SKUs and SKU Statuses

Introduction

SKUs represent a unique combination of a Product and a Bill of Materials. This item is needed because Bills of Materials can behave in different ways within the context of a Product.

For example, a single Bill of Materials could be linked to 3 products and have 3 different sales states:

• Product 1: Bill of Materials is 'on sale'
• Product 2: Bill of Materials is 'off sale'
• Product 3: Bill of Materials is 'archived'

The Bill of Materials as an entity already has its own statuses: In Progress (full and basic), Approval in Progress (full and basic) and Active. These statuses will remain as they describe the life cycle of the Bill of Materials from its creation to its approval.

The Bill of Materials can be in different states depending on the context of the Product, therefore, the SKU will have its own statuses.

Below, you can see the SKUs tab of a Product details page. Each Bill of Materials relationship (i.e. a SKU) has its own status:

SKU Statuses vs Bill of Materials Statuses

Bill of Materials Statuses:

• In Progress: the creation of a new Bill of Materials has been briefed by a retailer and the Bill of Materials is in the process of being created/submitted.

• Approval in Progress: the Bill of Materials has been submitted to the retailer for approval.

• Active, this status is going to be renamed ‘Approved’: the Bill of Materials has been approved by the retailer, it’s now locked and ready to be put on sale as a SKU.

(For a more detailed explanation, please see our guide on Bill of Materials Statuses.)

SKU Statuses:

• In Progress: the creation of the Bill of Materials in the SKU (Product/Bill of Materials combination) has been briefed and the Bill of Materials is in the process of being created/submitted
  • The Bill of Materials entity has a status of ‘In Progress’ or ‘Approval in Progress'.

• Available for Sale: the SKU is ready to go on sale for the first time, it will either need sale dates to be added to it or sale dates have been added and are coming up in the future.
  • The Bill of Materials entity has a status of 'Active'

• On Sale: the SKU is currently on sale.
  • The Bill Of Materials entity has a status of ‘Active’.

• Off Sale: the SKU has previously been on sale and is currently off sale.
  • The Bill of Materials entity has a status of ‘Active’.

• Cancelled: the SKU has been cancelled. The use of the specific Bill of Materials in the specific product is cancelled.
  • The Bill of Materials entity can have any status.
    • Once a SKU has been cancelled, any tasks related to it will be cancelled.
  • A SKU can only be cancelled if it has no on/off sale dates. If on/off sale dates are added to the SKU, the ‘cancel’ option will not be available.
  • The SKU will still be visible in the SKU tab of the product page.
    • The link between the Bill of Materials and the Product will remain, so users can see the SKU was cancelled.

• Archived: the SKU has previously been on sale, is currently off sale and will no longer be sold.
  • The Bill of Materials entity has the status of 'Active'
    • Once a SKU has been archived, the Bill of Materials' status will remain Active.

Finding SKU Information

The new SKU entity will be displayed in a new tab in the ‘Product details page’ and ‘Bill of Materials details page’.

Under the 'SKUs' tab, users will be able to see:

• The Bill of Materials status (in icons)
• The SKU name
  • Product and Bill of Materials IDs + Product name
  • If we decide to name Bill of Materials , the Bill of Materials name will be included here. It would be done as part of the ‘Bill of Materials name’ feature.
• SKU Status
• On and Off Sale dates
• The Bill of Materials' Product Supplier

From this page users will be able to do the following actions:

• Add on/off sale dates
• Cancel the SKU