How to use Master and Child Products
This article will show you how to use the Options tab within a product listing. This tab allows you to create variations of a product based upon option sets you create. The original listing becomes the Master product, and any variations are Child products. On your website a Child product will appear as options on the Master product’s listing.
- Within the product edit screen, Click the Options Tab. See image below:
- Click the blue +Insert button.
- The Option Set fields will appear. You can add as many different option sets as needed. See image below:
- Create a Title in the Option Set field.
- Some examples are color, dimensions, and style.
- In the Options field below the Set, enter the variant specifications.
- Some examples are red, 20 inches, and shabby chic.
- To add additional variants within an option set, Click the blue + icon next to Options. This will create new fields for variants. See image below:
- In the top right, Click Save and Continue.
- Your Option set and its variants will appear as a drop down box at the bottom of the screen. See image below:
- To create Child products based on your Option Sets automatically, Click Generate SKU For All Possible Options.
- A confirmation pop-up window will appear. Click Yes. See image below:
- The page will refresh, and the Child Products section will appear with the different combinations of your Master Product and Option Sets. See image below:
Note: Please note that you will need to update images and stock locations/inventory for each child product.
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