--- title: "Getting Started: How to manage your Product Catalog" description: Managing your menu in GoTab is two-fold. First, create your menu category (Appetizers, Entrées, Beers, Cocktails, Etc.). Second, create products in that category (Burgers, Fries, IPA, Etc.) Then, cust --- [Skip to content](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge/getting-started-1#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![GoTab Logo - White.png\]](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/GoTab%20Logo%20-%20White.png?height=40&name=GoTab%20Logo%20-%20White.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to gotab.io Go to gotab.io Hello! How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [GoTab Help Center and Knowledge Base](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Getting Started](https://success.gotab.io/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en) # Getting Started: How to manage your Product Catalog Managing your menu in GoTab is two-fold. **First**, create your menu category (Appetizers, Entrées, Beers, Cocktails, Etc.). **Second**, create products in that category (Burgers, Fries, IPA, Etc.) Then, customize your products by adding modifiers!  --- ![](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-30%20at%203-53-32%20PM-png.png?width=688&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-06-30%20at%203-53-32%20PM-png.png) ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-30%20at%203-54-52%20PM-png.png)   --- Once you have created a category, simply press **+ ADD PRODUCT** to create a product.  ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-30%20at%203-56-06%20PM-png.png) ![](https://success.gotab.io/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-30%20at%203-56-35%20PM-png.png) --- - **Name:** Name of your item - **Short Name:** Shortened item name. This is what will display on your chits and KDS order cards - **Base Price:** The base price of this item - **Display Price:** This will override your base price. This is meant to add free text such as "Price Varies" (in case this item has modifiers) - **Description:** A description of this item. Great place to add allergy indicators such as GF - **Category:** Category that this item lives in - **Max Order Qty:** How many orders of this item can the guest place - **Tax Rate:** The tax rate of this item - **Prep Time:** This will display to the guest how long it will take to prepare this item - **Show Prep Time On Menu:** Show customers how long the prep time is for this item. - **Revenue Account:** Choose what revenue stream you want to associate this item with (i.e. Food, Alcohol, Merch, Etc.). Click the cogwheel to add a new revenue stream - **Stations:** Where this item order will get printed to and sent to a station KDS **(This is required)** - **Status:** This will enable the item on the menu - **POS color picker**: Choose a color to identify this item on the POS. --- ### Manage Modifiers Press the three-lined icon on the product.  ![Product Catalog Mods](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Product%20Catalog%20Mods.png?width=688&height=337&name=Product%20Catalog%20Mods.png) **Name:** Name of the modifier **Short Name:** This will display on the chit and KDS order cards **Description:** Description of the modifier for the guest **Open Text Mod:** A blank box for the guest to input any information about their order **Add Product As Option:** Add an existing Product as an option (easily searchable)  **Price:** This amount will be added to the item's base price **Add Option:** Click this to add more than one option **Convert Back To Checkbox:** Allow the modifiers to be presented in a checkbox design **Allow Multiple Selections:** Allow multiple selections of each modifier **Require:** Require the customer to choose a modifier --- ### Bulk Edit Products within Category Bulk Product Editing allows you to edit all products within a category without having to edit each product individually. This is great when needing to make changes to revenue accounts, stations, or tax rates!  Choose the category you would like to bulk edit.  - Press the second icon from the left, named "bulk edit products within category" ![](https://files.cdn.thinkific.com/file_uploads/575185/images/947/5b4/e57/Screen_Shot_2022-05-17_at_1.24.39_PM.png) A panel will then populate where you can edit the settings on all of the products in that category. ![](https://files.cdn.thinkific.com/file_uploads/575185/images/714/f4f/233/Screen_Shot_2022-05-17_at_1.25.19_PM.png) ***Note:** Please keep in mind, these changes will apply to **all** products within the category that you are bulk editing.*   **Icon/Button Key** ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124213](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124213.png?width=41&height=39&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124213.png)Edit product details. This where on the product level you can edit the price, description, tax rates, account reporting etc.  ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124226](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124226.png?width=35&height=30&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124226.png)Add a schedule. Note that when your location is in menu view, adding a schedule to a product is disabled. Scheduling then should be handled at the menu level, rather than item level. ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124233](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124233.png?width=31&height=31&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124233.png)Add/edit image. ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124242](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124242.png?width=30&height=33&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124242.png)Add/edit modifiers. ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124252](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124252.png?width=38&height=27&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124252.png)Duplicate product. ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124259](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124259.png?width=45&height=40&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124259.png)Add/edit stock levels. ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124306](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124306.png?width=40&height=30&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124306.png)Audit log showing updates/edits from previous 7 days.  ![Screenshot 2024-03-18 124312](https://success.gotab.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Assets/Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124312.png?width=39&height=35&name=Screenshot%202024-03-18%20124312.png)Archive.  - 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