How-to Guide - Configuring Product Style, Colour and Size
Enactor Retail provides a variety of functionally and configurationally distinct Product Types. This guide focuses on Style Colour Size products and Merchandise products.
The purpose of this guide is to provide a foundational understanding of the options and capabilities available when configuring Product Style, Size, and Colour Ranges. Style, Size, and Colour are considered additional configurations built on the characteristics of a Merchandise Product.
Product Style, Size, and Colour configuration mainly consists of Colour Range Maintenance, Size Range Maintenance, and Product Maintenance. Style Size and Style Colour Size products make use of pre-defined Colour and Size Ranges. Prior to configuring these product types, an understanding of managing and creating Colour and Size Ranges is required.
Introduction
This guide covers the configuration for the following:
- Size Range - Allows identification of sizes in a range to be configured as part of a product.
- Colour Range - Allows identification of colours in a range to be configured as part of a product.
- Product - Allows configuring a product associated with Style, Size, and Colour, and configuring a Merchandise Product.
Prerequisites
You should be familiar with the following:
- Estate Manager Configuration
- Data Broadcasting
Size Range Configuration
Size Range allows setting a text identifier followed by a set of text-based elements that can be associated with it to identify multiple sizes in the range. The identifiers of the Range and the sizes within it are specified in the Size Range Maintenance function.
Navigate to the Size Ranges option using the path:
Main Menu > Configuration > Merchandise > Size Ranges
Creating a New Size Range
The Size Range Maintenance page lists all configured Size Ranges.
Select Create a new Size Range. Enter a unique Size Range ID - alphanumeric, maximum 20 characters - and select Create.
This completes the new Size Range creation.
Size Range - General Tab
The General tab captures the identity of the Size Range.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Description (1st field) | A user-friendly identifier for the size range; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. |
| Description (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from the dropdown list of all configured Locales. |
This completes the Size Range General tab configuration.
Size Range - Sizes Tab
The Sizes tab allows the sizes in this range to be defined as string values.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Size ID | A user-defined, unique identifier for the size; alphanumeric, maximum 20 characters. |
| Description (1st field) | A user-friendly name for the size; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. This enables users to recognise the size in the POS and other configuration elements. |
| Description (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from the dropdown list of all configured Locales. |
Select Add to add the size to the range. All sizes added are listed on this tab. The order of size items can be adjusted using the directional arrow buttons. Select the delete icon to remove a size from the range.
Select Save when completed.
This completes the Size Range - Sizes tab configuration.
Colour Range Configuration
Colour Range allows setting a text identifier followed by a set of text-based elements that can be associated with it to identify multiple colours in the range. The identifiers of the Range and the colours within it are specified in the Colour Range Maintenance function.
Navigate to the Colour Ranges option using the path:
Main Menu > Configuration > Merchandise > Colour Ranges
Creating a New Colour Range
The Colour Range Maintenance page lists all configured Colour Ranges.
Select Create a new Colour Range. Enter a unique Colour Range ID - alphanumeric, maximum 20 characters - and select Create.
This completes the new Colour Range creation.
Colour Range - General Tab
The General tab captures the identity of the Colour Range.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Description (1st field) | A user-friendly identifier for the colour range; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. |
| Description (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from the dropdown list of all configured Locales. |
This completes the Colour Range General tab configuration.
Colour Range - Colours Tab
The Colours tab allows the colours in this range to be defined as string values.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Colour ID | A user-defined, unique identifier for the colour; alphanumeric, maximum 20 characters. |
| Description (1st field) | A user-friendly name for the colour; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. This enables users to recognise the colour in the POS and other configuration elements. |
| Description (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from the dropdown list of all configured Locales. |
| Image | Select the icon to enter a URL providing access to an image of the product in this colour. |
Select Add to add the colour to the range. All colours added are listed on this tab. The order of colour items can be adjusted using the directional arrow buttons. Select the delete icon to remove a colour from the range.
Select Save when completed.
This completes the Colour Range - Colours tab configuration.
Configuring a Style Colour Size Product
The process to configure a Style Colour Size Product is similar to configuring a Merchandise Product. Size and Colour Ranges that have been defined as described in the previous sections can be utilised when creating a new Style Colour Size Product.
Navigate to the Products option using the path:
Main Menu > Configuration > Merchandise > Products
Creating a New Style Colour Size Product
The Product Maintenance page lists all configured products.
