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Your product catalog is the foundation of everything in Closient — search results, Digital Link resolution, certifications, and analytics all build on your product data. This guide covers how to manage products through the Dashboard.

Adding a Product

Navigate to Products in your Dashboard sidebar and click Add Product.

Required Fields

FieldDescription
GTINThe barcode number (GTIN-8, UPC-12, EAN-13, or GTIN-14). Closient normalizes all formats to GTIN-14 automatically.
Product NameThe consumer-facing product name
BrandThe brand name (links to your Brand record if claimed)
FieldDescription
DescriptionProduct description for search and display
ImagePrimary product image
CategoryGoogle Product Category for classification
Country of OriginISO country code (e.g., US, DE, JP)
Net ContentWeight or volume (e.g., “500ml”, “1kg”)
ManufacturerIf different from the brand

GS1 Data Fields

For GS1-compliant product data, you can also provide:
  • Dimensions: length, width, height, depth (with UN/CEFACT unit codes)
  • Weight: gross and net weight (with unit codes)
  • GPC Classification: Global Product Classification codes (segment, family, class, brick)
  • Structured Net Content: value + unit of measure

Importing Products

For bulk operations, use Products > Import in the Dashboard. Supported sources:
  • CSV upload — map columns to Closient fields
  • External APIs — sync from Open Food Facts, USDA FDC, or other data sources
  • POS sync — automatic import from connected Shopify, Square, Clover, or Lightspeed

Data Quality & Provenance

Every product field tracks where its data came from:
SourceMeaning
claimedEntered or verified by the brand owner
crowd_sourcedContributed by community
ai_extractedExtracted from images via vision AI
importedBulk imported from file
open_food_factsSynced from Open Food Facts
Each product has a confidence score (0-1) representing overall data quality, and individual field confidence scores showing how reliable each field is.

Claiming Products

If a product exists in the catalog but isn’t owned by your organization, you can claim it. Claiming gives your organization control over the product data and enables:
  • Editing all product fields
  • Setting up resolver rules
  • Viewing analytics and scan data
  • Managing certifications
See Claiming Your Brand for the full claiming process.

Enabling the Resolver

Products with Resolver Enabled get custom Digital Link resolution, analytics, and lot/serial tracking. This is a per-product toggle with billing implications — see your subscription tier for details. To enable: open a product, toggle Resolver Enabled in the settings panel. The product’s GTIN will immediately start resolving through your configured resolution rules.

Claiming Your Brand

Establish brand ownership and data authority over your products.

Setting Up Resolver Rules

Control where your product barcodes direct consumers.