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Working with Product Attribute Fields
Learn more about the fields used in product attribute definitions. Some fields simply define an attributes, while others affect runtime when your sales reps are working with quotes and orders.
Required Editions
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Attribute fields and descriptions
| Field | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the attribute. |
| Product | The name of the product. This field is available when you edit inherited product attributes. This field isn’t editable. |
| Product Classification | The name of the product classification. This field is available when you edit the product classification attribute. This field isn’t editable. |
| Attribute | The attribute associated with the product classification or product. This field isn’t editable. |
| Attribute Category | The attribute category associated with the product classification or product. This field isn’t editable. |
| Status | The lifecycle status of the attribute. |
| Help Text | This field stores useful information for runtime users. |
| Default Value | The default value of an attribute for a product classification or product. |
| Attribute Name Override | The name that’s displayed for the product classification attribute or product attribute instead of the specified attribute name. The Attribute Name Override overrides the name on the attribute. For example, you can override the attribute “Color” to display as “Laptop Color” for a product classification or a product. |
| Value Description | The description of the value defined for the product classification attribute or the product attribute. |
| Description | The description of the product classification attribute or the product attribute. |
| Is Price Impacting | Select if this attribute dictates the price of a product. |
| Sequence | The display sequence of the attribute when you configure the attribute during runtime. |
| Minimum Value | The minimum value that you can enter for attributes of type number, currency, and percent in run time. The minimum value must be less than or equal to the maximum value. |
| Maximum Value | The maximum value that you can enter for attributes of type number, currency, and percent in run time. |
| Minimum Character Count | The minimum number of alphanumeric characters that you can enter for attributes of type number and text in run time. The minimum character count must be less than or equal to the maximum character count. |
| Maximum Character Count | The maximum number of alphanumeric characters that you can enter for attributes of type number and text in run time. |
Run Time Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Is Required | Select the field if this attribute requires a value when you assign it to a parent object. |
| Is Hidden | Select the field if you want to hide the attribute from users in the run time. |
| Is ReadOnly | Select the field if the attribute is read only for users in the run time. |
| Display Type | Select how attributes of a specific data type are displayed in the user interface at run time. For example, attributes of a checkbox data type can be displayed as checkboxes or toggles in the user interface. |
| Step Value | You can display attributes of the currency, number, and percent data types as sliders in the user interface at run time. Instead of typing in a number, or using increment buttons, drag the slider on a predefined scale to adjust the attribute values. The slider is positioned at the default value. You can slide the attribute value in increments or decrements of the step value. The step value must be greater than zero. Additionally, the difference between the maximum value and minimum value must be exactly divisible by the step value. You must always define the default value, minimum value, and maximum value for an attribute when the attribute’s display type is slider. |
| Attribute | Is Required | Is Hidden | Is Read Only | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | Yes | No | Yes | This is a required attribute and is visible in the run time. It has a default value, however the value isn’t editable. |
| Quantity | Yes | No | No | This is a required attribute and is visible in the run time. It has a default value, and the value is editable. |
| Assembly Required | No | Yes | Yes or No | This is an optional attribute that isn’t visible in the run time. |
| Country of Origin | No | No | Yes | This is an optional attribute that’s visible in the run time. However, the attribute value isn’t editable. |
| Check Availability in Zip Code | No | No | No | This is an optional attribute that’s visible in the run time. The attribute value is editable, but it's not mandatory to enter a value. |
Considerations while updating attribute field values
- If you update attribute field values in the attribute definition, review and update the corresponding attribute values on the product classification attributes and product attributes.
- If you update these attribute field values in the product classification attributes, review and update the corresponding attribute values on the product attributes.
- If you update attribute field values in the product attributes, review and update the corresponding attribute value overrides in the context of any bundles the product is a part of.
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