Catalog setup

Goal

Configure tenant-wide catalog policies that gate SKU create/activate and archive behavior.

Who it is for

Tenant admin / catalog admin with catalog.admin.

Preconditions

• Permission catalog.admin. Discontinue reasons are maintained on the same setup screen.

Steps

1. Open Products → Catalog setup.
2. On Options, review and save these sections:
   • SKU & barcodes — SKU numbering (Manual / Auto); require barcode before active; allow duplicate barcodes.
   • Variant matrix — warn/block thresholds when generating variants; require a value on every variant axis.
   • Units of measure — require base unit on products; allow alternate unit conversions; require unit on services.
   • Media — product image aspect ratio; require primary image before active.
   • Bundles — default fulfillment (Assembled / Exploded); require components; max nesting depth.
   • Archive — require a discontinue reason when archiving.
3. On Discontinue reasons, add active reasons (name, default, sort) used when archiving items.
4. Save Options when dirty (unsaved tag appears until save).

Result

Create/edit/archive of SKUs and product models enforce these policies (422 with catalog messages when violated).

Related

• Create an item
• Edit / archive
• Troubleshooting
• Units