Variation assistant
The product variation assistant helps you to create variations for a product quickly and simply. The assistant can be started in the following ways:
- Use the New >> Product with variations function from the product context menu.
- Open it directly from the Variations tab in the product details. There you can click the Start product variation assistant link.
Perform the following steps in the assistant:
On this page, select the product type and variation attributes.
All available product types are listed in the Product type drop-down menu. Select the appropriate entry. If you need a new product type, select the New product type entry in the drop-down menu and enter the name in the Name entry field. Two attribute edit areas are displayed. Edit these attributed as described in the following.
If the selected product type has no variation attributes yet, create new attributes with values as described later.
After selection, the available variation attributes are displayed. Each attribute is displayed in its own edit area. Using the check boxes, you can specify whether the corresponding attribute should be used to create variations. Existing values are displayed.
If you need an additional value for an attribute, enter it in the entry field below the corresponding value list. If you need additional values, click Show more fields and enter the values in the new fields.
If you need a new attribute, click New attribute. Enter the name and edit the values as with existing attributes. For new attributes, you can determine whether the attribute values should be language-dependent. The values for the other languages are entered later in the details for the corresponding attribute of the product type.
Note:
In the wizard a maximum number 10 values can be entered per attribute. A message is displayed to indicate when you have entered the maximum number of attribute values. If you need additional values, you must enter these directly for the corresponding product type.
Click Next to go on to the next step.
When doing this, please note the following:
- Existing attributes are displayed in grey. The available values cannot be changed. You may still add values.
- Existing attributes can only be deleted in the details of the relevant product type.
- If variation products have already been created, the product type assignment cannot be changed. The drop-down menu is displayed in grey. You must first delete all relevant variation products before changing the product type assignment.
- If you would like to create additional attributes for the new product type, open the details of the product type.
- Variation products
On this page, you can see the variations which can be made by combining the attribute values.
The name consists of the product number of the master product and a sequential integer.
The variation products are generated for the selected variations. If you do not want a variation product for a variation to be generated, remove the selection.
If a variation product has already been created for a combination, the entry is displayed with a grey check box. These entries cannot be changed as long as the relevant variation product exist.
On this page, set how the variation products are displayed in the shop. Select this desired option by clicking the corresponding option field.
See also Layout.
Click Finish to end the assistant, save all settings and generate the variation products.
Extending a variation using the product variation assistant
Start the product variation assistant in the Variations tab. There you can click the Restart product variation assistant link.
- The existing variation products must also be assigned a value for the new attribute. In the next step, select the value that should be used for the existing variations. After selection, click Next to display the possible product variations.