Inventory & Pricing
06. Products & Price Catalogue
The Product Catalogue establishes standard pricing, inventory units, unit costs, and tax schedules across your entire business. When sales reps prepare quotations or accountants issue billing, line items pull directly from this single verified catalog.
Catalogue Field Reference
Standard product attributes that power automated calculations across proposals and invoices:
| Field | Description | Calculation / Usage |
|---|---|---|
| SKU Code | Unique stock-keeping unit identifier | Used for barcode matching and invoice itemization |
| Unit Price | Base selling price excluding taxes | Default rate auto-filled into proposal scopes |
| Cost Price | Internal acquisition or material cost | Used to calculate gross profit margin on deals |
| Unit of Measure | hour, project, sqm, sheet, unit | Renders in invoice quantities and quotation tables |
Catalogue Module Alternatives Comparison
| Catalogue Feature | SHPI Product Catalogue | Standalone Inventory Software | Spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quote & Invoice Integration | Instant item autocomplete with dynamic margin preview | Requires double entry or custom API connectors | Manual copy-pasting prone to pricing typos and lost revenue |
| Profitability Tracking | Auto-computes gross margin per deal and customer invoice | Reports inventory value, but ignores sales pipeline velocity | Manual calculation formulas that frequently get overwritten |
| Local-First Speed | Search thousands of SKUs in microseconds with zero lag | Slow web queries on heavy enterprise item databases | Clunky search filters across large Excel workbooks |