Adding an Attribute CHAPTER 18: Using Product Attributes
Adding an Attribute
Although attributes are managed from the Stores menu, you can also add new attributes “on the fly” while working on a product. You can choose from the list of existing attributes, or create a new attribute. The new attribute is added to the
attribute set
upon which the product is based.
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Process Overview:
Step 1: Add a New Attribute
Step 2: Describe the Basic Properties
Step 3: Describe the Advanced Properties
Step 4: Enter the Field Label
Step 5: Describe the Frontend Properties
Step 1:
Add a New Attribute
1.
Open the product in edit mode. Then in the upper-right corner, tap
Add Attribute
.
New Attribute
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2.
To add an existing attribute to the product, use the
filter controls
to find the attribute in the grid. Then, do the following:
a.
Mark the checkbox in the first column of each attribute to be added.
b.
Tap
Add Selected
.
3.
To define a new attribute, tap
Create New Attribute
, and complete the following steps.
Step 2:
Describe the Basic Properties
1.
On the Admin sidebar, tap Stores. Then under Attributes, choose Product.
2.
Tap
Add New Attribute
.
3.
Under Attribute Properties, enter a Default Label to identify the attribute.
4.
Set Catalog Input Type for Store Owner to the type in
input control
to be used for data entry.
If the attribute is used for a
configurable product
, choose “Dropdown.” Then, set Required to
“Yes.”
5.
For Dropdown and Multiple Select input types, do the following:
a.
Under Values, tap
Add Value
.
b.
Enter the first value that you want to appear in the list. You can enter one value for the
Admin, and a translation of the value for each store view. If you have only one store view, you can enter only the Admin value and it will be used for the storefront as well.
c.
Tap
Add Value
and repeat the previous step for each option that you want to include in the list.
d.
Select Is Default to use the option as the default value.
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Values
6.
If you want to require the customer to choose an option before the product can be purchased, set Required to “Yes.”
Step 3:
Describe the Advanced Properties
(if needed)
1.
Enter a unique Attribute Code in lowercase characters, and without spaces.
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2.
Set Scope to indicate where in your store hierarchy the attribute can be used.
If the attribute is used for a
configurable product , choose “Global.”
3.
If this attribute applies only to this product, set Unique Value to “Yes.”
4.
To run a validity test of any data entered into a text field, set Input Validation for Store Owner to the type of data that the field should contain. This field is not available for input types with values that are selected. Input validation can be used for any of the following: l
Decimal Number l
Integer Number l
Email
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URL l
Letters l
Letters (a-z, A-Z) or Numbers (0-9)
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Input Validation
5.
If you want to be able to include the attribute as a column in the Products grid, set Add to
Column Options
to “Yes.”
6.
If you want to be able to filter the Products grid by this column, set Use in Filter Options to
“Yes.”
Step 4:
Enter the Field Label
1.
Expand the Manage titles section.
2.
Enter a Title to be used as a label for the field. If your store is available in different languages, you can enter a translated title for each view.
Manage Titles
Step 5:
Describe the Storefront Properties
1.
Expand the Storefront Properties section. Then, do the following:
a.
To make the attribute available for search, set Use in Search to “Yes.”
b.
To include the attribute in Product Compare, set Comparable on Storefront to “Yes.”
c.
To include dropdown, multiple select, or price attributes in layered navigation, set Use in
Search Results Layered Navigation
to one of the following:
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Filterable (with results)
Filterable (no results)
Layered navigation includes only those filters for which matching products can be found. Any attribute value that already applies to all products shown in the list does not appear as an available filter.
Attribute values with a count of zero (0) product matches are also omitted from the list of available filters.
The filtered list of products includes only those that match the filter. The products list is updated only if the selected filter(s) change what is currently shown.
Layered navigation includes filters for all available attribute values and their product counts, including those with zero (0) product matches. If the attribute value is a swatch, the value appears as a filter, but is crossed out.
d.
To use in layered navigation on search results pages, set Use in Search Results
Navigation
to “Yes.”
e.
In the Position field, enter a number to indicate the relative position of the attribute in the layered navigation block.
f.
To use the attribute in price rules, set Use for Promo Rule Conditions to “Yes.”
g.
To allow the text to be formatted with HTML, set Allow HTML Tags on Storefront to
“Yes.”
This setting makes the WYSIWYG editor available when editing the field.
h.
To include the attribute on the product page, set Visible on Catalog Pages on Storefront to “Yes.”
2.
Complete the following settings as supported by your theme:
a.
To include the attribute in product listings, set Used in Product Listing to “Yes.”
b.
To use attribute as a sort parameter for product listings, set Used for Sorting in Product
Listing
to “Yes.”
3.
When complete, tap
Save Attribute
.
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