Hardfin user guide
  • Welcome
  • Getting started
    • Start from scratch in 5 min
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  • Core modules
  • Get set up (configure)
    • Customers
    • Locations
    • Products
      • Manage product fields
    • Parts
  • Source and build (warehouse)
    • Shipments
    • Inventory
    • Assemblies
  • Run your business (field)
    • Assets
      • Move assets
      • Manage asset metadata
      • Scrap assets at end of life
    • Projects
      • Manage project line items
      • Manage project time and costs
      • Manage project renewals
    • Assignments
  • Billing
  • Monitor the details
    • Search
    • Reporting
    • Notifications
    • Audit log
  • Manage your account
    • Account
    • Organization
      • User management
    • Integrations
  • Advanced Options
    • Sandbox
    • API access
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  • List all products
  • View individual product details
  • Create a product
  • Edit a product
  • Define product bill of materials (BOM)
  • Archive a product
  • Product fields
  1. Get set up (configure)

Products

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A product is an item that you offer to your customers. Some organizations and systems refer to these simply as "Items."

Understand product relationships

A product is usually associated with many assets, which correspond to all the assets of that product type. There can be many assets for a single product, which helps to group assets. (Note: a single asset can belong to only one product type.)

For example: a single product Lawnmower might be associated with many assets with serial numbers MOW-101, MOW-102, MOW-103, and so on.

List all products

To see a list of all products, navigate to the in the configuration menu under your user name at the top right.

The product catalog is a table with product SKUs, product names, product type, and any associated assets (if applicable).

Use the search or filter options to refine the product catalog.

View individual product details

To view the full details of a product, click the name of the product.

The product details page will appear showing the product details.

Create a product

To create an individual product, click the "Add product" button and a window will appear. Enter the product's name, an optional SKU, and select the product type:

  • Inventory products (such as equipment and devices) are used to track assets

  • Non-inventory products (such as software and services) do not have associated assets

Name is the only field required to create a new product.

Bulk creation

Edit a product

To edit a product, click the pencil icon ✏️ next to the product's name in the product details page.

A window will appear to edit the product's name and SKU.

Once a product has been created, the Inventory status cannot be changed. If you want to create a different product of the same name with a different inventory status, simply archive the current product and create a new one.

Define product bill of materials (BOM)

BOMs can be changed at any time and will only affect new assemblies that are built after the change.

Archive a product

To archive a product that is not yet archived, click the 👁️‍🗨️ Archive button on the product details page. A small badge will appear on the product indicating that it has been Archived.

The product will now be visible in the product catalog only when "Archived" is selected.

To unarchive a product that is already archived, open the product details page and select the 👁️‍🗨️ Unarchive button.

Product fields

This page includes the product name, product SKU, inventory type, and archive status. It includes sections for , the , as well as all assets associated with this product:

Product details also include a full of the changes made to the product over time.

To import inventory products in bulk, you can with new product information and products will be created automatically. You can also configure an or use your own data by . If you'd like to set up an integration with your ERP, please .

An inventory product may have a default bill of materials (BOM) defined by adding to the product. This BOM definition is used to pre-populate the expected unit counts for each part when building an .

hides the object from the list view and dropdown menus. The object can still be viewed in the list by selecting the "Archived" option. Archived objects still appear in dropdown menus when searched by name.

Product fields define data that may be relevant for all the assets of that product type. These fields appear on each asset of this product type, so that the fields can be filled in as asset metadata.

product fields
bill of materials
audit log
upload new assets
integration with a CRM
setting up API access
contact support
parts
assembly
Archiving objects
Learn more about managing product fields.
product catalog
"Product catalog" in the user configuration menu
Product catalog view
Open product details
Product details page
Assets related to a product
"Add product" window
Edit product name or SKU
Edit product bill of materials (BOM)
"Archived" badge for a product
Archived product view in the product catalog