Custom Fields Tutorials

Follow along with the tutorials on this page to try using custom fields in your marketplace.

Required condition field for all products

Scenario

On a used goods marketplace, you want to ensure every product displays a condition status to show whether the product is in new, excellent, good, or poor condition. The following steps ensure that all products require the condition field:

1

Configure a strict attribute template strategy

1. Go to Settings -> Marketplace configuration.
2. Set Attribute template strategy to Strict.

2

Create the condition attribute

1. Go to Catalog -> Attributes.
2. Create an attribute named Condition with the Dropdown input type.
3. Add the following attribute values: New, Excellent, Good, Poor.
4. Turn on Value required.
5. Save the attribute.

3

Add the attribute to the products custom field template

1. Go to Settings -> Custom field templates.
2. Open the Product custom field template.
3. Add the Condition attribute.
4. Save the custom field template.

Recommend an add-on for specific products

Scenario

On a gaming marketplace, you want to recommend add-on products for certain purchases. For example, to encourage customers purchase a game to go along with a console. The following steps ensure this field is only added to the relevant product:

1

Configure a flexible attribute template strategy

1. Go to Settings -> Marketplace configuration.
2. Set Attribute template strategy to Flexible.

2

Create the reference attribute

1. Go to Catalog -> Attributes.
2. Create an attribute named Suggested Add-On with the Reference input type.
3. Save the attribute.

3

Add the attribute to the gaming console

1. Go to Catalog -> Products.
2. Open the product for the gaming console.
3. Under Custom fields, select the Add button.
4. Add the Suggested Add-On field.
5. Set the value to the ID of the game to go with the console.