Product with variants

Introduction

A product with variants consists of a main product and simple products as its variants, similar to Magento configurable products.

If your product has multiple versions, such as colors, materials, or sizes, you will need a product with variants. To create one, follow the same initial steps as when creating a simple product, but when you see the Create Product popup window, choose Product with Variants from the Product Type drop-down.

As before, fill in all fields; the differences will appear after you have created the product and moved to edit it. A Variants tab will become available, where you can select simple products to add to your group.

The binding attribute is a common product attribute that links products together into a product with variants. The attribute must be of the select type and have a global scope.

Click on Add Binding Attributes to add a new one. A new window will appear;

click on + Add Binding Attribute and add one or more. If you do not have a binding attribute available, you need to create it first.

All added spaces for binding attributes must have an attribute selected before you can proceed.

Click on Choose attributes to save or Cancel to abort.

If you wish to change selected attributes, click on Binding attributes to the left of + Add products

and then Edit attributes. You can delete binding attributes by clicking on the remove icon.

The next step is adding products, so click + Add Products.

You can Select from list or Generate variants. Below you will find both options described.

Select from list

In the newly opened window, you will see a grid of products that have the binding attribute you selected earlier. Tick the product you wish to add and click Save Changes to confirm or close this window to cancel.

The products on the list are those that share the same binding attribute on the template assigned to them. This attribute must also have a value assigned for the product to appear on the list.

Product(s) will be added as a variant. If you wish to open this variant (product) click on the eye icon.

To delete, click on the x icon.

Generate variants

There are some options to configure variant generation beforehand.

Generating SKUs for newly generated variants uses translations in the selected language if available; if not, codes are used as a fallback.

Option name	Description	Additional information
Binding attribute values	Specify the values of binding attributes from which product variants will be generated.	This field is required.
SKU format of the variants	Specify the SKU format of generated variants, it's based on the binding attribute values. SKU of variants will start with the parent SKU.	If there is more than one binding attribute, a user may change their order by dragging and dropping them, however, the parent SKU must always remain first .
Separator	A sign used as a separator in newly created variants' names.	This field is required.
Language of attribute value	The language from which values will be taken to create the product name.	This field is required.
Use parent product template	Automaticly assign the template used in the parent product to newly created variants.	On by default. If turned off, it's possible to choose a different template from a drop down.
Product template	Allows to choose a different template to use with newly generated variants.	Shown only if Use parent product template is set as OFF.
Copy parent product categories	If ON, categories assigned to parent products are automatically assigned to newly generated variants.	Default: OFF
Category	Allows to pick categories to be copied.	Shown only if Copy parent product categories is set as ON.
Copy parent product attribute values	If ON, values of attributes from parent products are automatically copied to the same attributes in newly generated variants.	Default: OFF. If the user does not have sufficient attribute privileges (edit), (available with higher licenses), he may not see all available attributes. Also for an attribute to be visible, it must have a value in the main "mother" product.
Attribute values to be copied	Allows to choose which attribute values will be copied to newly generated variants.	Shown only if Copy parent product attribute values is set as ON.

The generation of variants is done in the background. When the process is complete, users will be notified via the Action Center.

Detach the product

To detach the product from the parent product use Detach products in the Action menu.

Detached products are NOT deleted; they become single simple products. If you wish to delete the generated variant, you must first detach it and then delete it from the Product Catalog location.

Detaching variants is done in the background. When the process is complete, users will be notified via the Action Center.