# Simple products

This is the most basic product type, with no relations or variants (until you assign them).  The product can exist as a separate item, as a variant of another product, or as part of a product group. The main goal of this product type is to keep it simple and easy to manage.

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Fill in all fields; the SKU can be created automatically for you if you enable the [**Generate SKU Automatically**](https://usermanual.ergonode.com/system/settings/sku) option in settings.&#x20;

Choose the product template that will be used with this product. Select one or more categories to associate with this product (this step can be skipped). Click ***Create*** or ***Create & Edit***, which will take you to the edit mode for the newly created product.

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You will see multiple tabs where you can add extra information about this product: [**General,** ](https://usermanual.ergonode.com/products/catalog/general)[**Template**](https://usermanual.ergonode.com/products/catalog/template)**,** [**History**](https://usermanual.ergonode.com/products/catalog/history)**, and** [**Comments**](https://usermanual.ergonode.com/products/catalog/comments)**.**