How To Add A New Product

How To Add A New Product

On the home page of the i2o Product Center, your Inputs Dashboard shows you where your products are active and inactive on the i2o Platform. You may view all of your existing i2o-activated products, and add new products as needed.

Activating A New Product

Here is how to activate a new product for i2o monitoring and/or enforcement. 
  1. Navigate to i2o Platform > Settings > i2o Product Center > Products. 
  2. Select the required platform from the global switcher, which is set to Amazon by default.



  3. Above the View Details table, click on the + sign at the top right corner. 
  4. On the Edit Product Details page, you will see all possible fields to customize such as product title, short name, brand, category, MAP, model number etc.
    Note that the fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory, so ensure that this data is complete for further analysis. 
  5. Go to Edit Monitoring, select the monitoring options as needed for the product.
  6. Click Save. 

Customizing Your Product Attributes

While not all fields may be applicable for each brand, there are a number of attributes that can be applied to your i2o-activated products. In many cases, these attributes can be customizable to align with an organization’s internal reporting conventions. Here is the list of available fields and their definitions:  

  1. Channel: Mode of selling on platform, such as 1P/vendor or 3P/seller.
  1. Platform: E-commerce platform on which the product is listed. Amazon, Walmart, etc. 
  1. Region: Country of the platform where the product is listed.
  1. Product ID: Unique identification number of the product on the marketplace, such as ASIN.
  1. Product Title: Product title according to the platform on which the product is listed.
  1. Short name: Customizable nickname for labelling products; can be set up according to internal naming conventions.
  1. Brand: Brand name under which the product is listed. 
  1. Category: Category to which the product belongs; can either be based on internal reporting conventions or assigned by platform defaults.
  1. Model number: Unique model number provided by manufacturer.
  1. Parent ASIN: Amazon-specific parent product code that anchors all variations of a specific child product codes.
  1. SKU: Unique SKU identifier.
  1. UPC: Unique 12-digit UPC code.
  1. Release date: Date of first product release on the designated e-commerce platform.
  1. List price: List price of the product on the marketplace.
  1. MAP: MAP of the product defined by brand.
  1. Replenishment status: Code to track the replenishment status for inventory management.
  1. ISBN: ISBN of the product defined by the publisher.
  1. EAN: Product code used in EU and internationally for identification.
  1. Product URL: URL of the product detail page on the designated ecommerce platform.
  1. Product Status: Product lifecycle status such as new, active, end of life, next gen, out of print, unavailable, or discontinued.
  1. Search Terms Group: Grouping system that assigns alike products with a search terms hierarchy for search rank monitoring.

How To View Changes Made To Your Products

The i2o Product Center stores history of past changes made to your i2o activated products. To view the audit history for a product:
  1. Navigate to i2o Platform > Settings > i2o Product Center > Products.  
  2. Select the required platform from global switcher.
  3. On the Products page, in the View Details column, click on the four squares on the product row. Or use the filter to search the product. 
  4. Click on Audit History to view the changes made to the product. 
  5. Click on the down arrow to download the change history. 
  6. Click on the cross to close the window. 
Notes
Visit the i2o Product Center help resource page for detailed information.


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