Select Create a new Product. From the Product Type dropdown, select Style Colour Size Product. No selection should be made for Template - the creation and use of Templates are covered in a separate How-to Guide.
Enter a unique Product ID - alphanumeric, maximum 20 characters - and select Create.
The Product ID cannot be changed once the Product has been created.
Numerous tabs and sub-tabs are presented in Product Maintenance. The key tabs for configuring Style Colour Size Products are General, Merchandise, Sizes / Colours, Prices, and Product Media.
This completes the new Style Colour Size Product creation.
Product - Sizes / Colours Tab
The Sizes / Colours tab enables configuration of the sizes and colours associated with the product.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Size Range | Select the appropriate Size Range from the dropdown list of all configured Size Ranges. |
| Colour Range | Select the appropriate Colour Range from the dropdown list of all configured Colour Ranges. |
| SKU Product Template | Read-only field; no value required. |
| SKU Product Details | Select the icon to view the corresponding SKU Product Details. |
The table displays all available sizes and colours for the selected Size and Colour Ranges. Select checkboxes individually to determine the applicable sizes and colours for the product, or use Select All Sizes / Unselect All Sizes to set or clear the entire table at once.
SKU products and Style Products exist in a Parent-Child relationship. All SKU Products of a given Style parent are the same in all respects other than specific properties (currently Size, or Size and Colour) which vary among the SKU Products. SKU products based on a specific Style ID may also be created manually and directly in Product Maintenance.
Select Save.
This completes the Product - Sizes / Colours tab configuration.
Creating Additional Styles and Colours
After saving, a secondary screen may be displayed listing any required related SKU Products that have not yet been created. This screen allows creating SKU products under the same Style ID with different Product IDs for each Size and Colour option.
Select one of the following options:
- Yes - Generate IDs: create the Style Colour Size Product and generate Product IDs automatically for all missing SKU Products.
- Yes - Enter IDs: create the Style Colour Size Product and manually enter Product IDs for the missing SKU Products.
- No: create the Style Colour Size Product without creating the missing SKU Products.
- Back: return to editing the Sizes / Colours tab.
All SKU products created under the specific Style ID are visible in the SKU Product Details screen, accessible via the SKU Product Details icon on the Sizes / Colours tab.
Select the View or Edit icons to view or edit individual SKU products in Product Maintenance.
This completes the Creating Additional Styles and Colours configuration.
To complete the Style Colour Size Product configuration, set the General, Merchandise, Prices, and Product Media tabs following the same steps described for configuring a Merchandise Product in the next section.
Configuring a Merchandise Product
The Merchandise Product Type represents the basic, tangible, sellable product. Merchandise products capture physical characteristics such as Dimensions, Warranty provisions, Seasonality, and Product Images. They are also subject to Merchandise Management Grouping (MM Group), Brand, and Range associations.
Navigate to the Products option using the path:
Main Menu > Configuration > Merchandise > Products
Creating a New Merchandise Product
On the Product Maintenance page, select Create a new Product. From the Product Type dropdown, select Merchandise Product. No selection should be made for Template.
Enter a unique Product ID - alphanumeric, maximum 20 characters - and select Create.
The Product ID cannot be changed once the Product has been created.
The key tabs for configuring Merchandise Products are General, Merchandise, Prices, and Product Media.
This completes the new Merchandise Product creation.
Product - General Tab
The General tab captures the identity of the Merchandise Product across three sub-tabs: General, Label, and Information.
General Sub-tab
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Description (1st field) | A user-friendly name for the product; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. |
| Product Description (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from a dropdown of all configured locales. |
| Product Long Description (1st field) | A longer description of the product if necessary; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. |
| Product Long Description (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from a dropdown of all configured locales. |
| Product Long Description URL | A URL pointer to an externally defined (usually HTML-formatted) description of the product. |
| Product Information URL | A URL pointer to an externally defined (usually HTML-formatted) set of information about the product. |
| Image (Preloaded) | Select the ID of an image from the dropdown to choose the product display image. Images are managed through Image Maintenance (covered in a separate How-to Guide). |
| Image URL | A URL pointing to an externally stored image. |
| Product Status | Select the appropriate status: Live (product is available), Discontinued (product is unavailable), or Suspended (product is terminated). |
Label Sub-tab
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Label (1st field) | Text suitable for use in a product label; alphanumeric, maximum 200 characters. |
| Product Label (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from a dropdown of all configured locales. |
Information Sub-tab
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Information (1st field) | Extended information about the product available for presentation to the POS Operator and/or customer; alphanumeric, maximum 500 characters. |
| Product Information (2nd field - Locale) | Select the locale from a dropdown of all configured locales. |
This completes the Product General tab configuration.
