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| Type | Description | Buyable | Has Quantity | SaaSplications Equivalent | ||
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| Standalone | The default type of product. Self-contained and without any relationship to other products, it can be listed and purchased. | Yes | Yes | SKU | ||
| Parent | A container for one or more child items that vary by one or more attributes such as size or color. A parent does not have quantity and is not purchasable. | No | No | Colour Size Group | ||
| Child | A child product can be purchased and is always related to a single parent product. A child product usually exists for each variation of a parent product. | Yes | Yes | SKU | ||
| Bundle | Bundles are a virtual container for one or more other buyable items. For example, a bundle may contain one camera and two memory cards. Each bundle component, which can be either a standalone or child product, has a component multiplier quantity, which is used to calculate the bundle's overall quantity. | Yes | Yes (calculated) | SKU of type Kit |
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Outline the process of creating products (as a general concept): see https://developer.channeladvisor.com/working-with-products/product-endpoints
The Product Creation and Update process usually flows something like this with REST API.
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