Product and variations
Managing products is the main scenario that results
Overview
Describe main entities definitions, navigation, indexation, etc.
Main Entities
Products and Variations are managed in Catalog module. Native VirtoCommerce functionality contains the following types:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Product | orderable item of merchandise for sale, can be used for targeted promotions, etc. |
| Variation | orderable item existing as part of product |
Relations between entities:
| Type | Relations |
|---|---|
| Product | (many) products <-> (one) physical catalog; (many) products <-> (one) category; (many)products <-> (many) tags; (many) products <-> (many) properties; |
| Variation | (many) variations <-> (one) product; |
Where (many) entity1 <-> (one) entity2 means that entity1 can be related with only one entity2, and entity2 can have many relations with entity1.
Applying of properties and relations:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Product property | created in Catalog |
| Product property | created in Category |
| Product property | created in product |
| Variation property | created in Catalog |
| Variation property | created in Category |
| Variation property | created in Variation |
You can assign tags to Category. Tags help personalize pricing and access for users. Tags in Category have the same meaning as customer user groups.
The following policies exist for tag distribution:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| TAGS DOWNTREE | propagates all tags assigned to products for all their variations. |
| TAGS DOWNUP | propagates tags up to hierarchy from descendants to parents. |
Indexation
Products and Variations are kept in the index. You need run Product Indexation to put into index their changes.
Atomic functions / scenarios
| Description | Module | Link |
|---|---|---|
| How to create Product | Catalog module | |
| How to manage Product | Catalog module | |
| How to create Variation | Catalog module | |
| How to run indexation for products | Search module | |
| How to add properties for Product | Catalog module | |
| How to add tags for Product | Catalog module | |
| How to hide and show Product | Catalog module | |
| How to add Product description | Catalog module | |
| How to make Product available for subscription | Subscription module | |
| How to add timeframe for Product availability | Catalog module |
Code extensibility
| Name | Module | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extend Product | Catalog module | Add custom field |
XAPI built-in scenarios
Following built-in business API scenarios can be used by front-end developers "as is" when create registration user experience
| Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
User scenario examples
| Name | Description | LInk |
|---|---|---|
| How to set access for users to Product | Manage tag and user group relation |