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title: "Lab note: how long it takes to add a product | GoTrack"
description: "Lab note: 45 phone capture sessions, June–October 2026. Adding one colour of a product took a median 1 min 33 s; 36 of 45 finished within 3 minutes."
url: https://gotrackgo.com/en/time-to-add-a-product
language: en
updated: 2026-10-14
publisher: GOTONOM Yazılım Teknolojileri A.Ş.
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# How long does it take to add a product to GoTrack? We timed 45 sessions.

A system that needs a specialist for every new product does not survive a new season. In GoTrack a product is photographed with a phone in a guided step. We timed every session our team completed between June and October 2026.

## The short answer

**Adding one colour of a product took a median of 1 minute 33 seconds, with a median of 5 photos taken on a phone.** 36 of the 45 sessions finished within three minutes. They covered 35 colours of shoes, t-shirts, dresses and sportswear.

- **1 min 33 s**: Median time to add one colour of a product
- **36 of 45**: Sessions finished within 3 minutes
- **5**: Median photos per session, taken on a phone

1 June – 1 October 2026, GoTrack's test setup, 45 sessions for 35 product colours. Method below.

## How long each session took

- under 1 min: **17**
- 1–2 min: **10**
- 2–3 min: **9**
- 3–5 min: **2**
- 5–10 min: **4**
- over 10 min: **3**

Session length · number of sessions

45 sessions. The highlighted bars are the 36 that finished within 3 minutes.

## The spread

| Share of sessions | Finished within |
|---|---|
| The fastest quarter | 51 s |
| Half | 1 min 33 s |
| Three in four | 2 min 22 s |
| Nine in ten | 5 min 49 s |

Three sessions stayed open for more than ten minutes: a phone left on the capture screen counts until the session is finished, so they are included rather than tidied away.

## How we measured

- **One session is one colour of one product.** Some products have several colours; each has its own session.
- **What was timed:** from the moment the phone opened the capture link to the moment the session was finished, from the panel's own records.
- **Who took the photos:** GoTrack's team, on its test products: shoes, t-shirts, dresses, sportswear.
- **A newer guide since September** asks for more angles of each product. Its 13 sessions took a median of 2 minutes 19 seconds, which is the figure to plan with today.

## What this does not include

- **Typing the product's name and colours,** or importing them from a product page on your website.
- **The time until the store device recognises the new product,** which happens on its own after the photos are in.
- **First-time users.** Our team knows the guide; a new team will be slower on its first products.

## Questions

### Do we need a data-science team to add new products?

No. Adding a product is a guided step in the panel, and product details can be imported from a product page on your website.

### What do we need to start with GoTrack?

Cameras and a store device to the specification we set for your project: cameras that see the products clearly (standard IP or USB, supplied by us or bought to the spec), a small device in the store that processes the images, and an internet connection for the panel and reports. Screens are optional. The panel is used from a web browser.

### How soon can we see data for a new product?

From its first day on the shelf. Once the product is added in the panel, its pickups, hold time and put-backs appear in the reports as they are recorded, next to the rest of the range.

## Bring a product, and time it yourself.

We will add one of your products with you during the demo.

[Request a demo](https://gotrackgo.com/en/demo) · or write to info@gotonom.com

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