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[Vendor Product Attribute] Vendor Product Attribute Addon allows the vendors to create their own attributes and assign them to the Attribute Set being provided to them. The vendors now have the power to manage the functionalities of their Attribute Set without the intervention of the admin.

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Vendor Product Attribute

User Manual

Version - 2.0


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Contents

I. Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 4

II. Enable/Disable Vendor Product Attribute ............................................................................................ 4

III. New Product ......................................................................................................................................... 4

IV. Vendor Product Attributes .................................................................................................................... 5

i. Create Attribute ................................................................................................................................ 5

ii. Edit Attribute .................................................................................................................................. 10

ii. Delete Attribute .............................................................................................................................. 10

V. Support ................................................................................................................................................. 11


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Overview Vendor Product Attribute Addon allows the vendors to create their own attributes and assign

them to the Attribute set being provided to them. The vendors now have the power to manage

the functionalities of their Attribute Sets without the intervention of the admin.

The vendor will be able to see only the attributes created by him and can also edit or delete

them as well. The Vendor Product Attribute is dependent on Vendor Product Addon; therefore,

CedCommerce Marketplace and Vendor Product Addon should be pre-installed.

Enable/Disable Vendor Product Attribute To enable the Vendor Product Attribute Addon, just select “Yes” in the “Enable Vendor Product

Attribute System” dropdown and click on “Save Config” button to save the system

configuration settings. Selecting “No” will disable the Vendor Product Attribute Addon and it

features won’t show up on frontend.

New Product Whenever a new vendor gets registered, a product attribute is assigned to him by his name.

The vendor can select his attribute set so that it gets assigned to the product created.

Select Yes to enable

Vendor Product

Attribute.


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Vendor Product Attributes The “Vendor Product Attributes” can be selected from the left side navigation menu from the

vendor panel. A grid will be displayed showing the attributes created by the vendor.

i. Create Attribute The new attribute can be created from the vendor panel by clicking on the “Create

Attribute” button at the top right corner. A form will be displayed.

Attribute Set

assigned to the

vendor.


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i. Properties

i. Attribute Code

A unique product attribute code should be entered here.

ii. Scope

The scope of the product attribute can be given here.

iii. Catalog Input Type for Store Owner

The input type can be given here.

iv. Default Value

The default value of the attribute can be provided here.

v. Unique Value

If set to “Yes”, it will allow only unique values to be entered for the

product attributes.

vi. Values Required

If set to “Yes”, the attribute field can’t be left blank. It will mandatory to

provide a value for it.

vii. Input Validations for Store Owner

If a value is selected in this field then, the value of the product attribute

should be given in the format which is specified here.

viii. Apply To

The product type to which the product attribute has to be assigned

should be selected here.


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ii. Frontend Properties

i. Use in Quick Search

It specifies whether the product attribute should be used in quick search

or not.

ii. Use in Advanced Search

It specifies whether the product attribute has to be used in advanced

search or not.

iii. Comparable on Front-end

It specifies whether the product attribute should be used for comparing

products or not.


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iv. Used in Layered Navigation

This signifies whether the product attribute should be used in left side

filtering or not.

v. Used in Search Results Layered Navigation

It specifies whether the product attribute should be listed for left side

filtering, while searching for some product, or not.

vi. Use for Promo rule conditions

It specifies whether the product attribute should be used for promo rule

conditions or not.

vii. Position

The position of the product attribute in the layered navigation block

should be given here.

viii. Allow HTML Tags on Frontend

It signifies whether the html code should be displayed on frontend or not.

ix. Include in attribute set

It specifies whether the product attribute should be included in the

attribute set being assigned to the vendor or not.

x. Visible on Product View Page on Frontend

This field signifies whether the product attribute should be visible at

frontend on product view page or not.

xi. Used in product listing

Setting it to “Yes” will display the product attribute wherever the

products will be listed.

xii. Used for Sorting in Product Listing

Sorting will be done on the basis of the product attribute whenever this

field is set to “Yes”.


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iii. Magento Label/Options

The label of the product attribute should be specified here both for admin and

frontend (default store view).


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After filling in all the details “Save Attribute” button should be clicked to save all the

details. When the attribute will be saved, it will be listed in the “Manage Attributes”

section in the admin panel under the attribute set of the vendor who created it.

ii. Edit Attribute The attribute being created can also be edited by clicking on its respective row in the

“Vendor Attributes” grid. After that, the changes to be made can be specified and “Save

Attributes” should be clicked to save the changes made.

iii. Delete Attribute To delete the product attributes, the “Edit Attribute” page should be opened and

“Delete Attribute” button should be clicked. The product attribute will get deleted.


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Support If you need support or have questions directly related to Vendor Product Attribute Addon,

please use our Online Message Form to contact our support team or send us an email at

[email protected]

Best Regards,

CedCommerce Team

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