Prepare core materials, finishes and tags for panel pricing templates
Set up core materials, finish subcategories and tags so each template maps to the right combination.
A panel combo pairs a core material (with its thickness) with one external finish and one internal finish, and it is this core + external finish + internal finish combination that the panel pricing template matches to price the panel.
Before building panel pricing templates, confirm the core material and its thickness (for example 16 mm and 6 mm boards).
Make sure the correct tags are assigned to each core material entry, so the template maps to the right material and finish combination.
A core material SKU can carry linked SKUs (for example a back-panel link), so the back panel's core is taken from the linked core material rather than being set on its own.
Changing the core material then flows through to those linked panels automatically.
Finishes are grouped into a small number of subcategories (for example high gloss, wood grain, matte, premium) rather than priced laminate by laminate.
Each subcategory is combined with a core material/thickness and an inner laminate to form one combo row where the selling price is entered.
Keeping the subcategory count small keeps the number of combos manageable, since every finish type repeats across every core and inner-laminate option.
Tags are created per constituent — for example a carcass finish tag, a carcass laminate tag and a hardware tag.
Each tag is mapped to the corresponding finish or subcategory before the panel pricing template is built.
Tags are created in the admin section for material groupings (for example a carcass finish tag, carcass laminate tag and hardware tag) and mapped to the corresponding finish or subcategory.