attribute choices

[kdgjevre]

I believe i have been succeessful adding an attribut to a product, but where do you put the values in for say a drop down menu. I am going in circles looking for this. Here is a page I am working on and i want 3 wood types listed in the drop down box.

thank you

http://www.masteroms.web.aplus.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=woodbase1&Category_Code=wood_bases

[dotCOM_host]

When you create an attribute in MM, select "drop down list" for the attribute type. Then enter 3 new values which will belong to that new attribute. You should have a total of 4 lines on the attributes screen to display the attribute prompt and then the 3 available options that go with it.

[dotCOM_host]

(talking to self... how about an example?)

First, create new attribute. Assign CODE to it, like WOODTYPE. Assign PROMPT to it, like "Select Wood Type". Select "Drop-down List" as the attribute type.

Since you have already done that, you should now see an option to the right of that, a button with "Add Option+" - click on it.

Now enter your first choice:

Code - cherry
Prompt: Cherry Wood

Then second choice:

Code - oak
Prompt: Oak Wood

and so on. When done, click again on the "Add Option+" button so it stops asking you for the 4th selection.

That should do it. Enjoy.

[kdgjevre]

Thank you - Can you expand on these perfect instructions and tell me how to create one attribute template and attach it over and over again. I have over 40 wood products that I want to attach the Oak, Cherry, Walnut drop down menu attribute to.

thank you

[dotCOM_host]

Sure - you'd do the EXACT SAME thing for creating the attribute and its options, but instead of doing that on an individual product screen, you'd be doing that under the Attribute Template section in the store. The only 'tricky' part is that when you first create a new attribute template, it doesn't giv eyou any options for creating the actual attributes or selections. The way you do this is create the Attribute Template first, assign it a Template Code like "WOODSELECTION" and Template Prompt can be the same. Click UPDATE. Then, at the top, you'll see the link for "Attributes and Options" - click on it. Then create the actual attribute just like you did before.

Once you are done, when you edit individual products and assign attributes for them, you'll see your attribute template code in the pull-down list when you select the attribute type. In this example, you'd just select the WOODSELECTION, and then save. This will automatically list all attributes that you created in the Attribute Template.

This is also a good way of changing all attributes globally in your store. If you for example no longer carry ANYTHING that has "oak" in it, you can edit just one Attribute Template, remove the "oak" selection, and all your products that used to have oak will now display only the other, remaining options.

Hope this helps.

BTW, you may want to check out the docs at http://www.miva.com/docs - it's a great source of info for these pretty basic, standard options that are built into MIVA Merchant. Good place to start when you want to learn about the ins and outs of MM and how everything works together.

[kdgjevre]

Once an Attribute Template is created, it will be available from the Edit Product/Attributes screen in the drop-down list labeled Type.


I found it in the documentation thanks for the help