Variants

This article covers what are product variants and how manage them

Overview

This guide will help you efficiently manage product variants within the HESH application. Whether you're working with a default variant that is automatically created or customizing a list of variants based on specific product parameters, this documentation offers all the essential information you need.

What are product variants?

Product variants are different versions of a product that can feature various attributes, such as size, color, or other customizable options.

How product variants are created?

The list of variants is automatically generated based on the parameters you add to the product's configuration. If a product does not have any parameters specified, the system will automatically create a "default" variant to ensure that there is at least one option available for customers.

Use cases

Updating variant's SKU

By default, variants inherit their SKU from the product's configuration value. To update a variant's SKU, follow these steps:

1. Select the variant for which you want to edit the SKU

2. Click on the "Individual SKU" field of the selected variant

3. Type in the new SKU value that you wish to assign to the variant

4. Click ✔️ to save new SKU

Updating variant's barcode

1. Select the variant for which you want to edit the barcode

2. Click on the "Barcode" field of the selected variant

3. Type in the new barcode value that you wish to assign to the variant

4. Click ✔️ to save new barcode

Adding photo to the variant

1. Click on the icon for uploading a photo near product variant's name

2. Select a photo from the available options that were added to the product configuration previously

3. Click "Apply" button to add the photo to the variant

To remove photo, simply click "Cancel application" button

Deactivating variant

1. Select the variant you want to deactivate

2. Untick the checkbox

Deactivated variants won't be be available for launching in production.

Searching for the variant

1. Enter the value in the search field

2. Click enter