Product Data Model

upstart commerce gives you a powerful and flexible way to manage your product data this means you can easily customize it to fit your specific needs, no matter how unique your business is we understand that product data models can be complex that's why we'll break down the key concepts behind upstart commerce's product model in a clear and easy to understand way product data model terminology product type define groups of similar products based on specific characteristics, such as "product," "protection plan," "warranty," or "bundle " these groups streamline product creation, enhance browsing, and enable targeted promotions product types are a template of attributes from which products are created product products serve as the foundation for your catalog think of them as blueprints defining a group of goods with shared characteristics these characteristics come from product types, which act like templates, pre populating relevant details and streamlining creation when a new product is created, it must have a product type product variations individual, sellable items within a product are called product variants the products instance uses these blueprints and their associated details, ready to spawn a universe of diverse, yet cohesive, variations within your upstart commerce store tags tags are like secret keys that unlock discoverability assign multiple tags to each product, crafting a web of interconnected keywords that guide consumers to their desired items swatches swatches showcase color variations of a product add all available shades and textures on a single swatch, which helps streamline customer selection product category create a logical structure for your catalog this allows you to define categories that group products based on type, marketing concerns, or search functionality basic product data model (example) field description brandname name of the brand id unique identifier for the product manufacturename name of the manufacturer media media properties for the product (e g , images, videos) name name of the product seo seo details including page title, description, and meta keywords tags tags associated with the product for more details on product creation and management, go to the catalog management guide