Attributes HOW-TO

**Ajeh** · 9 Oct 2005, 08:20 PM

Maybe it would be easier if we could peek at an URL to one of your products to see what you are doing with the Attributes ... :)

**mobilehound** · 9 Oct 2005, 08:23 PM

That would be easier however I am on my homepc and the site is not yet live. Makes it slightly more difficult.

**Ajeh** · 9 Oct 2005, 08:25 PM

fussy ... fussy ... fussy ... oh well ... working in the dark is always fun too ...

**mobilehound** · 9 Oct 2005, 08:31 PM

Ok how about if I bring the mountain to mohammed....

can you see what I mean from this image?

Click Here.

**Ajeh** · 9 Oct 2005, 08:35 PM

When you have a Product ...

Do you have an Option of just 1 of those radio buttons?

IF so ... then you are not building your Option Names and Option Values correctly ...

You want, more or less, 1 Option Name for each choice and then add Option Values to those choices ...

This way, only 1 choice can be made

**mt3wb** · 9 Oct 2005, 09:00 PM

Ok I've played and played with it and still not working correctly.

Here's what I'm doing

catalog
categories/products

I click on the category I want and see my 2 products in it.

I click on the A in a circle beside the product I want and I see on the left my two products and on the right Atribute Features for product Id# 2 buttons preview and attribute controller

If I click on Preview I get into the attribute controller but all fields are blank and there is a yellow warning message on the top
"no option values have been defined"

Now all my attributes are text there are no values for them?

If I click on attribute controller instead of preview I get the same response.

When I did this for my first product I was able to assign the attributes as you described. I shld also say that when I get to the page with the products on the left and the section on the right with the attribute features there is an option to copy the attributes from another product and this works. but then it didn't add the new ones I put in for my product plus I don't want all the ones from product 1 only a couple and it added all so not an ideal solution. (hope u can follow me !)

tks

**mobilehound** · 9 Oct 2005, 09:31 PM

Do you have an Option of just 1 of those radio buttons?

IF so ... then you are not building your Option Names and Option Values correctly ...

Linda were you refering to my problem?

If so no I don't just one option, eventually I will have between 10-15 options values per option name (Option name beeing the contract period or add on)

Does this make sense?

Here is an image to better explain the problem.

Image

Does this help?

**Ajeh** · 10 Oct 2005, 04:57 AM

mt3wb ...

add a Product Name: Not Real ... Type Radio

add a Product Value to it: Not Real

Now your Attributes should work.

Currently, *all* TEXT attributes fail a safety test that you have added Product Names and Product Values as this doesn't exist when the only kind you have are TEXT ...

This will let it work and not get in your way ...

**Ajeh** · 10 Oct 2005, 05:00 AM

mobilehound ...

On your's the problem is "something" is selected from each group ... and the person should not be buying that way from what I see they pick the way they want it ...

So add to each Option Name Group and --NONE-- and make it Sort Order 0 and set to default ...

Over time ... I may be building in a mask on the Sort Order 0 for those who do not want to see the --NONE-- or nothing selections ...

No promises on that ... I have to see how the Attribute Stock evolves a bit more before changing the logic ... :)