The CIA store has been expanded to allow studentsto manage products related CIA approved clubs and organization fundraising, creativity works and seasonal sales (Holiday and Spring). This article will walk you through the basic steps for adding a product, setting its price and inventory, defining product variants and their prices.
Item Submission
- The Seller Dashboard can be accessed from
- Student Sale Resources page
- Holiday Sale Item Submission Form
Log into your CIA Store seller account.
Read about creating an account or resetting a forgotten password.
- Email/Username: your CIA student email address
- Password: provided password or reset password
- Choose "Login"
"Session Expired" message
Seller Dashboard
- Once logged in you will see your seller Dashboard.
Adding Products
- Open the Products menu
- Choose Product Listing
- The products page will be blank before products are added
- Choose "Add Product"
The Add Product Window
Click and Expand the sections below for more information about each area of the Add Product window.
Product Details
- Choose Product: Normal Product is the only option
- Product Name: "Your Name(person or group)- Name of Sale YY AccountID#" (Replace YY with the two digit current year, Student Account ID # can be found on the Student tab of myCIA.)
- Product Type: Choose "Name of Sale" This will also add your product to the Category so it appears in the POS (Point of Sale) for the cashier to charge the buyer
- Description: Enter a brief description of your product if desired. (no one else will see it)
Shipping Details
Pricing Details
- Enter the price for the Default item.
- Leave Compare at price Blank
- Check "Charge Taxes On This Product"
Inventory Details
- Choose "Track this Product's Inventory"
- Specify the number of items you have for the product
Variant (sale items) Details
- Before continuing "Save Changes"
- Adding or Editing Variants (sale items)
After saving the product the Variant Details are ready to edit
- Select Add Variant
- Select 'Edit' to edit an existing Variant
- If necessary rename "Default" to the name of one of your items and Select Save
- Select ' + Add Another Variant'
- Add the item name in Title
- Enter Variant price
- Taxes are required for sales open to the public keep the box checked
- Inventory tracking is required for barcode creation
- Enter the expected number of the item you will have at the sale. Printed barcodes are based on this number. Plan for what you expect to have at the sale.
- Save Changes and repeat steps until all items have been entered.
After editing the Variant Details (adding your items)
- Use the "<Back To..." link and return to the Edit Product page
Images are not needed. They will not be seen.
Collections must not be selected
Select 'Save Changes'
Product List
After "Saving Changes" the added products will appear on the Product List page.
- The product will display the highest price of all the (Variants) items in it
- The Quantity will include the total of all items
- Approved means that the product is active for selling on the Cash Register
