Quote Originally Posted by stellarweb View Post
Plain / vanilla / fresh install of 1.5.5 code from yesterday without any demo products ....

Went to Catalog>Option Name Manager>Created an Option name of "enter your text here" with an option type of "text"
Went to Catalog>Attributes Controller>So I could apply this text option to a product and I get the following error at the top of the screen "Warning: No Option Values have been defined"
So... I cannot add a text option to my product right out of the box.
BUT... if I go to Catalog>Option Name Manager> and create a "fake" option name, and then create a value that is NOT a text option (eg checkbox, radio, etc) THEN when I go to Attributes controller, I can add my text box to my product.

That is why I am saying that if a "fake" or "example" attribute were added to the core sql, then this would not happen unless someone goes in and removes the "example" one.

I have no clue if other versions other than 1.5.5 are this way. I only tested 1.5.5

Hope that is clearer than mud!

PS - Linda let me know if you need access to my install and I will pm it to you.
When you first go to the Catalog ... Option Name Manager and Created an Option name of "enter your text here" with an option type of "text" ... did you have any other Option Names before you tried to make it?