Which product type should I use?
In this article, we'll take a look at the different types of Product available within Infigo, along with links to additional resources showing how these could be configured.
Enabling Product Types
Commonalities of all Product Types
Stock Products
Static PDF Products
Multipart Products (for PDF Upload)
MegaEdit Products
Kit Products
Multi Product Custom Product
Other Product Types
Enabling Product Types
You can globally enable or disable different types of product within Infigo using the Admin Area Settings menu. Simply check product type(s) you wish to enable and click Save.
These will now be available when using the new product wizard, or when modifying a Stock product to a different type of product.
Commonalities of all Product Types
Regardless of the product type selected, each will allow configuration of:
- Pricing
- Landing page content
- Product attributes (for example; material, size or finish)
- Related, required or cross-sell products
- Associated categories
- SEO
- Tax
- Inventory
- Discounts
- Weight and dimensional information
- Product tags
And more...
Stock Product
Stock products are pre-manufactured goods that are produced in bulk and kept in inventory for immediate sale. These items are standardized and typically sold off the shelf without any customization, making them readily available for consumers to purchase without delay.
Other common names could be:
- Off the shelf
- Pick and pack
- Pre-printed
Additional resources:
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/p/282/create-your-first-product-bg_007b
Static PDF Product
A PDF is pre-uploaded to the product and cannot be modified once in place. When an order for the Static PDF product is placed, the PDF is provided to the print operator as the required output file, ready to be printed.
A Static PDF product provides a good range of preview options on the product landing page, allowing the user to flick through the PDF prior to purchase.
Additional resources:
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/p/284/setting-up-a-static-pdf-product-bg_009b
https://infigosoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200872648-How-to-create-a-Static-PDF-Product
Multipart Product
Whilst it does have more advanced capabilities, the primary purpose of a Multipart product is for use as an upload space. This product gives you the ability to allow your users to upload their own print-ready PDF files. As these uploaded files are associated with a product, they will have associated pricing, shipping, etc and proceed through the ordering process the same as any other product.
Upon placing the order, the uploaded PDF is provided to the print operator via our Shared Print Operations (SPO) or via any other means you use of distributing artwork (Hotfolders, MIS, etc).
Multipart products can also be used for purchasing multiple versions of a product in a single operation. See the resources below for additional information.
Additional resources:
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/p/285/setting-up-a-multi-part-product-bg_010b
https://infigosoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214857023-Create-a-Multi-Part-Product
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/p/932/multi-version-product-ordering-with-multipart-upload-products-bg_050
MegaEdit Product
MegaEdit is Infigo's flagship product template builder, giving you the ability to create intricate variable product templates.
MegaEdit products operate within your browser. They will have the same format of landing page as other products, however users will be prompted to Start, at which point the MegaEdit editor is loaded in order to customise the product.
MegaEdit products have a vast array of capabilities and configurations, including:
- Configuring products within the MegaEdit editor
- Setting up MegaEdit templates via Invent (our plugin for Adobe InDesign using .mex files)
- 3D Preview
- Parametric packaging (coming soon, at the time of writing)
Additional resources:
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/c/69/template-builder
https://infigosoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/200325159-MegaEdit
https://infigosoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4403029624337-Invent
Kit Products
Kit Products allow you to give the user the choice of adding multiple products to the basket through a single landing page. This can be useful in allowing the user to select different orderline quantities and can theoretically serve as an alternative to using a category.
An example use case is for a predefined pack of corporate products. A single kit product would act as the parent product, bringing together multiple, separately defined child products such as a pen, t-shirt and USB stick.
Additional resources:
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/p/997/kit-products-bg_052
https://infigosoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053596611-Kit-Custom-Products
Multi Product Custom Product
A product which links to various additional "Child" products. It's possible to create a product landing page that has multiple products linked to it so rather than having multiple products pages across a category you could link several 'child' products to a 'Parent' product.
An example would be a Poster product where you have multiple sizes available A1, A2, A3 and A4 but have a 'Parent product' as Poster, and then your 'child' products are the sizes.
Additional resources:
https://training.infigosoftware.com/academy/p/288/setting-up-a-multi-product-custom-product-bg_013
https://infigosoftware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4417141760401-Multi-Product-Custom-Product
Other Product Types
Other, much lesser used product types are available within Infigo. Information on these can be found throughout out Help Centre or on the Infigo Academy.
If you have any additional queries, please contact our Customer Support team who can provide necessary guidance.