Product Attributes Template

A flexible and efficient starting point.

Handify provides a pre-built template for product attributes, designed to help you quickly set up and organize your product information. This template serves as a starting point for your product catalog, allowing for rapid implementation and customization to suit your specific needs.

Key Benefits of the Product Attribute Template

1. Time-saving: By providing a structured template, Handify eliminates the need to start from scratch, saving you valuable time and effort in setting up your product catalog.

2. Best Practices: The template incorporates industry best practices and common attribute categories, ensuring that you have a solid foundation for organizing your product information.

3. Flexibility: While the template offers a pre-defined structure, it is fully editable and customizable. You can easily modify sections, add or remove attributes, and tailor the template to align with your unique product offerings and business requirements.

4. Scalability: As your product catalog grows and evolves, the template can be easily expanded and adapted to accommodate new products, attributes, and categories.

Customizing the Product Attribute Template

1. Review the existing sections and attributes in the template to familiarize yourself with the structure.

2. Identify any sections, attributes or values that are not relevant to your products and remove them to streamline your catalog.

3. Add new sections or attributes specific to your products or industry, ensuring that all essential information is captured.

4. Customize the attribute types (text, single select, multi-select, yes/no) to match the nature of your product data.

5. Test the modified template with a subset of your products to ensure it effectively captures and organizes your product information.

By leveraging the product attribute template, you can quickly establish a structured and organized product catalog in Handify. The template provides a solid starting point while offering the flexibility to tailor it to your specific needs. As you continue to use and refine the template, you'll have a robust and efficient system for managing and maintaining your product information.

In the following section (The template), we will dive deeper into the specific sections, attributes, and attribute types available in the current template.

The template

Main

The Product Attributes section is the core of handify's technical sales enablement capabilities. These attributes allow you to thoroughly document technical products, making them easily searchable and presenting them professionally to customers.

• Description

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

  • Notes: This attribute provides a comprehensive overview of your product, detailing what it is, how it functions, and its key value propositions. A well-crafted description forms the foundation of your product information, enabling sales teams to quickly understand and communicate product essentials.

Why use the "Description" attribute?

1. Comprehensive understanding: Provides a complete picture of the product, allowing sales teams to grasp its purpose and value quickly.

2. Consistent messaging: Ensures all team members communicate the same core information about the product.

3. Customer education: Serves as the primary reference point when introducing products to new prospects or customers.

• Features & Benefits

  • Type: rich text

  • Default values: empty

  • Notes: This attribute allows you to clearly articulate what your product does (features) and how these capabilities translate into value for your customers (benefits). By pairing features with their corresponding benefits, you help sales teams communicate value rather than just specifications.

Why use the "Features and Benefits" attribute?

1. Value-based selling: Helps salespeople move beyond technical specifications to communicate actual customer value.

2. Solution alignment: Makes it easier to match product capabilities with specific customer needs or pain points.

3. Competitive differentiation: Highlights unique aspects of your offering that set it apart from alternatives in the market.

4. Add images, videos or links to other documents related to this product.

• Industry

  • Type: multi-select

  • Default values: Empty

  • Notes: The "Industry" attribute identifies the primary sectors where your product is applicable. This categorization helps sales teams quickly identify relevant products when working with customers from specific industries.

Why use the "Industry" attribute?

1. Targeted prospecting: Quickly identify products suitable for specific industry segments.

2. Market specialization: Build industry-specific product portfolios or catalogs.

3. Regulatory alignment: Group products that meet regulatory requirements for particular industries.

• Product Line

  • Type: single-select

  • Default values: customizable based on your company's product hierarchy

  • Notes: This attribute places the product within your company's broader product categorization system. It establishes the high-level product family to which an individual item belongs.

Why use the "Product Line" attribute?

1. Organizational clarity: Provides a structured view of your product catalog.

2. Sales navigation: Helps sales teams quickly locate related products within the same family.

3. Strategic analysis: Enables performance tracking and analysis at the product line level.

• Subproduct Line

  • Type: single-select

  • Default values: customizable based on your company's secondary product categories

  • Notes: This attribute provides more granular categorization within a product line. It helps further organize products into logical subgroups within the broader product line.

Why use the "Subproduct Line" attribute?

