Configuring attributes

In Propeller Commerce, all the Attributes are created in the Admin module.

You can create attributes for Categories, Clusters, Companies, Contacts, Customers and Products. They are all created in a same way and can then be modified in each of these sections separately.

In addition, there are several types of attibute values:

• Color (an option to select the desired color from the color picker available)
• Datetime (a date picker, where you get to choose the desired date and time)
• Decimal (an option to fill in a decimal number)
• Enum (in case enum is chosen as an attribute type, you will also need to choose a valueset from the already existing ones or create a completely new valueset)
• Integer (a whole number)
• Text (a list of text values with an option to add more than one by simply clicking on Enter after each text value in the Default value field)

Below is an example on how to add a Text attribute to a product, as this is the most commonly used attribute type.

Step 1

Go to the Admin module in the left sidebar menu and click on Attributes. Open the Product Tab and click on New product attribute:

Step 2

A new pop-up screen will open where you need to fill in the information, choose both the Type and the Value, adjust the settings and save the changes afterwards:

Note

As shown in the screenshot above, these are some additional attribute settings:

• Searchable (this displays the product attribute at category/folder level. It is set to No by default.)
• Public (this means that the product attribute is shown at product level, in the product specification list. It is set to No by default.)
• Hidden (this means that the product attribute is not visible in the webshop, only in the back-end. For example, if you use a product attribute for an invoice. It is set to No by default.)
• System (this setting is only available to our Admin user)