Product - Merchandise Tab
The Merchandise tab applies only to Merchandise Product Types and captures properties relating to the promotion, maintenance, and presentation of the product in stores.
General Sub-tab
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| MM Group | Select the appropriate Merchandise Management Group. Products are associated with MM Group identifiers and ordered into a hierarchical categorisation of the business's product range. Configuring MM Groups is covered in a separate How-to Guide. |
| Brand | Select the applicable Brand from a dropdown of all configured Brands. |
| Range | Select the applicable Range from a dropdown of all configured Ranges. |
| Season | Select an applicable Season if the product is associated with a specific season. |
| Measure System | Select a Measure System if applicable. |
| Sales Units | Select the appropriate Sales Unit based on the selected Measure System. |
| Standard Cost Price | Enter a numeric value for the cost price of this product. |
| Standard Margin | Enter a numeric value (0-100) representing the margin percentage for this product. |
| Allow For Loan | Select the checkbox to indicate that this product can be loaned. |
| Allow Customer Order | Select the checkbox to indicate that this product can be ordered by a customer. |
This completes the Product Merchandise tab configuration.
Product - Prices Tab
The Prices tab lists all price details for the selected product.
Select Add to navigate to the Product Price Maintenance screen.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Product ID | Pre-filled with the product ID when accessed from the Prices tab. |
| Location | Select the appropriate location. Do not select if a Price Group is already set. |
| Price Group | Select the appropriate Price Group (e.g. United Kingdom (All Regions) under ALL (All Regions)). Do not select if a Location is already set. |
| Currency | Select the applicable currency (e.g. Pound Sterling). |
| Start Date | The date from which the product price applies. Defaults to the date of creation. |
| End Date | The end date of the product price (if applicable). Defaults to indefinite. |
| Price Type | Select Retail Unit from the dropdown. |
Location and Price Group cannot be set at the same time. Choose one or the other to proceed.
Select Create. Enter a positive numeric value for the product price and select Save.
The configured product price is displayed in the Prices tab with options to edit or delete.
This completes the Product Prices tab configuration.
Product - Product Media Tab
The Product Media tab holds all product presentation media for the selected product, which may be used by the POS if available.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Media ID | A user-defined identifier for the Product Media entity; alphanumeric, maximum 30 characters. Stores a URL or a reference to an image uploaded via Image Maintenance (covered in a separate How-to Guide). |
| Media Type | Select an appropriate Media Type: Image or Image URL. |
| Media Subtype | Select an appropriate Media Subtype: Thumbnail, Medium Image, Large Image, Main Thumbnail, Main Medium Image, or Main Large Image. |
Select Save.
This completes the Product Media tab configuration.
Broadcasting
To deliver the configuration changes to the POS, broadcast the following entities:
- Colour
- Colour Range
- Product
- Size
- Size Range
Refer to the How-to Guide - Configuring Data and Regional Broadcasting for instructions on broadcasting configuration data to the estate.
This completes the Broadcasting configuration.
POS Functionality
After entering the Product ID, the POS prompts the operator to select the Colour for the product.
Select the desired colour and select OK. The POS then prompts the operator to select the Size.
Select the desired size and select OK. The product is added to the basket with the Style, Colour, and Size details shown separately.
SKU products under the same Style ID can also be accessed directly using the SKU Product ID at the POS.
This completes the POS Functionality overview.
This completes the configuration of Product Style, Colour and Size. Once Size Ranges, Colour Ranges, and Products have been configured and broadcast to the POS, Style Colour Size products will be available at the point of sale with the configured size and colour selection prompts.
About This Document
| Document ID | how-to-guide-configuring-product-style-colour-and-size |
| Product(s) | Enactor Estate Manager |
| Audience | Configuration Engineers |
| Author | Mark Harrison |
| Published | 27 Feb 2026 |
Document History
| Version | Author | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Thilini Sayakkara | Initial Draft (5 Nov 2021) |
| 2.0 | Mark Harrison | Reformatted to Enactor documentation standard; figure blocks and AI metadata added (27 Feb 2026) |
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