--- title: Create a new Article description: Customise article details and ensure accurate tracking --- [Skip to content](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![CV\_logo\_horizontal\_outline COPY.png\]](https://support.cannavigia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CV_logo_horizontal_outline%20COPY.png?height=40&name=CV_logo_horizontal_outline%20COPY.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - cannavigia.com cannavigia.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Inventory](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/inventory?hsLang=en) 3. [Articles](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/inventory?hsLang=en#articles) # Create a new Article ## How to Create a New Article Customise Article details and ensure accurate tracking and management. Create any type of article that you will use in your facility, ranging from seeds to final products. This includes all necessary products and tools for your plants, as well as office supplies and much more. In the Articles page **(Inventory \> Articles)** you can create and manage all the articles**.** Creating an Article is the first step to manage all your inventory and supplies! In this article, you'll find this list of topics that you can click on to quickly access the information you need:  - [Create a new Article](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#createarticle) - [General Tab](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#generaltab) - [Manufacturing Tab](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#manufacturingtab) - [Quality Tab](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#qualitytab) - [Distribution Tab](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#distributiontab) - [Additive Values (Only for type Additive](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#assitivestab)) --- ### Create new Article To Create a new Article to the Cannavigia system, follow these steps: 1. Navigate to **Articles** **(Inventory \> Articles)** and click on the green button **+ Create article** (upper right corner) ![](https://info.cannavigia.com/__attachments/836370494/image-20220810-134920.png?inst-v=3b545920-0607-40ec-b0dd-24f5b8414b30) 2. The Create New Article window will appear, prompting you to enter essential information across the following tabs: **General, Manufacturing, Quality, and Distribution** 🔝[**Return to topic list**](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#topiclist) --- ### General Tab - **Name**: Choose a unique name for the article to avoid confusion and ensure easy identification - **Article No.:** You can either generate an article number automatically or set it manually by clicking the Set Manual Article Number button - **Manufacturer:**  - **Selecting a Manufacturer:** If you have previously created manufacturers under **Inventory \> Contacts**, you can select them from the drop-down menu - **Self-Manufactured Toggle:** If your company produces the article, toggle the **Self Manufactured** option to automatically define your company as the manufacturer - **Article Type:** - - **Final Product:** Products ready for sale to customers - **Intermediate:** Products that are not raw materials but are used as starting material for further processing (e.g., raw extracts) - **Raw Material:** Basic materials used to produce intermediate or finished products - **Additive:** Fertilisers, crop protection products, and other substances relevant to crop production. Articles with this type require a category (e.g., Fertilisation, Substrate) and a sub-category - **Seeds** - **Plants:** Live plants, such as cuttings, seedlings or clone - **Other:** For articles that don't fit into the above categories - **Cultivar:** Link the article to the specific cultivar and get all information from your cultivar database previously created under **Cultivation \> Cultivars** - **Category:** If you have already created article categories, you can choose an article category from the drop-down menu - **Description**: Describe the article, for example, the intended use or the ingredients - **Picture**: To upload an image of your article, simply hover over the "picture placeholder" and click the green button **Select Image** - **Article unit**: Enter the *Amount* and *Unit* of your article. Here, **define the smallest unit of measure** that the corresponding article can have. Example: Cannabis CBD flowers Cannatonic 5 g has the article unit of 5 g. Six of these items have a total weight of 30 g #### ![](https://support.cannavigia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-14-2024-07-11-41-5017-AM.png?width=670&height=503&name=image-png-Aug-14-2024-07-11-41-5017-AM.png) 🔝[**Return to topic list**](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#topiclist) --- ### Manufacturing Tab - **Dangerous good**:If the article is classified as a dangerous good, you can specify this by sliding the bar to the right until it turns green - **MSDS upload**: If available, you can upload the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for any article marked as a dangerous good. Click on Choose File to upload the MSDS provided by your supplier. This ensures that the safety information is readily available when needed - **Manufacturing Tasks:** You can add tasks related to the manufacturing of the article from your tasks database previously created under **Quality \> Tasks.