Prepare your catalog

Prepare your Niqat product catalogue with clear names, units, packages, and barcodes. Review sample products before using them at the point of sale.

A catalog is more than a list of names. It connects what a customer buys to the unit that stock and pricing understand.

Product or variant?

Use the product for the shared identity and a variant for the particular item. Two sizes of the same tea can share a product while keeping distinct barcodes and package details.

Choose names that cashiers can recognize quickly. Keep the customer-facing name readable; do not make staff decode an internal identifier to find an item.

Make units explicit

A bottle, a case, a kilogram, and a gram are different units. Write down the base unit and each package that can be sold or purchased.

For example, if one case contains twelve bottles, verify that relationship before assigning a case barcode. The price for a case should be reviewed as a package price, rather than assumed from its label.

Check the barcode

A barcode must identify the intended selling package. Scan the same label that will arrive at the counter, then verify the name and unit together.

• Remove accidental spaces introduced by a spreadsheet.
• Keep leading zeroes when the source barcode includes them.
• Investigate duplicate codes instead of silently overwriting an item.
• Test one loose item and one outer package separately.

Review before import

Niqat uses bounded import workflows and explicit validation. That does not mean every spreadsheet layout is accepted.

Use a format supported by the application version being tested, review row errors, and keep the original source file. Do not convert identifiers or money to approximate floating point values.

Verify a small batch

Check a small group of products at the counter before importing the rest. Confirm the displayed name, unit, barcode, and price, then prepare an opening stock review with authorized inventory staff.

Next, read your first sale.