1. Refined categorization: Enables more precise product filtering and searching.

2. Specialized offerings: Helps identify niche products for specific applications.

3. Cross-selling opportunities: Makes it easier to identify complementary products within the same subgroup.

• Application

  • Type: multi-select

  • Default values: customizable based on common applications in your industry

  • Notes: The "Application" attribute identifies the primary use cases or scenarios where your product can be applied. This attribute is particularly valuable for technical products that might serve multiple purposes across different contexts.

Why use the "Application" attribute?

1. Solution matching: Quickly identify products suitable for specific customer needs.

2. Use case clarity: Help customers understand exactly how and where to use your products.

3. Application-focused selling: Build sales strategies around specific applications rather than just product categories.

• Subapplication

  • Type: multi-select

  • Default values: customizable based on more specific applications

  • Notes: This attribute provides more granular detail on specific use cases within broader application categories. It allows for precise matching of products to highly specific customer needs.

Why use the "Subapplication" attribute?

1. Precision targeting: Match products to very specific customer requirements.

2. Technical alignment: Help technical buyers find exactly what they need for specialized applications.

3. Expertise demonstration: Show deep understanding of nuanced applications in your market.

• Function

  • Type: multi-select

  • Default values: customizable based on product functions in your industry [e.g., Binding, Preserving, Coating, Lubricating, Emulsifying]

  • Notes: The "Function" attribute describes the specific technical roles or actions that your product performs. This focuses on the mechanical, chemical, or biological actions rather than the end application.

Why use the "Function" attribute?

1. Technical specification: Clearly communicate what the product actually does at a functional level.

2. Performance filtering: Allow customers to search based on required functionality rather than just applications.

3. Solution development: Help customers identify products that perform specific required functions in their processes.

• Presentation

  • Type: single-select

  • Default values: [Liquid, Powder, Granule, Solid, Gel, Paste, Other]

  • Notes: The "Presentation" attribute describes the physical state or form in which the product is supplied. This information is crucial for customers considering logistics, storage, handling, and application methods.

Why use the "Presentation" attribute?

1. Practical considerations: Address customer concerns about handling, storage, and application.

2. Process compatibility: Help customers identify products compatible with their existing processes.

3. Logistical planning: Enable customers to anticipate shipping, storage, and handling requirements.

• Solubility

  • Type: multi-select

  • Default values: [Water-soluble, Oil-soluble, Partially soluble, Insoluble, pH-dependent]

  • Notes: This attribute indicates how the product dissolves or disperses in various mediums. For many chemical and ingredient products, solubility is a critical technical characteristic that determines suitability for specific applications.

Why use the "Solubility" attribute?

1. Formulation compatibility: Help customers determine if the product will work in their specific formulations.

2. Application guidance: Provide clear direction on how to properly incorporate the product.

3. Technical specification: Address a fundamental physical property that's often critical in technical applications.

Using Attributes for Advanced Sales Enablement

When all attributes are properly configured in handify, your sales team gains powerful capabilities:

1. Smart Filtering: Quickly identify products matching specific technical requirements.

2. Competitive Positioning: Clearly articulate value propositions and differentiators.

3. Technical Accuracy: Ensure all sales communications contain precise, up-to-date information.

4. Bundle Creation: Generate comprehensive technical packages that include precisely the right information for each customer's needs.

5. Consultative Selling: Transform your sales approach from product-pushing to solutions-based selling by matching product attributes to customer needs.

By maintaining detailed and accurate product attributes, you empower your sales team to function as true technical consultants rather than just order-takers, ultimately accelerating the sales cycle and increasing win rates.

Section: General

• Name (other)

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

    • Notes: Scientific or Technical Product Names. The "Name (other)" attribute is designed to capture the scientific or technical name of your product, if applicable. This attribute is particularly relevant for products in industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology, where products often have complex scientific names alongside their common, commercial or market names.

  Why use the "Name (other)" attribute?

  1. Precise identification: Scientific or technical names provide a precise and unambiguous way to identify your product, especially when dealing with complex chemical compounds or biological materials.

  2. Regulatory compliance: In some industries, using scientific names is mandatory for regulatory documentation, labeling, or reporting purposes.

  3. Technical communication: When interacting with customers or stakeholders with scientific or technical backgrounds, using the correct scientific name ensures clarity and professionalism.

