Global Product Attribute Details
At the global product attribute details page, you can either edit existing global product attributes or create new global product attributes.
The attribute is applied to section:
The attribute is applied to section is used to select the vendor, the global attribute is valid for and the categories the global product attribute will be applied to.
Select “Global Attributes”, if you want the attribute to be available globally for all products in all categories.
Select “All” as vendor, if you want the attribute to be available for all vendors.
The global product attributes settings section:
The global settings section is used to set the general settings for the global product attribute.
The following fields are available for global product attributes:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Attribute Name | The internal name for the global attribute. |
| Input Caption | The caption for the global attribute. This caption is visible at the storefront for that global attribute |
| Default Priority (used for sorting) | Sorting priority for the global attribute. |
| Is this attribute active for products | Only active global attributes are selectable at the attribute tab at the product details page. |
| Choose an Attribute Type | The type of the attribute. The following attribute types are available: |
Depending on the selected attribute type, several other options might be available.
The drop-down box and radio attribute parameters section:
Drop-down select boxes and radio buttons and with some limitations, checkboxes too, have an option list where several parameters can be added to change the weight or price of the product.
You can add several options by adding them, one value per line, at the options list. Each line in the option list is selectable by itself at the storefront and functions as a sub-option.
Please note: The first option in a radio button list and drop-down list is always preselected at the storefront. If you want to make this attribute type optional, you can set the first item to be blank or to not have an actual option.
e.g.: if you have a dropdown list or radio button list with the name “Extras” and the following options in the options list:
- none
- red
- blue
- green
The first option “none” will be preselected, therefore making the “Extras” attribute optional. e.g.: if you have a dropdown list or radio button list with the name “Extras” and the following options in the options list:
- red
- blue
- green
The first option “red” will be preselected, therefore making the “Extras” attribute mandatory.
Drop-down and radio button lists are optional or mandatory depending on the first item in the options list.
Since checkboxes are single (and only single) options themselves, only one option can and should be added to the option list, if checkbox is selected as type. For several options you need to create several checkboxes.
Checkboxes are always optional.
Drop-down select boxes, radio buttons and checkboxes can have additional optional parameters for their options.
The parameters are entered in the following format: (parameter1,parameter2)
The first parameter is the price modifier, the second parameter is the weight modifier. You can use a percentage amount or decrease/increase the original product values for price and weight either with fixed or with percent values.
Modifiers are separated by comma ”,” and the whole parameter section is in brackets ”()”.
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
| supersafer(-20,-0.30) | Price is decrease by 20, weight is decreased by 0.30 weight units. |
| medium(-5%,+2) | Price is decreased by 5%, weight is increased by 2 weight units. |
| deluxe(0,+3) | Price remains the same, weight is increased by 3 weight units. |
| special(+40.00) | Price is increased by 40. |
Please note: Weight and price modifiers are in the default store weight and price units.
The input attribute parameters section:
If you select text input as attribute type, you can limit the text length of the attribute.
Text inputs can be used for optional attributes where a text input from a customer is needed, e.g.: if the customer can choose an optional text for engraving a ring
Textarea inputs don’t have any additional parameters and are used where large text inputs are needed from a customer, e.g. the text for a wedding invitation card.
The choose update mode section:
The update mode determines, if and how global attributes are assigned to products, removed or deleted.
The available options depend on if the attribute was already created or if a new attribute is created.
The following options are available:
Just Save Attribute
Attribute data will be saved into your database, but it will not change any assigned product attributes.
Bulk Update
Attribute data will be saved, attribute data will be updated too.
Update
Attribute data will be saved, and only products in selected categories, which currently have this attribute assigned, will be updated.
Re-assign Attribute
Attribute data will be saved and will be assigned to products which currently do not have this attribute assigned.
Remove From List
Attribute will be removed from global attributes list. For products, which currently have this attribute assigned, data will be saved and attribute will be converted to “Product-Specific”
Delete Attribute
Attribute data will be totally removed from the global attributes list and from assigned products attributes too
Click on the “Save Changes” button to apply the changes and use the selected update mode to save the changes to the global attribute and perform the specified changes.
Click on the “Browse Attributes” button to return to the global attributes management page.