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[Vendor Product Attribute] Vendor Product Attribute Addon for CedCommerce Multi-Vendor Marketplace is developed in Magento 2 and 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. Vendor Product Attribute Sets .............................................................................................................. 4

IV. Vendor Product Attributes .................................................................................................................... 7

i. Create Attribute ................................................................................................................................ 7

ii. Edit Attribute .................................................................................................................................. 12

iii. Delete Attribute .............................................................................................................................. 13

V. Support ................................................................................................................................................. 13

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Overview Vendor Product Attribute Addon for CedCommerce Multi-Vendor Marketplace developed in

Magento 2 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 addon is dependent on Vendor Product Addon;

therefore, CedCommerce Multi-Vendor 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 its

features won’t show up on frontend.

Vendor Product Attribute Sets The vendor can create their own attribute sets from the “Manage Attribute Set” section. In

“Manage Attribute Set” section, they can see all the attribute sets they have created and can

also add new attribute sets if they want.

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

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

i. Create New Attribute Set

i. Name

Enter here the Name of the attribute set you want to create. This can be

any Name you want.

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ii. Based On

Select one of the already created attribute set on which your attribute

set will be dependent.

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

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

“Save” should be clicked to save the changes made.

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

Attribute” button should be clicked. The attribute set will get deleted.

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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 “Add

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

i. Attribute Properties

i. Default Label

Default label of the attribute.

ii. Catalog Input Type for Store Owner

The input type can be given here.

iii. Values Required

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

to provide a value for it.

iv. Include in Attribute Set

Select the Attribute Set from here in which you want to assign this

attribute. You can also select multiple attribute sets from here.

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ii. Advanced Attribute 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. Default Value

The default value of the attribute can be provided here.

iv. Unique Value

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

product attributes. It cannot be shared with other products.

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v. Input Validation 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.

vi. Add to Column Options

Select "Yes" to add this attribute to the list of column options in the product

grid.

vii. Use in Filter Options

Select "Yes" to add this attribute to the list of filter options in the

product grid.

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iii. Manage Titles (Size, Color, etc.)

Here you can enter the Titles/Labels for the attribute according to store view.

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iv. Storefront Properties

i. Use in Search

It specifies whether the product attribute should be used in quick

search or not.

ii. Comparable on Storefront

It specifies whether the product attribute should be used for

comparing products or not.

iii. Use for Promo Rule Conditions

It specifies whether the product attribute should be used for promo

rule conditions or not.

iv. Allow HTML Tags on Storefront

It signifies whether the html code should be displayed on storefront

or not.

v. Visible on Catalog Pages on Storefront

This field signifies whether the product attribute should be visible at

storefront on product view page or not.

vi. Used in product listing

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

products will be listed.

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vii. Used for Sorting in Product Listing

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

this field is set to “Yes”.

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 attribute grid in the

vendor panel.

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.

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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.

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

support@cedcommerce.com

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CedCommerce Team