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            Base Product and Variation Group Scenarios

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            Base Product and Variation Group Scenarios

            The following scenarios describe different ways to present variation groups in your storefront. This topic applies to B2C Commerce.

            To create the main and variation products used in the scenarios, follow the steps in Base Products for Scenarios.

            Scenario 1: Group and Sort Products in a Category by Color

            Show products in a category based on color. For example, show swimsuit tops and bottoms together by color or accessories organized by color. In this scenario, you configure the T-shirt (TS) product to have a variation group based on size. Then you assign the variation groups, but not the base product, to the category.

            Required Editions

            Available in: B2C Commerce
            1. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Product and Catalogs | Productsand find the base product that you want to merchandise. To open the product for editing, click the productID. For this scenario, search forT-shirt. This product isn't part of SiteGenesis data, so create it using the directions in Base Products for Scenarios.
            2. To lock the product for editing, clickLock.
            3. On the Product page, click theCategoriestab and make sure that the base product and its variations aren’t assigned to a category. You can also select the variations from the Products list and edit them so they aren’t assigned to any categories.
            4. On the Product page, click theVariationstab. Make sure that slicing is disabled for all variation attributes. To disable slicing, click the variation attribute ID and deselectslicing. Then clickApply.
            5. Assign TS-13 and TS-14 to the storefront-catalog-en catalog womens-clothing-tops category. Set both the primary and classification category to the same category.
            6. Assign TS-15 to the storefront-catalog-en catalog womens-clothing-feeling-red category. Set both the primary and classification category to the same category.
            7. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Search | Search Indexesand select the product index.
            8. ClickRebuildto rebuild the index.

            Scenario 1 storefront experience:

            1. The customer navigates to the "Feeling Red" category

            2. The customer searches for keywordT-shirt.

            3. The storefront shows the search results with one result for the product from the Women's Tops category, a navy shirt with three swatches beneath it.

            4. The shopper clicksT-shirtfor the navy variation.

            5. The storefront shows the product detail page, and the navy image included for the base product appears.

            Scenario 2: Assign Products to Slot Configuration Based on Color

            In this scenario, you configure the T-shirt (TS) product to appear in three color variations. When you slice, the online variations products appear instead of the base product. You can show a different image for each variation of product, for example a coat in many colors. To show the different images, make the attribute a slicing attribute.

            Required Editions

            Available in: B2C Commerce
            1. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Product and Catalogs | Products and find the base product you want to merchandise. To open the product, click the product ID. For this scenario, search for T-shirt. This product isn't part of SiteGenesis data, so create it using the directions in Base Products for Scenarios.
            2. To lock the product for editing, click Lock.
            3. On the Product page General tab, click the Variations tab.
            4. On the Product page Variations tab, click the color variation attribute to open it and select the Slicing Attribute. Click Apply.
            5. To return to the Products page, click << Back.
            6. On the Product page General tab, for the Images field, click Edit.
            7. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Search | Search Indexes then select the product index.
            8. Click Rebuild to rebuild the index.

            The storefront experience for Scenario 2:

            1. The shopper searches for keyword T-shirt.

            2. B2C Commerce shows the search results page with three results, one for each color.

            3. The shopper clicks T-shirt for the navy variation.

            4. The product detail page shows the navy variation with swatches for all other colors.

            Scenario 3: Assign Color Variation to Recommendation

            In This scenario, you configure the t-shirt product so that swatches for all available variations appear in a recommendation, whether they are assigned to the category or not. The scenario assumes the T-shirt (TS) product is set up for slicing. See Scenario 2 for more information. For more information about variation slicing by category.

            Required Editions

            Available in: B2C Commerce
            1. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Products & Catalogs | Products and find the T-shirt (TS) base product.
            2. To open the product, click the product ID. For this scenario, search for T-shirt.
            3. On the Product page Categories tab, for the storefront-catalog-en catalog womens-clothing-tops category, click Details.
              Note
              Note Clicking the category name doesn't bring you to the correct page.
            4. On the Product Category Details page, click the Variation Values tab.
            5. On the Variation Attribute Values tab, for the color/color attribute, click Edit Values.
            6. On the Edit Variation Attribute Values window, select green and amber as the active color variation values and click Apply. Setting the active color variation values restricts the variations shown for the category.
            7. For the clothingSize/size attribute, click Edit Values, and select M and L as the active size variation values. Setting the size attribute restricts the sizes shown for the category.
            8. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Search | Search Indexes then select the product index and click Rebuild to rebuild the index.
              B2C Commerce stores the rule, that product IDs T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, and T9 belong to the women-clothing-tops category.

            Storefront experience for Scenario 3:

            The shopper searches for keyword T-shirt.

            The shopper selects the amber image.

