Add and Manage Variants

Variants represent the different options with which a product is available for purchase, for example the size or color. The variant attributes on a product type define dimensions the product varies.

You can create and edit variants after creating a new product.

Add a variant to a product

1. In the Dashboard, go to Catalog -> Products.
2. Open the product to which you want to add a variant.
3. Open the Variants tab.
4. Select Create variant.
5. Enter the variant details.
6. Select Create.
   The variant is created and new sections becomes available for data entry.
7. Use the Images section to select variant images.

Variant fields

Pricing

Field	Usage
Price	(Required) Enter the base selling price for the variant. The currency shown on the left is populated from your marketplace default currency. The final price shown to buyers in the storefront will depend on your marketplace tax treatment and any sales or discounts.
Cost	(Optional) Use this field to store the cost of the variant. This does not affect the price buyers will pay for the product. There are different use cases for this field, each one depending on your marketplace implementation. You could use this field to enter the cost or acquire or produce the variant, to allow calculating and reporting on profit margins. Or you could use this field to show a compare at price in the storefront.
Require quote pricing	Enable this field to require a quote order before this variant can be purchased.

Displaying localized prices

Nautical operates and charges in the store’s default currency but is capable of displaying an estimated amount in the user’s local currency.

• Locale database (Unicode CLDR) is used to determine the local currency
• Open Exchange Rates is used to provide up-to-date exchange rates

Summary

Field	Usage
Name	Enter a name for your variant.
Description	Enter a description for your variant.

Attributes

When creating a new product, your attributes are assigned automatically based on the product type. Based on these attributes, you can create variants of your product.

Images

Under Images you can select images for the product variant. You can either upload an image or select a photo from the parent product.

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Any images uploaded to a variant will be added to the parent product.

Visibility

You can control whether the variant is visible to buyers in the storefront from the Visibility section.

Field	Usage
Unpublished / Scheduled / Published	Whether to publish the product to the storefront.
Schedule publish date	If the Published field is set to Scheduled, enter a future date at which the product will be published to the storefront. This allows you to hold some of your products unavailable to your buyers until the publication date. They are simply not listed in your storefront.
Status	The approval status for the variant. Variants must be approved to be visible in the storefront.

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The parent product's published status takes precedence over all variants' published status. In other words, if a product is not published, all variants will remain hidden from the storefront until the product itself is published.

Shipping and inventory

Field	Usage
Weight	Enter the variant weight. This is used to calculate shipping costs for weight-based shipping rates. If you leave this blank, the weight from the parent product is used by default.
SKU (stock keeping unit)	Enter the stock keeping unit identifier for this variant.
Track inventory	This setting is enabled by default and activates the inventory tracking feature, which automatically detects stock availability in the storefront. Disable this toggle to turn off inventory tracking.
Allow backorders	This setting is available when backorders are enabled at the marketplace level. Select this field to allow backorders of this product variant. When selected, set the maximum backorder quantity for each warehouse with the Backorder Threshold field.

To learn how to add and manage stock, see the assign inventory topic.

Metadata

Once the product is created, you can add private and public metadata for each variant in the variants page. Use the button "Add Field" to add a new metadata field.

To learn more about object metadata, see the Developer's Guide.

Documents

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This section only appears to users with permission to manage documents.

You can use the Documents section to add and manage documents related to the product, such as specification sheets or user manuals. See Manage Documents for more information.

Select variant images

You can optionally select images for each variant.

1. Open the product variant you want to add images to. You can access variants from one of the following paths:
   • Go to Catalog -> Variants, and select the variant from the list.
   • Go to Catalog -> Products -> [Product], and select the variant from the Variants section.
2. In the Images section, select Choose photos.
   The Image Selection window appears, where you can select variant images.
3. To upload an image:
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   The image will be uploaded to the parent product as well as the variant.

   1. Select Upload image.
   2. Select the image from your device, and then select Open.
   3. To edit or delete the image, manage the image from the parent product.
4. In the Image Selection window, select one or more photos of the variant.
   Images on the parent product are available for selection. A blue border appears around the selected images.

View variants

There are two places where you can view product variants.

View all variants

To view all variants in your catalog, go to Catalog -> Variants.

View variants by product

To view variants by product, go to Catalog -> Products, open a product, and open the Variants tab.

Edit a variant

Open an existing variant to edit the size, images, pricing, shipping and inventory.

1. Open the product variant you want to edit. You can access variants from one of the following paths:
   • Go to Catalog -> Variants, and select the variant from the list.
   • Go to Catalog -> Products -> [Product], and select the variant from the Variants tab. The variant details page opens in an editable view.
2. Make the required changes.
3. Select Save.
   The Save button in the footer will activate as soon as you have made changes that need to be saved before exiting the page.

Delete a variant

1. Open the product variant you want to delete. You can access variants from one of the following paths:
   • Go to Catalog -> Variants, and select the variant from the list.
   • Go to Catalog -> Products -> [Product], and select the variant from the Variants tab.
2. Select Delete.