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Catalogue Associations File Concept
The reasons to use a buyer field are explained here
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- The freight file can be used to manage freight throughout the website
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A Catalogue Association File can be used to group products together for display purposes on the website There are two types that can be configured, related products or those with colour or size variations.
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Associating Products Together
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A Catalogue Association File can be used to assign Child Products to a Parent Product for the purpose of creating related items or assigning items with size variations.
- Related Products (Addons)
- Catalogue Association related products (Addons) can be utilised where there is a requirement to display other products related to the product being viewed. Each item in your catalogue may be configured to display up to eight other related products against it. The related products are shown against a product on the details page.
- Catalogue Association related products (Addons) can be utilised where there is a requirement to display other products related to the product being viewed. Each item in your catalogue may be configured to display up to eight other related products against it. The related products are shown against a product on the details page.
- Colour or Size Variations (Options)
Catalogue Association colour or size variations (Options) can be utilised where there is a requirement to display a single product with multiple options or variations, these are most commonly either colour or size differentiation. It is important to note that each variation that can be displayed must be a product code e.g. each size of T-shirt has an associated product code in your catalogue. Where this is not the case default Product Association ‘Options’ functionality cannot be utilised
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An example Catalogue Association File with the above information can be viewed here. Once open, use the highlighted icon in the image below to download and open file in Excel.
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Catalogue Associations File Fields
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ParentProductCode | The code of the product that will contain the child product(s) | 12345 |
ChildProductCode | The code of the product(s) that will appear against the parent product | 12345_child |
Type | option: for product option menus addon: for related products against a parent | option addon |
ChildPriority | option: the order in which options appear (highest number appears first) addon: the order in which related products appear (highest number appears first) | 1 1 |
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Upload a Catalogue Association File
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