Edit abstract products

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This document describes how to edit abstract products.

Prerequisites

To start working with abstract products, go to Catalog > Products.

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

Editing general settings of an abstract product

To edit general settings of an abstract product:

  1. Next to the product you want to edit, select Edit. This takes you to the Edit Product Abstract [SKU] page.
  2. On the General tab, update Store relations.
  3. Update Name and Description for the desired locales.
  4. Update New from and New to dates.
  5. Select Save.

Reference information: Editing general settings of an abstract product

The following table describes the attributes you enter and select when editing general settings of an abstract product.

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Store relation Defines the stores the product is available in.
You can select multiple values.
SKU Prefix Unique product identifier that helps to track unique information related to the product.
Name Name that’s displayed for the product on the Storefront.
Description Description that’s displayed for the product on the Storefront.
New from
New to		 Defines the period of time for which:

You can either select no dates or both.

Editing prices of an abstract product

To edit prices of an abstract product:

  1. Next to the product you want to edit, select Edit.
  2. On the Edit Product Abstract [SKU] page, click on the Prices & Tax tab.
  3. B2B Shop: Select a Merchant Price Dimension.
  4. Enter DEFAULT prices for the desired available locales and currencies.
  5. Optional: Enter ORIGINAL prices for the desired available locales and currencies.
  6. Select the Tax Set.
  7. Select Save.

Reference information: Editing prices of an abstract product

The following table describes the attributes you enter and select when editing prices of an abstract product.

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Merchant Price Dimension B2B only
Defines the merchant the prices apply to.
If Default prices is selected, the prices apply to all customers.
To manage merchant relations go to Marketplace > Merchant Relations.
Gross price
Net price		 Gross and net value of the product. A gross prices is a price after tax. A net price is a price before tax.
If a product variant of the abstract product does not have a price, it inherits the price you enter here.
Default
Original		 A default price is the price a customer pays for the product. An original price is a price displayed as a strikethrough beside the default price on the Storefront. The original price is optional and is usually used to indicate a price change.
Add Product Volume Price
Edit Product Volume Price		 This option lets you define the prices that are based on the quantity of products that a customer selects. Works only with the default prices.
Add Product Volume Price appears only when the price for a currency was set up and saved.
Edit Product Volume Price appears only what the volume price was already set up for a currency.
Tax Set The conditions under which a product is going to be taxed.
The values available for selection derive from Taxes > Tax Sets
Only one value can be selected.

Editing volume prices of an abstract product

To edit volume prices of an abstract product:

  1. Next to the product you want to edit add volume prices of, select Edit.
  2. On the Edit Product Abstract [SKU] page, switch to the Price & Tax tab.
  3. Next to the store you want to edit volume prices for, select > Edit Product Volume Price.
  4. On the Add volume prices page, enter a Quantity.
  5. Enter a Gross price.
  6. Optional: Enter a Net price.
  7. Optional: To add more volume prices than the number of the rows displayed on the page, select Save and add more rows.
  8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 until you edit all the desired volume prices.
  9. Select Save and exit. This opens the Edit Product Abstract [SKU] page with the success message displayed.

Editing product variants of an abstract product

To edit a product variant, see Editing product variants. To create a product variant, see Creating product variants.

Editing meta information of an abstract product

To edit meta information, do the following:

  1. Next to the product you want to edit, select Edit.
  2. On the Edit Product Abstract [SKU] page, switch to the SEO tab.
  3. Update the following for the desired locales:
    • Title
    • Keywords
    • Description
  4. Select Save. The page refreshes with the success message displayed.

Reference information: Editing meta information of an abstract product

The following table describes the attributes you enter and select when editing meta information of an abstract product.

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Title Meta title for your product.
Keywords Meta keywords for your product.
Description Meta description for your product.

Editing product images of an abstract product

To edit product images, do the following:

  1. Next to the product you want to edit, select Edit.
  2. On the Edit Product Abstract [SKU] page, switch to the Image tab.
  3. Select a locale you want to update images for.
  4. Update images:
    • To add a new image set, select Add image set
    • To add a new image, select Add image.
    • To update an image, update the following:
      • Small Image URL
      • Large Image URL
      • Sort order
    • To delete large and small images, select Delete image.
    • To delete an image set with its images, select Delete image set.
  5. Repeat step 4 until you update images for all the desired locales.
  6. Select Save. The page refreshes with the success message displayed.

Reference information: Editing product images of an abstract product

The following table describes the attributes you enter and select when editing product images of an abstract product.

ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION
Image Set Name Name of your image set.
Small Link of the image that is going to be used in the product catalogs.
Large Link to the image that is going to be used on the product details page.
Sort Order If you add several images to an active image set, specify the order in which they are to be shown in the frontend and backend using Sort Order fields. The order of images is defined by the order of entered numbers where the image set with sort order “0” is the first to be shown.