Property vs Attribute

tblanchard · Post by **tblanchard** » 14 Feb 2023, 11:03

I'm confused as to the difference.

Trying to import some products, need to create a product type with a set of descriptive flags like "is_for_kids", as well as a set of dimensions that are kind of unusual and then I have color variants as well.

Are these attributes, or properties?

I also find the admin UI really clumsy for trying to define this stuff and find myself using a database table editor more and more but that's maybe another issue.

I have build a shop on Solidus before and properties were things like color so I'm hoping this is similar.

Post by **aimeos** » 15 Feb 2023, 07:58

tblanchard wrote: ↑14 Feb 2023, 11:03 I'm confused as to the difference.

Properties are not shared between products, attributes are and can build a filter in the frontend.

tblanchard wrote: ↑14 Feb 2023, 11:03 Trying to import some products, need to create a product type with a set of descriptive flags like "is_for_kids", as well as a set of dimensions that are kind of unusual and then I have color variants as well.

Dimensions are always properties because they are unique for each product. The "is_for_kids" may be an attribute if you want to allow the customers to filter products by its values.

tblanchard wrote: ↑14 Feb 2023, 11:03 I also find the admin UI really clumsy for trying to define this stuff and find myself using a database table editor more and more but that's maybe another issue.

The UI is built for flexibility and giant amounts of data. If you only need to show a limited set of attributes, you can overwrite the template of the sub-panel and display a few multi-select boxes instead.

tblanchard wrote: ↑14 Feb 2023, 11:03 I have build a shop on Solidus before and properties were things like color so I'm hoping this is similar.

Seems like properties in Solidus are named attributes in Aimeos.

dan-hls · Post by **dan-hls** » 06 Apr 2023, 20:00

Hello, please how can I add new product types, which I take are "properties" in Aimeos.
I want to add "vendors" to my product list and want to define a type for it.

Thanks in anticipation!

Piterden · Post by **Piterden** » 07 Jul 2023, 21:50

aimeos wrote: ↑15 Feb 2023, 07:58 Properties are not shared between products, attributes are and can build a filter in the frontend.

What do you mean "not shared between products"? Do you mean a property key or a property value?
Can you give an example please?

Post by **aimeos** » 08 Jul 2023, 14:58

The property value isn't shared between products but each product can have properties of the same type. A good example are ISBN number of books or EAN codes of products (if not used as SKU).

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