The Edit Product Attribute screen allows you to modify the way that a product attribute appears.
Active: This checkbox indicates whether or not the current attribute is available for use on the website. Select or deselect the checkbox to activate or deactivate the attribute.
Product Attribute Information: This summary box contains the information that can be configured for the attribute.
Product Attribute ID: A read-only field, this shows the internal identifier of the attribute.
Name: This entry field contains the name that the attribute will be referred to within the Site Manager. This is a required field.
Input Type: The input type options define the type of information that is allowed as a value for the attribute.
Allow only numeric values: The only characters permitted as values for the attribute are 0...9.
Allow alphanumeric values: The characters permitted as a value for the attribute include a...z, A...Z, and 0...9.
Use numeric sort value: This field indicates that a numeric sort value can be entered for the attribute when it is associated with a product. The numeric sort value will be used when all the attributes associated with the product are sorted and then displayed on the web site.
Required for each product: This field indicates that a value is required for this attribute for every product the attribute is associated with.
Entry Instructions: This text field contains instructions that will be displayed to the Site Manager administrative user when they are entering a value for the attribute, after is has been associated with a product. Entry instructions should include a description of the type of information that is expected as the value for the attribute.
Save: Select this button to save the changes made on this screen.