Before You Start: How to Create a Style
To create a new product in Retraced, you start by creating a Style. Variants and SKUs can then be added within the Style.
Step 1: Navigate to My Styles
Go to:
Products → My Styles
Click “+ Add New” to open the Style Creation page.
You can either:
Create a Style manually
Or import Styles in bulk via Excel
This guide focuses on manual creation
Step 2: Create a Style
You must complete the required fields:
Required fields:
1. Add Style Name: the display name of your product (e.g. “Basic Cotton T-Shirt”).
2. Choose Style Level: This defines the product category level (e.g. Apparel, Footwear, Accessories). The Style Level helps structure your products consistently and ensures compatibility with downstream features such as tracing, reporting, and DPP logic.
3. Choose Style Type: this defines the specific product type within the selected Style Level (e.g. T-Shirt, Jacket, Sneakers). This field is locked and cannot be changed after creation
Style Level and Type Availability:
The product types you can create depend on your company’s configured facility processes.
If a product type is not visible in the creation dropdown, it means it is not supported by your current process setup.
You can review your available product and component categories in the Product & Component Catalogue Overview →overview.
4. Add Style Codes (Select ID Type + Type ID Value): Each Style must have at least one identifier. The ID type defines what kind of identifier you are using. IDs must be unique. Examples include ERP ID, PLM ID, Main Supplier ID, UPC (GTIN-12), etc. Adding multiple IDs helps standardize and recognize product identifiers across systems.
5. Once completed, click Create Style.
Step 3: Enrich Your Style Data
After creation, you can add additional information such as:
Description
Product weight
Raw Material Composition (RMC)
Brands, Departments, Seasons, Collections
Vendors and suppliers
Supply chain configuration
Click the Edit (pencil icon) button to update fields and once completed click Save to save your changes.
Next Steps
Step 4: Add Variants and SKUs
Variants
If your product has color variations:
Inside your Style view
Click on the Tab “Style Hierarchy: Variants”
Click Add Variant
Enter the color name (e.g. Blue, Red) and required fields
Click Create Variant
SKUs
If your variant has different sizes:
Navigate to your Style view (or your Variant view)
Click on the Tab “Style Hierarchy: SKU”
Click Add New SKU
Select the Variant parent (if entering from your Style view)
Enter the SKU size (e.g. Size S, M, L) and required fields
Click Create SKU
Remember: Variants and SKUs will inherit data from their parent level unless explicitly overridden.
When Should You Use Manual Creation?
Manual creation is recommended if:
You are creating fewer than 20 Styles
You want to test your structure first
You are unfamiliar with the hierarchy
You do not have a structured ERP export
If you are importing 50+ products, use the Import Wizard instead.