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    help question Multiple attributes using same options on one product

    Ca we assign the same option value to multiple option names?

    To explain: We make bracelets with birthstone beads, and some of the bracelets allow the customer to have multiple birthstones put on the same bracelet (up to 24 can be put on one particular bracelet). In that case, we will need 24 drop-down boxes for choosing colors, named Color 1, Color 2, Color 3, ... Color 24, and each of the boxes will have the exact same option values available.

    The problem we're having is this: we've defined the option values for Color 1, but it's not letting us assign those same option values to Colors 2 through 24. Are we going to have to enter all the colors 23 more times, in order to be able to assign them to Colors 2 - 24? Yuck!

    Please help. Hopefully there's a simpler way to do this.

    Thanks!

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    Default Re: Multiple attributes using same options on one product

    If I understand correctly, you are trying to copy all option values from one option name to the other, right?

    If so - just go to the Option Name Manager and scroll all the way to the bottom. There's a box called "Copy ALL Option Values to another Option Name" which should do just that.

    Good luck

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    Default Re: Multiple attributes using same options on one product

    Beautiful! Thanks for the help. So many buttons, so little time to figure out what they all mean.

    The only thing is that now we're going to have hundreds of option values, many of which are the same, but ... I guess it's just a matter of getting used to it.

    [We're used to a setup where you can use the same option value on lots of different options; it doesn't get so cluttered that way.]

    Thanks again. I think it would have taken us awhile to figure out that little shortcut.

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    Default Re: Multiple attributes using same options on one product

    It also doesn't allow for separation of settings and management in the future if you can just peice whatever option value with whatever option name ...

    When we re-write the Admin we will be building in easier methods to manage the listings for the Attributes, Option Names and Option Values ...
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