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Scenario for Creating Products with Attributes

This topic gives one example of how attributes may be used. You may use attributes differently, depending on your business model.

A business sells work shirts that have the following attributes:

• All brands of shirts come in the sizes S, M, L, XL.
• All brands of shirts come in the colors tan, green, blue, and brown.
• Some brands of shirts give the customer the option of personalizing the shirt by adding the company name.

Customers must pay extra for the XL size work shirt and for personalized work shirts.

To set up these attributes, the product administrator:

• Creates attribute definitions:
  • The attribute Work Shirt Size has the domain S, M, L, XL.
  • The attribute Work Shirt Color has the domain tan, green, blue, brown.
  • The attribute Work Shirt Personalization has the domain Y, N.
• Creates product classes:
  • The product class Work Shirt is associated with the attributes Work Shirt Size and Work Shirt Color.
  • The product class Personalized Work Shirt is a subclass of the product class Work Shirt. From the product class Work Shirt, it inherits the attributes Work Shirt Size and Work Shirt Color. It is also associated with the attribute Work Shirt Personalization.
• Associates all its work shirt products with these product classes:
  • If the work shirt cannot be personalized, it is associated with the product class Work Shirt.
  • If the work shirt can be personalized, it is associated with the product class Personalized Work Shirt.
• Sets up attribute pricing to reflect the extra cost of the XL and personalized work shirts.