Managing marketplace abstract product attributes

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This document describes how to manage attributes of the marketplace abstract products in the Merchant Portal.

Prerequisites

To start working with marketplace abstract products, go to Merchant Portal > Products.

This document contains reference information. Make sure to review it before you start, or look up the necessary information as you go through the process.

Adding marketplace abstract product attributes

To add an attribute to a marketplace abstract product:

  1. Next to the abstract product you want to create an attribute for, hover over the three dots and click Manage Product, or just click the line. This takes you to the [Product name], Abstract Product Details tab.
  2. Scroll down to the Attributes pane.
  3. In the Attributes pane, click +Add. The empty cells appear in the following table.
  4. From the drop-down menu Attribute, select a predefined value or enter your own when allowed by the Marketplace operator.
  5. Depending on the attribute selected in step 3, for the Default cell, select or enter the predefined value. Use the Default cell if no translations are needed.
  6. Add or select translations for the attribute values for the desired locales.

Tips and tricks
Click Cancel if a new attribute should not be added to an abstract product.

Editing marketplace abstract product attributes

To edit attributes for a marketplace abstract product:

  1. Next to the abstract product you want to edit an attribute for, hover over the three dots, or just click the line. This takes you to the [Product name], Abstract Product Details tab.
  2. Scroll down to the Attributes pane.
  3. In the Attributes pane, hover over the table and update the necessary cells.

Tips and tricks

You can rearrange the columns’ order, hide and show the columns by clicking the settings cogwheel next to the table.

Deleting marketplace abstract product attributes

To remove an attribute from an abstract product:

  1. Next to the abstract product you want to delete an attribute for, hover over the three dots, or just click the line. This takes you to the [Product name], Abstract Product Details tab.
  2. Scroll down to the Attributes pane.
  3. In the Attributes pane, next to the attribute you want to delete, hover over the three dots and click Delete.

Reference information: Attributes pane

The following table describes attributes you select and enter in the Attributes pane.

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Attribute Name of the attribute, for example, color.
Default Values of you attribute, for example, if the attribute is color, its values can be red, green, or black. This value is used for all locales without a specific value.
Locale value (for example, DE_DE) Translation of the attribute values for other locales.

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