be structured as follows as an example:

 

  1 = Clocks

  2 = Rings

  3 = Chains

  4 = Brooches

  5 = Ear jewellery

  6 = Arm jewellery

  etc.

 

  Depending on the product orientation of your business, other main groups can also be formed accordingly.

 

 

2. Level

 

   Is the first subgroup of the main groups and could look like this

 

   11 = Watches - Men

   12 = Watches - Ladies

   13 = Watches - Children

   14 = Watches - Alarm clocks

   15 = Watches - large watches

   etc.

 

3. Level

 

   Subdivides a further level which could be structured as follows

 

   111 = Watches - Men - Manual winding

   112 = Watches - Men - Automatic

   113 = Watches - Men - Quartz

   etc.

 

4. Level

 

  The last outline level again as an example

 

  1111 = Watches - Men - Manual winding - Leather bracelet

  1112 = Watches - Men - Manual winding - Steel bracelet

  1113 = Watches - Men - Manual winding - Titanium bracelet

  etc.

 

The classification presented here is only indicative and therefore not mandatory. You can always bring in your own ideas of structuring here.

 

 

Important note

 

Take your time to structure the product groups! Subsequent reorganizations of the goods classification are usually associated with considerable expenditure of time and cause great confusion.