We are currently still building up the English documentation; not all sections have been translated yet. Please note that there may still be German screenshots or links to German pages even on pages that have already been translated. This guide mostly addresses English speaking users in Germany.
Managing items in JTL-Wawi
The most important part of an online business is, of course, the product range. In the JTL-Wawi item management you can create new items and add more information to existing ones. The item management is essentially a product information system (PIM; see Wikipedia).
How to
Categories
Items
Variations
Bills of materials/Configuration items
In the Item management, you will find important settings concerning your items in a single comprehensive window. This means that you can access important data quickly at any time.
In the item master data, you can centrally manage a variety of different processes within JTL-Wawi. The data entered here forms the basis for an efficient and reliable online business with smooth processes.
The settings and information specified in the item master data have an impact on almost every part of your enterprise resource planning. The Item master data dialogue box is the most important and comprehensive dialogue box in JTL-Wawi. A special kind of item are the so-called variation items. They can also be created and maintained in the item management.
Our recommendation: Take your time to get to know all possible options and find the most important und helpful functions for your business.
Configuration
Number ranges
JTL-Wawi offers numerous possibilities to design your items according to your preferences and to interlink them. You can, for example, manage product manufacturers and make the respective information available to your customers. Your items can also have common and individual delivery statuses as well as different conditions. Custom fields, attributes and characteristics can also be individually adjusted to your processes and requirements. These settings apply to all JTL-Wawi settings so that all information can be managed according to the same pattern.
Importing item data
Exporting item data
It is not always necessary to enter item data manually. Especially if most of the data is already present in the form of CSV files (e.g. when you received them from your suppliers or a different system), carrying out imports with JTL-DataTransfer is very efficient.
You can also import an already existing database with JTL-DataTransfer, for example to transfer the data to other systems or a different instance of JTL-Wawi.
Drop shipping
Warehouse
Prices
Other
Custom overviews
Use the links above to access more scenarios for items in JTL-Wawi. You can read about how to offer items via drop shipping, manage pricing in JTL-Wawi, and much more.
First steps: Items
First steps: Bills of materials
5 tips for product management
Outputting EAN of BOM components as barcode
Detailed dialogue box structure and functions
Via the Items button, you can reach the item management. Here you can access the important information on your product range.
Checking
Editing
Importing
Creating
Via the Items menu, you can access the dialogue boxes of the Items area in JTL-Wawi. Here you can, for example, add new manufacturers, product groups, and item conditions. Attributes and characteristics can also be found here.
Tabs of the dialogue box Item master data
The Item master data dialogue box contains the most important information on an item. You can open the dialogue box via the item overview in the item management. Simply double-click on the desired entry.
Tabs of the dialogue box Category master data
The Category master data dialogue box contains the most important information on a category. The dialogue box is opened via the category overview in the item management. Simply double-click on the desired entry.
Other dialogue boxes in the Items area
Configurator
Here you can find a description of most of the other dialogue boxes you will find in the Item area. In most cases, the links correspond to the dialogue box headers. In this way, you can easily find the dialogue box in question.
