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title: Assign Variation Attributes
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description: Assign attributes to B2C Commerce base product, groups, or products.
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# Assign Variation Attributes

Assign attributes to B2C Commerce base product, groups, or products.

Here's how to create two base products that share variation values and one with unique variation values:

1. Click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **Administration** | **Site Development** | **System Objects Types** | **Product**, make sure that there’s a color attribute definition for the product system object and create it if necessary.
2. Click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **Merchant Tools** | **site** | **Products and Catalogs** | **Variation Attributes** | **Catalog**, create a variation attribute that uses the color attribute definition and at lease one color value.
3. Click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **Merchant Tools** | **site** | **Products and Catalogs** | **Products**, select a Base Product. Select the **Variations** tab and click **Lock**.
4. In the Variation Attributes section, click the ellipsis (...). Select the shared attribute you created and click **Apply**.
5. Click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **Merchant Tools** | **site** | **Products and Catalogs** | **Products** select a Base Product. Select the **Variations** tab. The product must be a different variation product from the one you previously edited.
6. In the Variation Attributes section, click the ellipsis (...). Select the shared attribute you created and click **Apply**.
7. Click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **Merchant Tools** | **site** | **Products and Catalogs** | **Products**, select a Base Product. Select the **Variations** tab and click **Lock**. The product must be a different variation product from the one you previously edited.
8. Click **New**.
9. On the New Local Variation Attribute page, add a local variation attribute and click **Apply**.

The first two base products you edited now have the same color variations, and the last base product has different color variations.