| Individual option values
from different option groups of the product variant type are joined
by BuySellDirect.net to form
product variants (T-shirts: Blue+S, Blue+M, Blue+L, Blue+XL,
etc).
A product's list of variants can be
viewed at any moment after the necessary option groups are defined:
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1. |
Open the product for modification. |
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2. |
In the 'Product
Management' section menu, click the link 'Product
Variants'. |
The 'Product
Variants' dialog box that is displayed at this point allows
you to view the product's variants and to adjust their specific
properties.
For example, if you set a product's
details as follows:
Product details:
Product name: T-shirt
SKU: SKU17430
Price: $14.99
Weight: 1 lbs
Quantity in stock: 100
Product options:
Color:
White, Blue
Size: S, M, L, XL
in the 'Product
variants' section you should see
something like this:

The column VARIANTS shows all the
possible combinations of options that form variants of the product.
Note:
If not all of the combinations listed in the 'Product
variants' section are actually
available, you can use product option exceptions and/or product
options validation to disallow customers from ordering the
unavailable ones.
The link
[+] Filter
product variants allows you to reduce the number of product
variants displayed on the page.
The fields in the SKU, WEIGHT,
QUANTITY IN STOCK and PRICE columns allow you to edit the respective
values for each of the listed variants, while the controls of the 'Edit
selected images' subsection allow you to manage the product
images of specific variants.
When you first enter the 'Product
variants' page, the values displayed in the WEIGHT, QUANTITY
IN STOCK and PRICE columns equal those of the base product ('Weight',
'Quantity in stock' and 'Price'
fields on the 'Product details'
page), while the SKU values represent the slightly modified SKU of
the base product. You can keep the suggested values or change them
according to your needs. If you choose to change any values, be sure
to click the
Update button to save the changes.
The column IMAGE is intended for icons
of product variant images. Initially, this column contains only 'No
image available' icons. A 'No image available' icon opposite a
specific product variant means that a product image for that product
variant has not been defined. If you do not add an image
specifically for a product variant, the product image of the base
product will be displayed to the customer when the variant is
selected. To add an image for a product variant, select the check
box next to that variant (or - if you wish to apply the same image
to several variants - select the check boxes next to all the
variants to which the image needs to be applied), click the
Add/Update button in the 'Edit
selected images' line and use the 'Image
selection'
window to select an image to be added. After the selected image
appears in the IMAGE column, click on
Update to apply.
Before the Update button has
been clicked, you can cancel the application of the selected image
by clicking on Reset.
It is also possible to remove the previously added images: unselect
the check boxes next to the variants for which the images need to be
removed and click the Delete button.
The column DEF allows you to
set the product's default variant -
a variant whose options are to be shown in the 'Products
list' and on the 'Product details'
page by default. To set a specific variant as default, select the
radio button opposite it and click the
Update
button.
Note:You
can modify wholesale prices for selected product variants. Read more
on how to do it in the section
"Setting Wholesale Prices For Product Variants". |