Product Type: Physical

What defines a Physical product and what does it require?

A Physical product is a tangible good — something picked, packed, and physically delivered. Because it's real stock that moves, it requires the operational machinery the other types may not: a stock quantity tracked per branch, a warehouse/branch location, packaging, and shipping/delivery. It's the most "full pipeline" of the six types: a physical order touches inventory,…

A Physical product is a tangible good — something picked, packed, and physically delivered. Because it's real stock that moves, it requires the operational machinery the other types may not: a stock quantity tracked per branch, a warehouse/branch location, packaging, and shipping/delivery. It's the most "full pipeline" of the six types: a physical order touches inventory, fulfilment, delivery, and potentially returns. On the product form, a Physical product focuses on price, stock, categories, attributes, and imagery, and at sale time it draws down real on-hand stock. It's the default type most shops start with, and the one for which the delivery and reverse-logistics modules exist.