Originally posted by bobearsbabybums@Feb 22 2006, 03:01 AM
I scammed the attributes thread but didn't find what I was looking for, so risking sounding repetative or too noob like, I have to ask. Is there a way to turn OFF an attribute, without DELETING it from a product? For instance, I sell some soaps. they come in a LOT of different scents. sometimes I have all the scents, sometimes only a few. Can I disable the scents I don't have (so they don't show up on the product screen as a choice) without taking it OFF of that product completely?? I really hope so and have my fingers crossed as adding them, and deleting them, and adding them again, can become very time consuming :)

Thanks!
Misty
I am not an expert at this, I'm just starting myself, but it sounds like instead of using attributes for products, you should have each attribute be a separate product. That way you can track inventory, and automatically prevent people from ordering soaps that are out of stock. I am doing this with costumes. It would be nice if size and color were attributes and inventoried separately but they aren't. You could probably use javascript to write code to use drop down menus for color and size or whatever and then use javascript to select the proper product to display. I might try that eventlually, but right now I just want the store up. ::frust