The Edit Variant Group area appears on the Variants tab by grouping the variants according to one of the display group options, and then selecting Edit icon for one of the groups. The changes made in the Edit Variant Group area will apply to every variant in the selected group.
Activation Status: This field indicates whether or not all of the variants in the variant group are active.
Active: This selection indicates that all of the variants in the variant group are active.
Inactive: This selection indicates that none of the variants in the variant group are active.
Start Date: This calendar field indicates the first date that the variants in the variant group can appear on the web site. Enter the date in the entry fields or use the calendar control to select a date.
End Date: This calendar field indicates the last date that the variants in the variant group can appear on the web site. Enter the date in the entry fields or use the calendar control to select a date.
Size Name: This field contains the name of the size of the variant group.
Size Code: This field contains the size code of the variant group.
Pricing Group Code: This text entry field contains the code for the pricing group the variant is part of.
Taxable Status: This field contains the taxable status of the variant group. The selections are:
Can Be Taxed: If this is selected, the variants in the group can be taxed.
Cannot Be Taxed: If this is selected, the variants in the group cannot be taxed.
Store Pickup Status: This field contains the store pickup status for the variant group. The selections are:
Allow Store Pickup: If this is selected, store pick-up options will be available for the variants in the group.
Disallow Store Pickup: If this is selected, store pick-up options will not be available for the variants in the group.
Promo Group Code: This text entry field contains the promo group code used for the variant group.
Inventory Type: This field contains the manner in which inventory is managed for the variants in the group. Additional option may appear under this field based on the option chosen. The available options are:
Availability Based on Inventory Levels, not Backorderable: If this option is chosen, the variants will be available as long as their inventory levels are sufficient. Once inventory is too low, the variants will not be available for sale.
Availability Based on Inventory Levels, Backorderable: If this option is chosen, the variants will be available as long as their inventory levels are sufficient. Once inventory is too low for sale, the variants can still be purchased and placed on backorder. The following field is displayed with this selection:
Expected Ship Date for Backordered Items: This field sets an expected shipment date for any backordered items.
Stock is Always Available: If this option is chosen, the variants are always available for purchase.
On Preorder: If this option is chosen, the variants can be purchased on a pre-order basis. When this option is selected, the following field is available:
Expected Ship Date for Preordered Items: This field sets an expected shipment date for the pre-ordered items.
Swatch Image: This box will only be available if the variants were grouped by color. This summary box contains the swatch image used for all of the variants in the variant group.
Add Image: This button will only be available if the variants were grouped by color and there is not a swatch image currently selected for the variant group. Select this button to add a swatch image to the selected group. The image browser will appear. Browse to the image you want and double-click it. The image browser will disappear and the selected image will be used for the swatch image.
Remove: This button will only be available if the variants were grouped by color and there is a swatch image currently selected for the variant group. Select this button to remove the swatch image.
Recolored Image: This box will only be available if the variants were grouped by color. This summary box contains the recolored image used for all of the variants in the variant group.
Add Image: This button will only be available if the variants were grouped by color and there is not a recolored image currently selected for the variant group. Select this button to add a recolored image to the selected group. The image browser will appear. Browse to the image you want and double-click it. The image browser will disappear and the selected image will be used for the recolored image.
Remove: This button will only be available if the variants were grouped by color and there is a recolored image currently selected for the variant group. Select this button to remove the recolored image.
Update Variant Group: Select this button to save the modifications made to the variant group. No modifications will be saved until this button is selected.