The Variants tab provides way to manage the individual variants of the current product. Each variant equates to a particular item or SKU on a store shelf.
Display Options: This set of radio buttons provides different ways of viewing the variants for the product. Selecting each radio button adjusts what is shown in the list in the lower portion of the page.
Show All: Selecting this radio button will generate a list of each individual variant. Select "Edit" to edit any variant. Select or deselect "Active" to activate or deactivate a variant. Inactive variants will not be available on the website. Select "Delete" to remove a variant.
Group by Size: Selecting this radio button will generate a list of the different sizes of the variants. Selecting "View All" for any size will show the individual variants that come in the selected size.
Group by Color: Selecting this radio button will generate a list of the different colors of the variants. Selecting "View All" for any color will show the individual variants that come in the selected color.
Group All: Selecting this radio button will create one group that contains all of the variants for the product. Selecting "View All" will expand the group out into the original list of variants.
View by Source: This dropdown list box contains all the sources for the variants. Selecting a source will adjust what is shown in the list in the lower portion of the page. Variants not available from the selected source will not be shown in the list. You may also select "No source specified", which will display all variants that have no source for them.
Add Existing Variant: This button allows you to add an existing variant to the product. This button is only available when "Show All" has been selected as the display option and the Master version of the product is being edited. The "Select Product" pop-up will appear. Enter information to find the variant that you will be adding. If the variant is found, the window will dismiss and the variant will be included in the list of variants.
Create New Variant: This button allows you to create a new variant and add it to the product. This button is only available when "Show All" has been selected as the display option and the Master version of the product is being edited. The Create New Variant page will appear. Enter the information for the new variant, then select "Save Variant".
Edit Dynamic Attributes: This button allows you to set dynamic attributes for any or all of the variants. This button is only available on non-international sites. On international sites dynamic attributes are set on the Locales tab. Dynamic attributes are attributes that are not required for all variants, but may be beneficial to include for some. Dynamic attributes and their values appear on the product's page on the website. A pop-up window will appear, which will allow you to modify the dynamic attributes. (Note - a product type must first be set for the product before dynamic attributes will be available. To set the product type, see Dynamic Attributes.)
Variant List: This list box contains the list of variants defined for the product. The format of this list will vary depending upon the "Display Options" setting.
Show All: If "Show All" is selected as the "Display Option", the variant list will contain one entry for each variant. The following columns will be displayed:
Color: This column contains the color name of the variant.
Size: This column contains the size name of the variant.
Price: This column contains the price of the variant.
Volume Pricing: This column contains information pricing if the variant uses volume pricing.
DC Inventory: This column contains the current inventory amount in the Distribution Center.
Store Inventory: This column contains the current inventory in stores for the variant.
Edit: Select "Edit" to modify a variant. See Variant Details for details.
Active: Select or deselect "Active" to activate or deactivate a variant. Inactive variants will not be available on the website.
Remove: Select "Remove" to delete a variant.
Group by Size/Group by Color/Group All: If "Group by Size", "Group by Color", or "Group All" is selected as the "Display Option", the variant list will have one entry for each group. The following columns will be displayed:
Group: This column contains the size name, if grouping by size, or color name, if grouping by color, of the group. If grouping by all, the column will contain "All Variants".
Count: This column contains the number of variants in the group.
Backorder Status: This column contains information on the back-orderable status of the variants in the group.
Pre-Order Status: This column contains information on the pre-orderable status of the variants in the group.
Activation Status: This column contains information on the active status of the variants in the group.
View All: Select "View All" to view a list of each individual variant in the group. See Variants for Variant Group for details.
Edit: Select "Edit" to make changes that will be applied to each variant in the group (see Edit Variant Groups for details).