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Creating a List of Values (LOV) for a Product Attribute

When you define an attribute that has a list of values domain, you must specify a list of values name. This LOV contains the attribute values.

Creating a list of values has two steps:

1. Creating a list of values name.
2. Defining the attribute values in the list of values.

NOTE:  The steps for creating a list of values for a dynamic attribute are different from creating LOVs for other uses. Do not define LOVs for dynamic attributes in the Application Administration > List of Values view. This view does not display LOVs defined for use with dynamic attributes. When you define an LOV for a dynamic attribute, you do not have to stop and restart the server for the LOV to take effect.

Creating a List of Values Name

You create an LOV name by creating a new record in the dialog box where you select an LOV when defining an attribute.

After creating a list of values name, you define the attribute values that make up the list.

To create a list of values name

1. Navigate to Application Administration > Class Administration.
2. In the Classes list, query for the desired class.
3. In the Dynamic Attributes list, select the attribute for which you want to define an LOV.
4. Click in the LOV Type field to display the select button. Click the select button to display the dialog box for selecting LOVs.
5. In the dialog box, click New and fill out the form for defining an LOV type. Close the dialog box.
6. Click Save in the Dynamic Attributes form.

   This transfers the new LOV name to the attribute record.

Defining the Attribute Values in a List of Values

After you define the LOV name, you create the values in the list, by creating a record for each attribute value.

To define the attribute values in the list

1. Navigate to Application Administration > Class Administration.
2. In the Classes list, query for the desired class.
3. In the Dynamic Attributes list, select the attribute for which you want to define LOV values.
4. Click the LOV name hyperlink in the LOV Type field.

   A view appears that displays the LOV name and provides a list in which to add one record for each attribute value in the LOV.

5. For each attribute value in the LOV, create a new record in LOV list.