            The product detail page shows the color amber variation and swatches for the other colors appear as well. Swatches for all available variations always appear, whether they are assigned to the category or not.

            Scenario 4: Show Swatches in One Category and Sliced Variations in Another Category

            In this scenario, you configure the T-shirt (TS) product to show a single image with swatches in the sale category and search results, but with sliced variations in the Women's Tops category. The search results determine slicing from the default on the Product page Variations tab. The sale category uses the default, while the Women's Top category overrides the default to allow slicing.

            Required Editions

            Available in: B2C Commerce

            This scenario uses the color variation attribute that is set as the slicing attribute at the catalog level. This scenario assumes that all variation values are available, so if you worked through scenario 3, undo any changes you made on the Variation Values tab.

            1. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Products and Catalogs | Products and find the base product you want to merchandise. To open the product, click the product ID. For this scenario, search for T-shirt. This product isn't part of SiteGenesis data: you create it using the directions in Base Products for Scenarios.
            2. To open the Product page and click the Variations tab, click the base product ID.
            3. On the Product page Variations tab, for the color variation attribute, make sure that Slicing isn't selected. If slicing is deselected, the default behavior is that there’s no slicing, which overwrites slicing settings for the category where you want to show sliced variations.
            4. Click Back.
            5. On the Product page Categories tab, click Edit Categories.
            6. On the Assign to Categories page, expand hidden | sale, select sale-womens, and click Apply. This setting assigns the product to the sale category and returns you to the previous page.
            7. For the storefront-catalog-en catalog womens-clothing-tops category, click Details.
              Note
              Note Clicking the category name doesn't bring you to the correct page.
            8. On the Product Category Details page, click the Variation Values tab.
            9. On the Variation Attribute Values tab, for the color variation attribute, deselect Use Default.
            10. For the Slicing Attribute list, select Yes.
            11. Click Apply.
            12. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Search | Search Indexes then select the product index.
            13. Click Rebuild to rebuild the index.

            Storefront experience for Scenario 4:

            1. The customer searches for keyword T-shirt.

            2. The storefront shows the search results page with one result from the Women's Tops category with the base product image shown and swatches.

            3. The customer navigates to the Women's Tops category.

            4. The storefront shows all the variations as slices.

            5. The customer navigates to the Women's Sale category.

            6. The storefront shows a single image with a swatch.

            Scenario 5: Show Variation Groups, Variation Products, and Base Products with Swatches in a Category

            This scenario assigns blue and green variations to the Women's Top category and the amber variation to the sale category. If you worked through Scenario 4, skip assigning the product to the sale category.

            Required Editions

            Available in: B2C Commerce
            1. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Products & Catalogs | Products and find the base product you want to merchandise.
            2. To open the product, click the product ID. For this scenario, search for T-shirt. This product isn’t part of SiteGenesis data, so create it using the directions in the Base Products for Scenarios.
            3. To open the Product page, click the base product ID.
            4. On the Product page Variations tab, for the color variation attribute, make sure that Slicing is selected and click Apply.
            5. Click Back.
            6. On the Product page Categories tab, click Edit Categories.
            7. Expand hidden | sale, select sale-womens, and click Apply.
            8. For the storefront-catalog-en catalog sale-womens, category, click Details.
            9. Click the Variation Values tab and for the color/color attribute, click Edit Values.
            10. On the Edit Variation Attribute Values window, select the navy variation and deselect the amber and green variations.
            11. Click Apply and then click Back to List.
            12. For the storefront-catalog-en catalog womens-clothing-tops category, click Details.
              Note
              Note Clicking the category name doesn't bring you to the correct page.
            13. On the Product Category Details page, click the Variation Values tab.
            14. For the color/color attribute, click Edit Values.
            15. On the Edit Variation Attribute Values window, select the amber and green variations and deselect the navy variation.
            16. Click Apply.
            17. Click App Launcher App Launcher, and then select Merchant Tools | site | Search | Search Indexes.
            18. Select the product index and click Rebuild to rebuild the index.

            Storefront experience for Scenario 5:

            1. The customer navigates to the Women's Tops category.

            2. The storefront shows a search results page that contains two "T-shirt" results, one in amber and one in green.

            3. The customer navigates to the Women's Sale category.

            4. The storefront shows a single image of the navy variation with no swatch.

            5. The customer searches on T-shirt.

            6. The product detail page shows the variation image with swatches for all available variations, including variations that aren’t assigned to the category. This approach lets a customer purchase a variation that isn’t currently on sale.

            Troubleshooting tips for Scenario 5:

            If you don't see the product in the storefront, make sure that the product belongs to the correct catalogs and categories.

            If you don't see the variation folders on the Product page General tab, make sure that the Variation Attribute ID for the catalog image settings matches the Custom ID for the Variation attribute added to the product on the Product page Variations tab.

             
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