Inventory: Attributes & Options

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Overview

The Inventory: Attributes & Options screen is where a product's attributes are recorded as Options in an Option List.

This information can be manually entered or it can be populated by Monsoon Order Manager 's XML Product Import function, if the shopping cart system supports that feature. Refer to the Shopping Cart Functions screen.

Each type of attribute has its options stored in an Option List. For instance, if the merchant sells T-shirts, the attributes size and color will most likely be used. In this example, this product will have two Option Lists, one containing all of the colors and the other containing all of the sizes in which the shirt is available.

To uniquely identify and track QOH for each possible combination of attribute options, the concept of "sub-SKUs" comes into play.

A sub- SKU combines the SKU of a basic inventory product plus indicators representing each of the possible attributes of the product. Some shopping carts use this kind of logic at their Web sites and are able to pass that value to the Order Manager during an XML Product Export. If you are using a shopping cart that does not have that capability, the Order Manager can "build" a unique sub-SKU for each of your inventory items that has attributes. Refer to Knowledge Base topic, Sub-SKU Options for more information.

This screen is accessed via Main Menu>Manage My Inventory>View & Manage My Inventory>Attributes & Options.

Description of the screen

Inventory: Attributes and Options

Build Sub-SKUs for this Item

Copy Options from Another SKU

Option Lists

Sort List By:

List Number - the number assigned to the list by Monsoon Order Manager when it was created

Local Order - the order in which Monsoon Order Manager lists the attributes or Option Lists

                • if an XML Product Import is run and the shopping cart provides a sort order, the Monsoon Order Manager will use that order locally

                • if the cart does not provide a sort order, Monsoon Order Manager will sort the attributes by alphabetically by Name and use it as the local sort order

                • if no Name field provided, the program will use the order in which the attributes appear in the XML as the local sort order 

                • if Option Lists are manually added and ordered in Monsoon Order Manager , use caution when selecting the action the program should take regarding Option Lists when performing an XML Product import, as this data may be changed inadvertently

Web Order - the order in which attributes are listed at the Web store

Add Option List

Edit Option List

Delete

Up and Down Arrow

List #

List Name / Code

Prompt

Required

Price

Cost

Type

Drop-List

Radio Button

Check Box

Text Field

Text Area

Image

Local Sort Order

Web Sort Order

Weight

Use for Build

Options within a List (Unlabeled Lower Section of the Screen)

Option

Don't Use

Code

Price +/-

Label

Default

Cost

Weight

Image

Local Sort Order

Web Sort Order

Checkboxes build Separate products

Add Option

Edit Option

Delete

Up and Down Arrows

Additional information

Build Sub-SKUs

Copy Option Lists

Edit Option List

Edit Option Value

How to Copy Option Lists

Options, Attributes and Sub-SKUs

 

Created: 6/6/11

Revised: 6/11/12

Published: 08/19/15