Duplicating Products
The Duplicate Product feature allows you to quickly create a new product by copying an existing one. This is useful when creating products with similar information, reducing repetitive data entry and saving time.
Duplicate Product is particularly helpful when adding products that differ only in a few details, such as color, size, flavor, or model.
Duplicating a Product
Go to Inventory → Products.
Locate the product you want to copy.
Right-click the product or open the Actions menu.
Click Duplicate.
A new product form opens with the original product's information already filled in.
Update the Product Information
Before saving the duplicated product, review and update any information that differs from the original product, such as:
Product Name
SKU or Barcode
Category
Purchase Price
Selling Price
Variations
Images
Warranty
Tax
Business Locations
Other product-specific settings
Important: The duplicated product must have a unique SKU or barcode. If the original SKU is copied, update it before saving or leave it blank to allow IsleBooks POS to generate a new SKU automatically.
When to Use Duplicate Product
Duplicating products is useful for products with similar specifications.
Examples include:
A shirt available in multiple colors.
A drink available in different flavors.
A laptop with different storage capacities.
Furniture available in different finishes.
Products from the same brand with similar pricing and settings.
Instead of creating each product from scratch, duplicate an existing product and update only the fields that have changed.
What Is Copied?
The duplicated product copies most product settings, including:
Product details
Pricing
Categories
Tax settings
Units
Warranty settings
Business locations
Images (if applicable)
Inventory quantities, purchase history, sales history, stock movements, serial numbers, and transaction records are not copied.
This ensures the duplicated product starts as a completely new product while saving you time configuring its settings.