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Product Attributes

Cory M. Updated by Cory M.

Overview

During product creation, the user typically has three main forms to fill out, these are General, Packaging, and Inventory. Some fields are optional, but these allow for more control over the products being created.

In general, attributes for products can be formatted to text input/fields, numbers, decimals, dates, yes/no, multiple-selectors, dropdowns, prices, and images. It is also possible to force validation for the user’s input by adjusting the “Input Validation” in the attribute property. This helps to avoid errors by limiting the possible input characters by the user.

To view all attributes available, navigate to System > Catalog > Product Attributes.

Here you will see a grid view containing all available attributes to choose from during product creation.

Add an Attribute

  1. To begin adding your own custom attributes, navigate to System > Catalog > Product Attributes and click Add New Attribute from the top right of the window.
  2. In the Properties section of the left side menu, enter all required information.
  3. If the Input Type is Dropdown or Multiple Select, go to the Options section of the left side menu:
    1. Click Add Option as many times as needed and enter the frontend labels in the Value input.
    2. The Position can be used to force the sort order, enter numbers greater than zero. Smaller numbers sort first. Leaving "gaps" between numbers will allow you to more easily add new values in between in the future.
    3. Choose which is the default value for new products by selecting the Is Default radio button.
  4. Click Save Attribute.

Note that while our new attribute shows up in the attributes grid, this attribute will not yet be visible when creating a default product or package. You will see that under the “System” column, our attribute shows “No”.

  1. Next, we need to specify the Attribute Set our new attribute will be available from.
  2. Go to System > Catalog > Product Attributes.
  3. Now you can find the attribute from the “Unassigned Attributes” list on the right side, then drag the item into the appropriate Attribute Group (these show up in the left side menu when creating products).
  4. Click Save Attribute Groups. Now you should see your custom attribute appear when creating a product in the attribute group you selected.

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