📦 Products and Variants
Products are the catalog items you offer to your customers. Each Product contains one or more Variants — the specific SKUs that are added to orders.
The Products gallery
The header shows three counters:
| Indicator | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Total products | Number of Products in the catalog. |
| Total variants | Total number of Variants across all Products. |
| Incomplete | Products with no Variants, no short description, or no long description. The tooltip shows the details. |
You can filter by name and switch between gallery view and list view.
The difference between Product and Variant
- Product: the commercial container. It has a name, description, images, and can appear in your store or catalog. It's what the customer searches for.
- Variant: the specific item that is sold. It has a price, a margin, and is made up of one or more Pieces. It's what gets added to an order.
Example:
- Product: "Adjustable phone stand"
- Variant A: Black stand (PLA) → €12.90
- Variant B: White reinforced stand (PETG) → €15.90
A Product's detail view
When you open a Product you'll see:
- Name, short description, and long description (editable).
- Images (you can upload several).
- List of Variants with their Pieces, price, and margin.
From the detail view you can create, edit, and delete Variants.
Configuring a Variant
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | E.g. "Black PLA", "Pack of 3". |
| SKU | Identifier code (auto-generated if left blank). |
| Pieces | One or more Pieces that make up this Variant. |
| Sale price | What the customer pays. |
| Margin | Calculated automatically: (Price − Cost) / Price × 100. |
The cost of the Variant (and therefore its margin) is calculated live from the current cost of its Pieces — no fixed cost is stored. So if you edit a Piece (its material, weight, or Cost per KG), the Variant's cost and margin update instantly. If this brings the margin below the recommended level, you'll see it in the color indicator.
When you change a Piece or a Design that's in use
If you save a change to a Piece or a Design that is already part of some Product, BolloPrint shows you a notice with the list of affected products and variants. It doesn't change anything for you — it's a reminder for you to review them (for example, in case the cost changed and you want to readjust the sale price).
Adding a Variant to an order
When creating or editing an order, in the items field search by Product or Variant name. The price is filled in automatically (you can adjust it for that specific order).
Who can manage Products?
Workers, Admins, and Owners can create and edit. Read-only users can only view.