Step by Step

Example of how to Add a Product Attribute Options and Option Values

You need to do this first if you are going to add color options that have not previously existed... eg if you are adding attributes for a new manufacturer.



1
    From mfc admin home page, User selects the Catalog menu option
    System shows drop down menu of catalog options
   
2
    User Selects the Product Attributes Option
    System shows the Product Attributes page. Contains a tabular list of product options. eg. Alphaville-AnilineLeather-Colors. Note structure of these names is significant.. each line has an edit and a delete button, option name, id number option type size and sort order. Page also has a tabular list of Option Values. these are the values that are associated with a selected prdoduct option. To use the above alphaville example.. an example of an Option value would be Superior Black.
   
3
    User selects an existing Product option eg. Rosetto-Bed-Sizes and clicks on the [edit] button
    System shows editable text input fields for that product option
   
4
    User modifies option name (keeping the structure of the name the same) and clicks on the [update] button
    System updates option name in the database - and shows the product option tabular list again.
   
5
    User scrolls down the page and clicks on the pick list labeled: Filter by Product Option
    System opens the pick list to display a scrolling list of all product options
   
6
    User clicks on one option from the list
    System filters the tabular list of option values beneath the pick list - showing only the option values associated with the selected product option
   
7
    User selects an option value and presses the [edit] button beside it
    System shows the same line with editable text input fields
   
8
    User modifies the Option value and presses the [update] button
    System saves the changes and shows the tabular list of product options still filtered as before
9
    User selects an option value and presses the [Delete] button beside it
    System shows a message: This option has no products and values linked to it - it is safe to delete it.
   
10
    User presses the [Delete] button beside the message
    System removes the record from the database.
   
11
    User selects an option value and presses the [Delete] button beside it    System shows a message: This option has products and values linked to it - it is not safe to delete it. above message is a tabular ist of all products associated with this value.
   
12
    User clicks on the [Cancel] button
    System returns to the tabular list of option values - still filtered by the selected product option, as before.
   
13
    User Selects a different product option
    system filters list for new product option - showing only option values associated with the selection
   
14
    User clicks on the pick list of product options at the bottom of the filtered list of option values
    system shows full list of product options in the pick list
   
15
    User selects the product option that is already selected in the 'filter by product option' pick list. Then user types in an option value into the text input box to the right of that pick list, then user presses the 'tab' button on his / her keyboard
    Cursor moves into the text input field labeled 'order'
   
16
    User types in an 'order' number, and presses the [insert] button to the right of the field
    System adds the new option value to the filtered list of option values associated with the selected Product option. eg Alphaville-AnilineLeather-Colors : Black - SU-BLK, Toffee-SU-TOF, Cranberry-SU-CRA etc
   
17
    User scrolls up the page to the product option list. clicks in the empty text input field at the bottom of the Option Name column, and types in a new Option Name, and an order number and clicks on the [Insert] button
    System adds the Option name to the list, and shows the tabular list of Option Names as before.
   
18
    User clicks on the pick list of product options at the bottom of the filtered list of option values   
    system shows full list of product options in the pick list
   
19
    User selects the recently added Option Name, Then user types in an option value into the text input box to the right of that pick list, then user presses the 'tab' button on his / her keyboard, User types in an 'order' number, and presses the [insert] button to the right of the field    System adds the new option value to the filtered list of option values. New Option name is not shown, because the list is filtered by a different product name
   
20
    User clicks on the pick list labeled: Filter by Product Option, selects the recently added Option Name
    System filters the tabular list of option values by the selected Option name. and shows one Option value.



NOTE: There are two permissible structures for this field: AbbreviatedManufacturerName-Material-Colors eg. LAL-Wood-Colors, or AbbreviatedManufacturerName-Product-Size eg. Alphaville-Bed-Sizes. Note that there should be no spaces either within each name or between the ends of the words and the '-'