TABLE OF CONTENTS
Navigate to: PIM > Product Attributes > “Attributes”
Product Attributes help pass along important information about Products to customers, administrators, and Znode. New Products inherit the Product Attributes from the respective attribute family.
Product Attributes are the building blocks of the product data model. Administrators can easily create custom individual attributes to be used during the product creation process. Administrators will be prompted to reference a Product Attribute Group during the attribute creation process.
Product Attributes are composed of Attribute Details and an Attribute Type.
- Attribute Details are the actual descriptive characteristics of the Products.
- Attribute Types determine what type of input to accept and, ultimately, how Znode will interact with the Attribute. Znode’s built-in attribute types are:
Field | Description |
Date | Creates a single date field for your attribute. Also, creates fields for minimum and maximum date values. |
Label | Text field value to aid Filters among Attributes. Supports multiple values. Values are added in the Locale/Values tab |
Text | Configure the "Validation Rule" to set the type of input accepted. The "Regular Expression" field can be modified to accept custom inputs. Toggling "Unique Value" to "Yes" prevents duplicate entries from being entered in the Text field. Toggling "Is Personalizable" allows Supports multiple values. Values are added in the Locale/Values tab. |
Multi Select | Creates a multi-select list. Supports multiple values. Values are added in the Locale/Values tab. |
Yes/No | “Yes/No” toggle |
Simple Select | Creates a single-select list. Admin can enable "Is Configurable" to make the product a Configurable Product. Admins can toggle "Is Use For Facets" to enable this Attribute for use as Facet.
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Number | Accepts numbers. Admin must configure the additional fields “Allow Negative”, “Allow Decimals”, “Min Number”, “Max Number” |
File | Configure Maximum size allowed to upload the file and allowed extensions files: png, jpg, pdf, doc, .mp4, .avi and etc. |
Image | Configure Maximum size allowed to upload the file and allowed extensions files: .jpg, .jpeg, .png and etc. Admin can toggle "Is Allow Multi Upload" to enable multiple files to be uploaded simultaneously. |
Text Area | Admin can set the "Max Character" limit from this section and toggle the rich-text "WYSIWYG" flag. Whatever character limit is set here will apply to the Import template. |
Link | Associates multiple products with a single product. Useful if trying to display related products. |
Znode comes with many default Product Attributes to get the administrator off the ground. These are the most commonly used Attributes to help administrators start creating Products, however, the custom attributes can be added at any time.
Adding a Product Attribute
Navigate to: PIM > Product Attributes > “Attributes” > “Add/Edit Attributes”
Attribute Details
Field | Description |
Attribute type | The administrator needs to select the attribute type from the available list of types. |
Code | The administrator needs to add a unique Alphanumeric code that identifies the attribute. |
Required | The administrator needs to select if the attribute is required or not. |
Is Localizable | The administrator needs to select if the attribute can be localized or not. |
Is Personalizable | The administrator needs to select if the attribute can be personalized or not. |
Is Show On Grid | The administrator needs to select if the attribute should be shown as a column on a PIM > products list page or not. |
Validation Rule | The administrator can select the type of value the attribute field should accept. Not available for all attribute types. |
Regular Expression | The administrator can add a customized type of the value the attribute field should accept by adding a regular expression for the custom type. Not available for all attribute types. |
Min Date | The administrator can add a start Date if the “Attribute Type” date is selected. |
Max Date | The administrator can add an end Date if the “Attribute Type” date is selected. |
Max Characters | The administrator can add a numeric value here which will indicate the maximum number of characters the attribute value should support. |
Unique Value | The administrator can select if the attribute value needs to be unique or not. |
Attribute Group | The administrator needs to select an attribute group where the attribute will belong. |
Is Comparable | The administrator can select if the attribute will be used for the product comparison on the webstore. |
Is Used In Search | The administrator can select if the attribute needs to be used in search or not. |
Default Value | The administrator can add the default value of the attribute. |
Help Description | The administrator can add a help text which would describe the attribute on the “add/edit product” page. |
Display Order | The administrator can add the sequence number here. This sequence number will indicate the position of the attribute in the attribute group. |
Deleting a Product Attribute
Navigate to: PIM > Product Attribute
Steps to delete Product Attribute:
Click on the “delete” icon
The Product Attribute is now deleted.
Note: Administrators will not be able to delete an attribute that is being used by a product or is system defined.
Locale/Values
Locale is used to create region-specific text for an attribute. Customers will only see the text value for their region.
Values are used when an Attribute must contain more than one value. Values are used to manage your Master List of Brands, Vendors, and Product Highlights at the Attribute Level. The following Attribute Types support Values; Label, Text, Multi-Select, and Simple Select.