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Create New Product Attribute Categories
Attribute categories group attributes. They also appear as headings at run time in Industries Cart’s Filter and Configuration windows. Attribute categories are required to create product attributes. The type of attribute is defined at the Attribute Category level. You must create Attributes Categories before adding new attributes to the category.
To create a product attribute category:
- On the Vlocity Attribute Designer tab, click New.
- In the Name field, enter the attribute category name (for example, Color).
- In the Display Sequence field, enter a number to indicate the sequence in which the category is to be displayed on the record detail page or Housing Listing.
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In the Code field, enter a unique code for the category.
TipThe code is not visible in the user interface.
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Select the UI Control Type for the attributes in the new category.
Each attribute category has a specific user interface control type for its attributes:
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Select On-Off to add or remove attributes from categories.
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Select 3-State to set attributes to positive, neutral, or negative.
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Select 1-5 Scale to set attributes to a number from 1 to 5.
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Select Text Comment to add text to attributes.
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Select Multi-Select for housing filters.
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From the Applicable Types list, select Product2.
When creating housing filters, select Any.
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From the Applicable Subtype picklist, select one of the following:
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Product Attribute: For Product records.
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Profile Attribute: For Profile records.
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Inventory Item: For attributes to set up housing filters.
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- Select Filterable to be able to use the attribute category to filter products or housing.
- Update the Color Code is used to determine the color of the category tag. Enter the color code using a hex value.
- Click Save.
