Setting up Attributes and allocating them to a product

How TO: Setting up Attributes and allocating them to a product.

Tutorial on setting up attributes and allocating them to a product in zencart. Step by step instructions.

The basics of this is in 3 parts:

All found in the Catalog Menu.

1. Option Name Manager: This is where you create the name of the option, e.g. Colour

2. Option Value Manager: This is where you create the ‘possible’ values of a option name.
e.g. Blue , Red

3. Attributes Controller: This is where you allocate option name and option values to a product.

So, when setting up attributes, you do it in that order, 1 then 2 then 3.

More detail:

Example of setting up an option called ‘Colour’ , allocating 2 values to it ‘Blue, Red’ and then allocating it to a product.

1. Option Name Manager.

a. Select Catalog -> Option Name Manager
b. in the ‘en’ box type in the name of the option: Size
c. in the order box, enter 1
d. leave it as a dropdown (as there will be choices for this option).
e. Click Insert.

2. Option Value Manager.

a. Select Catalog -> Option Value Manager
b. In the option box ensure Colour is selected.
c. Enter the first value of Red into the ‘en’ box
d. in the order box, 1
e. Click Insert.

f. Repeat b to e for Blue

3. Attributes Controller.

a. Select Catalog -> Attributes Controller
b. In the first drop down box select the category the product resides in.
c. in the next box highlight the product you want the allocate the attribute to and then click ‘display’
d. Under ‘ADDING NEW ATTRIBUTES’ highlight the name of the attribute ‘Colour’ and highlight the first option of Blue in the next box.
e. In the order box: 1
f. If there is an added cost with this particular attribute then enter the added cost into the price box. For instance the product may be setup with a price of £10 but you want Dimension Blue to be £5 extra, you would enter 5.00 in the price box
g. Click Insert.

h. Repeat d to g for the 2nd option Red.