• Name (market)

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

    • Notes: Alternative Product Names. The "Name (market)" attribute allows you to capture alternative names or synonyms for your product in different markets or regions. This is particularly useful when your product is known by various names depending on the geographical location, industry, or customer segment.

  Why use the "Name (market)" attribute?

  1. Improved searchability: By including alternative names, your product becomes more easily discoverable when users search using different terms or regional variations.

  2. Enhanced customer understanding: Providing alternative names helps customers from different markets or industries quickly identify and relate to your product.

  3. Consistent communication: Documenting alternative names ensures that your sales and marketing teams use consistent terminology when interacting with customers from different regions or sectors.

• Product Type

  • Type: single select

  • Default values: Commercial, Prototype

• Notes

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

Section: Characteristics

• Allergen

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default values: empty

• Appearance

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

• Gluten-Free

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default values: empty

• Dispersibility

  • Type: single select

  • Default values: Acetone, Ethanol, Methanol, Nonpolar Solvents, Oil, Organic Solvents, Polar Solvents, Propylene Glycol, Surfactants, Water.

• Hazardous

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default values: empty

• Hazardous class

  • Type: single select

  • Default values: class 1: explosives, class 2: gases, class 3: flammable/combustible liquid, class 4: flammable solid, spontaneously combustible, class 5: oxidizer and organic peroxide, class 6: poison (toxic) and poison inhalation hazard, class 7: radioactive, class 8: corrosive, class 9: miscellaneous.

• Hazardous division

  • Type: single select

  • Default values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

• Legal Status

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

• Labeling

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

• Microbiological Specifications

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

• Organoleptic

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

• pH Range

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

• Pure

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default values: empty

• Specific Gravity

  • Type: simple text

  • Default values: empty

Section: Numbers

• CAS

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• FEMA

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• E number

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• JECFA

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• FLAVIS

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• IFRA

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• COE

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• EINECS

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• TOSCA

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

Section: Usage & Production

• Dosage

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• Incorporation

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

Section: Certifications & Statements

• Kosher

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Halal

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

Section: Planning & Logistics

• Lead Time

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• Origin

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• Shelf Life

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• Storage

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

• Tariff Code

  • Type: simple text

  • Default value: empty

Section: Brands & Suppliers

• Brand

  • Type: single select

  • Default values: Brand 1, Brand 2.

• Supplier

  • Type: single select

  • Default values: option 1, option 2.

Section: Green Product

• Animal testing

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Additive-free

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Biodegradable

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Clean Label

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Environmental Friendly

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Ethical

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Non-GMO

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Organic Certified

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Organic Compliant

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Pesticide-free

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Plant-Based

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Social Responsible

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Solvent-free

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

• Vegan

  • Type: yes/no

  • Default value: empty

Customizing Industry, Application, and Function Attributes

The product attribute template in Handify includes several key attributes that help categorize and classify your products based on their industry, application, function and others. These attributes are essential for enabling effective product filtering, searching, and recommendation capabilities within the platform.

However, we understand that every business is unique, and the default options provided in the template may not cover all the specific industries, applications, or functions relevant to your products. To accommodate this, Handify allows admin users to easily customize and expand these attributes to fit their exact needs.

Customizing Industry, Application, and Function Attributes:

1. Navigate to the Team Settings within Handify and locate the "Product Attributes" section.

2. Find the attribute you wish to modify (Industry, Application, or Function) and click on the "Edit" button.

3. In the attribute settings, you will see the default options provided by Handify. To add a new option, simply click on the "Add Option" button and enter the name of the new industry, application, or function.

4. If an existing option is no longer relevant or needs to be modified, you can easily edit or delete it from the list.

5. Once you have made all the necessary changes, click "Update" to update the attribute options.

6. The new options will now be available for selection when creating or editing product records in Handify.

By customizing the Industry, Application, and Function attributes to match your specific business context, you can ensure that your product data is accurately categorized and easily discoverable within the platform. This empowers your sales team to quickly find and recommend the most relevant products to your customers, ultimately leading to a more efficient and effective sales process.

Remember to regularly review and update these attribute options as your business evolves and new industries, applications, or functions become relevant to your product offering.

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