Variant groups

Groups of variant options and their attributes

Variant groups are categories containing variant options - for example:

• Color - Red, Blue, Black
• Size - *S, M, L, XL

Variant groups are created on an ad-hoc basis, depending on what's required on the solution in question. On an integrated solution, they can be imported from an external system like BC - if the BC solution has variant data.

Typically, however, they're defined directly in DynamicWeb using the Variant groups node found under Settings > Areas > Products > Relations > Variants > Variant groups:

To create a variant group:

1. Click New variant group
2. Provide a name and a description
3. If relevant, select a variant display type (available in frontend for implementers)
4. Save

Click any existing variant group to see an overview of the variant options, variant properties, and a list of existing relations to products:

Variant options

Variant options - like red, blue, black for the variant group Color - are created from the variant group overview: For each variant option you can specify the following attributes:

• Name
• Color
• Image
• Icon

All of these values will be available for implementers to show in frontend, if implemented in the design. From the action menu you can create variant option translations... ...as well as change the default sort order, which will then be reflected elsewhere in the backend and frontend:

Variant properties

If the default variant option attributes mentioned above are not enough, you can use create custom variant properties which will then become available on all variant options belonging to the group.

To create a variant property:

1. Open the variant group overview
2. Click Manage for Properties
3. Click New variant property
4. Provide a name and a system name
5. Save

All variant properties are simple text fields.

Variant relations

The Relations-widget lists all products which use the variant group. Click Manage to open the list in more detail: You can use the context menu on each list item to go directly to the product edit view.