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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 of the 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 Catalog > Attributes > Manage 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 Catalog > Attributes > Manage 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. Next, go to the Manage Label / Options section of the left side menu and enter the field Titles that will be visible to the Admin and Default Store view.
  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 Catalog > Attributes > Manage Attribute Sets.
  3. Select whether you want this attribute to be used for default products or packaging.
  4. 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).
  5. Click Save Attribute Set. Now you should see your custom attribute appear when creating a product in the attribute group you selected.

Add an Attribute Set

  1. Navigate to Catalog > Attributes > Manage Attribute Sets.
  2. Click Add New within the “Groups” pane to make a new attribute set which will be visible when creating new products on the left side menu.
  3. Input the group name and click OK or hit Enter.
  4. Your new attribute set will not be visible when creating a new product until you drag an attribute item from the “Unassigned Attributes” list into your set in then “Groups” list.
  1. Click Save Attribute Set.
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