Variations, Product Attributes & Soft Options

Learn how to set up attributes and soft options in order to create product variations within Jazva.

Contents:

• Overview
• Creating Product Attributes & Soft Options
• Creating Soft Options
• Setting Up Variations

Overview

In Jazva, we define a item as a variation within a product. Each item will have an item ID (IID) and will share a product ID (PID) with the base product.

Before you can create a variation, you will need to set up product attributes or soft options in the system. This will allow you to distinguish one item from the other. Attribute and soft options lists created in the system can be used for any product if needed.

An attribute is a set of traits or options that make a product’s variations different from each other. Examples of attributes include size, color and styles. A soft option is a set of minor configurations to a product. These customization options can include patches for clothing or a selection of straps for watches.

You can set as many variations as you’d like using a mixture of different attributes, as well as soft options.

Creating Product Attributes & Soft Options

1. From the main menu, navigate to Setup > Lists and select Attribute List.
   
2. Enter an attribute name in the New attribute list field.
   
   
3. Click Create.
4. In the Items text box, enter the options for the new attribute. Enter one option per line.
   
5. Click Update to finish.

The attribute can now be assigned to your products.

Creating Soft Options

1. From the main menu, navigate to Setup > Lists and select Attribute List.
2. Enter a name for your soft option in the New soft attribute list field.
   
   
3. Click Create.
4. In the Items text box, enter choices for the new soft option. Enter one option per line.
5. Click Update.

The soft option can now be assigned to your products.

Setting Up Variations

Variations are the items within a product group that are differentiated by attributes. Attributes are required before you can create variations.

1. Open an existing product.
2. Click the Setup tab.
3. Scroll down to the Attributes section, click the Add drop-down and select attributes to differentiate your items. You can also do the same for Soft Options.
   
   
4. Click Save.
5. Return to the Details tab.
6. Your attributes and soft options will now appear on your product details page. Select options from your attribute dropdown lists. You can also give the item a specific name in the label field.
   
   
7. Click Save, and your base product will now have these attributes.
8. To create a new variation, click Actions and select Copy/Move.
   
   
9. A list of existing variations will appear in the dialog box. Select Copy and the item you’d like to copy.
   
   
10. From the To section, select Within the same product. You may also mark the Include Images box if desired.
11. Click Submit to clone the item.
12. You will now see a new item within the product. It is shown as an additional row in the Variation details list. You can toggle each item Active or Inactive if needed.
    
    
13. To make quick edits of the attributes, click the pencil icon and choose the desired attributes.
    
    
14. Click Save and repeat the process as needed.

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