The product form is one of three methods (alongside spreadsheet and API integration) for entering your product data into Pickler.
Product Setup
At the top of the form, you choose how the product should be handled in Pickler.
Product type
The type of product you want to create.
Inventory product: A real product you sell that represents actual data.
Scenario product: A dummy product, not in your actual inventory. Best used for “what-if” calculations (e.g., different material, supplier, design).
Status: Draft / Verified
Draft: still being completed or reviewed.
Verified: fully checked and approved (internal use only).
Fill data gaps
If enabled, Pickler automatically fills missing lifecycle data with conservative industry defaults.
Examples:
Missing processing energy → filled with global average
Missing transport route → filled with typical transport type + distance
This ensures you always get a result, even when you don’t provide all data.
Tip: When Fill Data Gaps is off, all required fields must be completed before the footprint can be calculated.
Sidebar
In the sidebar, you find all steps in the product form. They are split in three sections:
General product information - basic information to identify your product, like name, SKU, weight, and dimensions
Footprint data - Covers all product data needed for footprint calculations; raw materials, additional packaging, transport and end of life.
Compliance data - Claims and regulatory information required under the PPWR, Digital Product Passport (DPP), ESPR, and general EU environmental claims rules. Not needed for footprint calculations.
Yellow indicators
The yellow numbers indicate the data gaps in your product. When there are still data gaps present, your footprint can not be calculated.
Tip: Toggle Fill data gaps to let use Pickler's conservative defaults to fill your data gaps. Pickler can fill all data gaps except for materials.
General product information
Data to identify your products. Not needed for for footprint calculations.
Basic product data
Basic details to create and identify your product in Pickler.
Product ID
Product Name
Product category - your internal category
Product image - URL or upload
Product description
Additional product data
These fields enrich your reports but do not affect your footprint calculation.
Sales unit (pack, case, pallet) - what unit your product is sold at
GTIN-13 / GTIN-14
Supplier name
Supplier article ID