Goods Catalogue

Every product in GreenVee lives in a three-level catalogue: Good Type → Good → Variant. Understanding these three levels makes the rest of the materials system straightforward.

The three levels at a glance

Level	What it is	Example
Good Type	A product category	“Pipe”, “Valve”, “Cable”
Good	A specific product within a category	“Steel Pipe”
Variant	One version of that product, with its own SKU	“Steel Pipe DN100”, “Steel Pipe DN200”

Think of it like clothing: the Good is “T-Shirt”, and the Variants are the sizes — S, M, L, XL. Same product, different specifications.

Good Type

A Good Type is a category that groups related Goods together. Good Types are hierarchical — a Good Type can have a parent and children, so you can build a tree as deep as your catalogue needs.

Field	What it means
Name	The category label (e.g. “Electrical Cable”)
Description	Optional free-text description of the category
Parent	Optional parent category, enabling a hierarchy (e.g. “Cable” → “Electrical Cable”)

For Engineers

Good Types also define which Specifications apply to all Goods in that category — for example, all “Pipe” types might have a “Diameter” spec. See Specifications for details.

Good

A Good is the actual product entry in the catalogue. It sits inside a Good Type.

Field	What it means
Name	The product name (e.g. “Steel Pipe”)
Active	Whether this product is currently available for use. Inactive Goods cannot be added to new orders.
Base Unit	The unit of measurement for this product (e.g. metres, kg, pieces)
Base Amount	The quantity contained in one Base Unit (e.g. 12 pieces per box), used for packaging conversions
Purchase Required	Flag that marks this product as always needing a formal purchase order rather than being pulled from stock
Description	Optional free-text description of the product
Image	Optional product image
Tags	Free-text labels for filtering and search

Note

A Good belongs to exactly one Good Type. If you need the same product in two different categories, create two separate Goods.

Variant

A Variant is a specific version of a Good — one SKU. If two things have different specifications (different diameter, different colour, different size), they are different Variants of the same Good.

Field	What it means
SKU	A unique stock-keeping code for this Variant
Active	Whether this Variant is available. Inactive Variants are hidden from new transactions.
Stockable	Whether this Variant can be held in stock at all
Stock Tracking Enabled	Turns on inventory tracking for this Variant. When enabled, the system records every inbound and outbound movement.
Minimum Stock Level	Triggers a warning when stock falls below this quantity
Maximum Stock Level	Upper target — helps purchasing avoid over-ordering
Desired Stock Level	The ideal quantity to maintain under normal conditions
Description	Optional free-text description of the Variant
Image	Optional Variant image

For Finance

Minimum and desired stock levels feed into automated procurement suggestions. Keeping these values up to date reduces both stockouts and excess inventory.

For Field Workers

If a Variant shows as inactive, it cannot be booked or requested. Contact your warehouse or procurement team to check availability.

How it all connects

Good Type (Pipe)
  └── Good (Steel Pipe)
        ├── Variant (Steel Pipe DN100)  ← has its own SKU, stock level, specs
        └── Variant (Steel Pipe DN200)  ← different Variant, different specs

When you raise a Procurement Request or log a Good Usage on a Task, you always reference a Variant — the most specific level. This ensures the right item is tracked, ordered, and delivered.