{"id":4701,"date":"2023-04-12T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d8%a7%d8%b6%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%ae%d8%af%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a9\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:35:45","slug":"adding-a-new-service","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-new-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a new Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-body-section\">\n<ul>\n<li><i><strong>Note:<\/strong> Before starting, ensure the selling is activated for &#8220;<strong>Products and Services<\/strong>&#8221; from the &#8220;<strong>Account Settings<\/strong>&#8221; page.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content-body-section\">\n<ol>\n<li>Click on <strong>&#8220;Inventory&#8221;<\/strong> from the main menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>&#8220;Products &amp; Services&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>&#8220;Add&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>&#8220;New Service&#8221;<\/strong> from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the service details and add the required values in the fields as follows:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><strong>Item Details:<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> The service name as it appears in the products list and reports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service Code:<\/strong> A number that represents the service code and is automatically assigned sequentially starting from the number 1. It can also be modified or controlled. For more information, check the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/setting-up-auto-numbering-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Auto Numbering Settings<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; guide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Description:<\/strong> Add a detailed description of the service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Category:<\/strong> Choose the service category from the dropdown. For more details, see the <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/product-categories\/\">Service Categories<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong>\u00a0guide.\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you want the service to appear in the booking app, you must add a category to the service so it appears during booking addition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unit Template:<\/strong> Choose the distinguishing or measurement unit for the service. For more details, check the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/unit-templates\/\"><strong>&#8220;Unit Templates&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> guide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration In Minutes:<\/strong> Set the duration for each service through this field.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> The &#8220;Duration in Minutes&#8221; field is linked to the visibility of the service in the booking app, so you must specify a duration in minutes for every service you want to appear in bookings. For more information, you can check the <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-bookings\/\">Adding a New Booking<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong>\u00a0guide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Available Online:<\/strong>\u00a0Click the checkbox\u00a0<strong>\u201cAvailable Online\u201d<\/strong> to add the service to your online store (shop front) screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Featured Item: <\/strong>Click the checkbox\u00a0<strong>\u201cFeatured Item\u201d<\/strong> to display the service in the <strong>\u201cFeatured Services\u201d<\/strong> section of the shop front.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pricing Details<\/strong>:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Purchase Price<\/strong>: Enter the service&#8217;s purchase price.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Selling Price:<\/strong> The selling price of the service. The price should be entered without the currency sign.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tax1:<\/strong> Tax added to the service price during the creation of sales and purchase invoices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tax2:<\/strong> Another tax added to the service price during the creation of sales and purchase invoices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum Selling Price<\/strong>: Enter the minimum specified price for offering the service. For more details, see the guide &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/setting-the-minimum-selling-price-for-a-product\/\"><strong>Setting the minimum selling price for the service<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discount<\/strong>: Specify a fixed discount for the service, either as a percentage or amount. For more details, check the guide &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/setting-a-fixed-item-discount\/\"><strong>Specify a fixed discount for the service<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Profit Margin<\/strong>: The value added to the service&#8217;s purchase cost to automatically calculate the selling price, specified as a percentage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price Lists<\/strong>: Choose a specific price list to add the service to; the service can also be added to multiple price lists with different values for each. For more details, refer to the guide &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/setting-the-item-price-in-multiple-price-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Setting the service price in multiple price lists<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Details<\/strong>:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Internal Notes<\/strong>: Write any necessary notes related to the product.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tag<\/strong>: Choose product-specific tags from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temporary Disable:<\/strong> Click the checkbox if you wish to hide the service and halt transactions with it on the account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>&#8220;Save&#8221; <\/strong>button to add the service to the account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong id=\"note1\">Note (1):<\/strong> It&#8217;s essential to activate the &#8220;<strong>Advanced Payment Options<\/strong>&#8221; feature to utilize the features (minimum selling price, discount, and profit margin).<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong id=\"note2\">Note (2):<\/strong> You must ensure the activation of the shop front app so you can benefit from the <strong>&#8220;Available Online&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Featured Product&#8221;<\/strong> options. For more details, you can review the guide <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-product-service-to-the-shop-front\/\"><strong>&#8220;Adding a Product\/Service to the Shop Front&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;3d&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;alert-warning&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is important to note that adding a &#8220;<strong>Category<\/strong>&#8221; to the service and specifying its &#8220;<strong>Duration in Minutes<\/strong>&#8221; is necessary if you want the service to appear within the bookings app.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[2177,2184],"tags":[3124,3592,2339,3126,3127,3054,3128],"class_list":{"0":"post-4701","1":"tutorial","2":"type-tutorial","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"category-inventory","6":"category-products-services","7":"tag---en","10":"tag--en"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Adding a new Service - Daftra Knowledge Base<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/adding-a-new-service\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adding a new Service - Daftra Knowledge Base\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Note: Before starting, ensure the selling is activated for &#8220;Products and Services&#8221; from the &#8220;Account Settings&#8221; page. 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