Catalogue items
Manage the catalogue including rental, sale, and service catalogue items.
Overview
Catalogue items form the core of the equipment catalogue in Signals. Every item that can be rented, sold, or offered as a service is represented as a catalogue item. Catalogue items are grouped into catalogue item groups and can have assets, accessories, custom fields, and file attachments.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Rental | Equipment available for hire |
| Sale | Items for outright purchase |
| Service | Labour, transport, or other services |
| Loss & Damage | Charges for damaged or lost items |
Catalogue items List
Route: /catalogue-items
Browse all catalogue items with search, type filtering, sorting, and bulk operations.
- Search — filter by name, SKU, or barcode (debounced, case-insensitive)
- Type filter — chip buttons to show All, Rental, Sale, or Service with counts
- Archive filter — toggle between Active, Archived, and All catalogue items
- Column sorting — click column headers to sort
- Pagination — configurable items per page
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | CatalogueItem name with icon/avatar |
| Type | CatalogueItem type badge (Rental, Sale, Service) |
| Group | Associated catalogue item group |
| SKU | Stock keeping unit code |
| Stock | Count of assets |
| Status | Active or Inactive badge |
| Created | Creation date |
Row Actions
Each row has a dropdown menu with View, Edit, Archive, and Restore actions.
CatalogueItem Detail
Route: /catalogue-items/{id}
View complete catalogue item information organised across tabs.
Tabs
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | Core catalogue item details, type, status, pricing |
| Stock | Associated assets with quantities |
| Accessories | Linked accessory catalogue items |
| Custom Fields | User-defined custom field values |
| Files | Attached documents and images |
| Activities | /catalogue-items/{id}/activities |
CatalogueItem Header
The catalogue item header displays the catalogue item name, type badge, active status, and action buttons (Edit, New Asset, New Accessory).
Create / Edit CatalogueItem
Route: /catalogue-items/create or /catalogue-items/{id}/edit
Two-column form layout:
- Left column — core fields grouped into sections (Basic Info, Identification, Stock, Pricing, Tax & Revenue, Other, Status flags)
- Right column — custom fields grouped by custom field group
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | CatalogueItem name (required, unique) |
| Description | Free-text description |
| Catalogue item type | Rental, Sale, Service, or Loss & Damage |
| Catalogue item group | Category grouping |
| SKU | Stock keeping unit identifier |
| Barcode | Barcode value |
| Weight | CatalogueItem weight |
| Catalogue Method | Bulk or Barcoded tracking |
| Preferred Catalogue Type | Rental, Sale, or Both |
| Replacement Charge | Cost to replace (minor units) |
| Buffer Percent | Availability buffer percentage |
| Post-Rent Unavailability | Hours unavailable after rental return |
| Tax type | Sale tax typeification |
| Purchase Tax type | Purchase tax typeification |
| Revenue Groups | Rental and sale revenue groups |
| Cost Groups | Sub-rental and purchase cost groups |
| Country of Origin | Manufacturing origin |
| Tags | Comma-separated tag list |
| Active | Whether the catalogue item is active |
| Accessory Only | CatalogueItem only available as accessory |
| System | System-managed catalogue item |
| Discountable | Whether discounts can apply |
Merge CatalogueItems
CatalogueItems can be merged from the catalogue item detail page using the split button menu. Merging transfers all assets, accessories, attachments, and custom fields from the secondary catalogue item to the primary catalogue item. The secondary catalogue item is soft-deleted after merge.
Live filters
Saved list configurations allow users to customise the catalogue items list with specific columns, filters, and sort orders. System views are provided by default:
- All CatalogueItems
- Rental CatalogueItems
- Sale CatalogueItems
- Active CatalogueItems
- Inactive CatalogueItems