**Select the task from the dropdown list and then click **Add** to link it to the article - **Part list / Composition**: If the article is made up of several sub-articles, you can define its composition here. Use the dropdown list to select the relevant sub-articles and specify the quantities that make up the main article. After selecting, click the **Add** button to include them in the composition ![](https://info.cannavigia.com/__theme/images/common/info-macro-icon--39985156a8a940b9a79d.svg)**Note:** Uploading an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for dangerous goods is mandatory. ![](https://support.cannavigia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-14-2024-07-11-59-2142-AM.png?width=670&height=337&name=image-png-Aug-14-2024-07-11-59-2142-AM.png) 🔝[**Return to topic list**](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#topiclist) --- ### Quality Tab - **Shelf life:** Input the shelf life of the article using whole numbers only. Then choose the shelf life **Period** from the drop-down menu, with options including days, weeks, months, or years - **Default storage location**: Select the default storage location for the article from the drop-down menu. Ensure that areas are pre-recorded under **Facility \> Areas** for selection - **Storage conditions:** Describe any important storage conditions, such as temperature, light, or protection requirements, to ensure the article is stored properly - **Narcotic**: If the article is categorised as a narcotic, simply move the Narcotic slider to the right until it turns green to confirm this classification - **Release process**: If a release process is required for the article, slide the **Release Process** bar to the right until it turns green - **Specifications**: After sliding the *Release process*, you can select quality requirements for the corresponding article from the ▼ drop-down menu. You can define the corresponding *Tests* in the *Test Management* page (**Quality \> Test management**) and by clicking **+ Create new test** - **Approval by second individual**: Sliding this bar creates an additional release step before release, making sure that at least 2 individuals have checked the batch quality of this article - **Preharvest Interval (PHI)**: The PHI applies exclusively to articles classified as additives. This interval represents the designated waiting period during which users are alerted if they attempt to harvest before the specified PHI has elapsed - **Individual Packages:** Article Batch Packages allow users to track individual physical packages within an Article Batch. Instead of managing inventory only at the Article Batch level, each package can be individually identified, labeled, shipped, and traced throughout its lifecycle. Read the article [Article Batch Packages](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/article-batch-packages?hsLang=en) to understand more ![](https://info.cannavigia.com/__theme/images/common/info-macro-icon--39985156a8a940b9a79d.svg)The preharvest interval (PHI) is the wait time between a pesticide application and when a crop can be harvested. ![](https://support.cannavigia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-31-2026-10-03-49-8034-AM.png?width=1372&height=790&name=image-png-Jul-31-2026-10-03-49-8034-AM.png) 🔝[**Return to topic list**](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#topiclist) --- ### Distribution tab - **Price:** Set the *Price* of your article - **Currency**: Choose the currency from the drop-down menu. Currently, you can select from **CHF**, **EUR**, **USD, THB, ZAR or AUD** - **Customs tarif Nr**: Input the customs tariff number, also known as the **harmonised code (HS code)**. This standardised number helps with product identification during customs processing and international shipping - **Supplier(s):** Select the *Supplier(s)* from the ▼ drop-down menu. Suppliers must first be created in **Inventory \> Contacts** before they can be selected. Several suppliers can be selected per article ![Captura de ecrã 2024-12-06 182300](https://support.cannavigia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Captura%20de%20ecr%C3%A3%202024-12-06%20182300.png?width=670&height=265&name=Captura%20de%20ecr%C3%A3%202024-12-06%20182300.png) 🔝[**Return to topic list**](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#topiclist) --- ### Additive Values (Only for type Additive) - Additives have additional additive values for more detailed information about their composition. Additionally, the applicable danger signs can be selected: ![](https://info.cannavigia.com/__attachments/836370494/image-20230106-084844.png?inst-v=3b545920-0607-40ec-b0dd-24f5b8414b30) - Click on **Save** to create the article and close the window 🔝[**Return to topic list**](https://support.cannavigia.com/knowledge/create-new-article#topiclist) --- ![](https://info.cannavigia.com/__theme/images/common/info-macro-icon--39985156a8a940b9a79d.svg)**Note:** You can edit and add more information for any of these fields at a later stage by clicking the **Edit** button for a certain article on the *Articles* page. You can also export your articles in CSV or XLS format. 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