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How to deal with similar attributes for diff't products?

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6 Apr 2010, 4:26 PM
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How to deal with similar attributes for diff't products?

Hello All,
I am using Zen Cart 1.3.8a.
If I have 2 products, which are basically the same, except for flavor:
product A comes in Vanilla, chocolate, Strawberry, and Rasberry
product B comes in Vanilla, chocolate, Strawberry, lemon, and Blueberry

this is just an example, product A really has 17 flavors, and product B as 11 - and there's about 150 products with a flavor attribute.

What is the best way to set up attributes for them? In the Option Name (Admin -> Catalog -> Option Name Manager) I would like to set up a FLAVOR name, and then in option Value (Admin -> Catalog -> Option Value Manager) list every UNIQUE flavor I have, then (here's where I need help) somehow list only product A's flavors in its dropdown box, and only product B's flavors in its dropdown box. Is this possible?

It seems very redundant to have to make a separate Option Name for each set of flavors when there's so much overlap. I am new to ZenCart, so I may be misunderstanding how attributes work, and consequently making a mountain out of a molehill. If so, do enlighten me.

Thank You

6 Apr 2010, 5:01 PM
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Re: How to deal with similar attributes for diff't products?

Sorry for posting that earlier, if I had gone all the way through the tutorial, I would have seen that my question becomes moot when you add attributes to a product. So, in the end, this tutorial is all you really need:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=57

6 Apr 2010, 5:14 PM
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Re: How to deal with similar attributes for diff't products?

Thanks for the update that you found the Tutorials and FAQ on this ...

The Attributes are pretty flexible so that you can just add the Option Values that you need to each Product, even when the Option Name may hold many many more choices ... :smile: