Product attributes

Open Product Attributes

1. Go to the left navigation panel.
2. Click Inventory.
3. Select Product Attributes.

The page has Import Attributes and Add New Attributes at the top right. It also has a search box, page numbers for long lists, Export Data and an Options column on each row.

The attributes table

Each row shows the serial number, the attribute name (Colour, Size, Material, Packaging), the values defined under it (Red, Blue; Small, Large; Cotton, Polyester), when it was created, and the options available for it.

Add an attribute

1. Click Add New Attributes.
2. Enter the attribute name. This is the property you are describing.
3. Enter at least one value.
4. Click Add Another Value for each further value. Add as many as the attribute needs before you save.
5. Click Add Attribute.

To start again before saving, click Reset. It clears the form. After you save, you can use the attribute in product setup, filters, reports and when you create variants.

Edit an attribute

1. Click Options on the row.
2. Choose Edit Attribute.
3. Rename the attribute, change existing values, or click Add Another Value to add more.
4. Click Update Attribute.

Spell names and values the same way every time. Colour and Color as two attributes, or Small and S as two values, give you variants that do not match. Your reports will also split one thing into two.

Import attributes

For a large catalogue, load attributes from a spreadsheet instead of typing them.

1. Click Import Attributes. The Add Attributes import page opens.
2. Upload a CSV, XLSX or XLS file. Click Download Sample to see the layout Kuver Books expects. Following it avoids most import errors.
3. Match header: line up your column headings with the fields Kuver Books expects.
4. Match fields: confirm each column goes to the right field, attribute name or attribute value.
5. Finalise the import.

Before you upload, check the file for these common problems:

• columns in the wrong order
• a row without an attribute name or value
• a misspelt heading
• duplicate attributes or repeated values
• blank values

Why attributes matter

Kuver Books builds variant products from attribute combinations: size and colour for clothing, material and packaging for goods. Clean attributes give you correct variants and let you filter products by property. They also keep products classified the same way across categories and subcategories, so your reports do not split one thing into several. Variants themselves are covered under Product attributes and variants.