Product Classes, Variations, and Attributes

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For example, you could define an attribute set called Apparel that includes five attributes: size, color, fit, fabric, and pattern. You can then use the Apparel attribute set to define variations for all products that are clothing.

To track product class values from the Product Workspace, add the Product Class and Product SKU fields to the Product page layout.

You can use these product classes.

• Simple—A product that is purchased individually and isn’t associated with variations. For example, a black backpack in a single size doesn’t have any variations. A simple product has one SKU that customers use to purchase the product.
• Variation Parent—A product that is a parent of variation products. A customer can’t purchase a variation parent. Only variations of a parent can be purchased.
• Variation Product—A product that is a child record of a variation parent. Each variation product represents a unique set of attribute values and has its own SKU. For example, consider a variation product that is a child of a Pants variation parent. The variation product uses an Apparel attribute set, which includes these attributes: size (S, M, L), color (Yellow, Green, Red), and fit (slim, casual, regular). So, an example of a variation product can be pants that are assigned the values S, Y, and slim.

  You can create variations only from a product with the Variation Parent product class. Cloning a variation product creates a simple product rather than another variation product.

• Product Set—A collection of related products that can be priced and purchased separately. For example, you can create a collection of floral dresses in a Spring Dresses product set and price each product separately.

This table shows the product elements that each class supports.

Product Element	Simple Product Class	Variation Parent Class	Variation Product Class	Product Set Class
SKU
Standard & Custom Fields			Cloned from parent variation product
Attribute Set
Variation Attribute			Unique by SKU
Images
Attachments
Category			Automatically assigned the same category as the variation parent product
Entitlement			Assign the parent variation product to the entitlement first
Price
Orders
Localization
Tiered Pricing		No		Only for the child products
Searchable in Store		But the parent variation product doesn’t appear in stores
Search Index
Add to Cart
Add to Wishlist
View in Order Summary
Inventory