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How to Add a Product Definition

For the latest version of Commerce Server 2007 Help, see the Microsoft Web site.

This topic describes how to add a product definition. Before you add a product definition, verify that you have already created the property definitions that you want to add to the product definition. For more information about how to create property definitions, see How to Add a Property Definition.

To add a product definition

  1. Click Start, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 , and then click Catalog and Inventory Schema Manager.

  2. In Commerce Server Catalog and Inventory Schema Manager, in the Views pane, click Product Definitions.

  3. In the Task pane, click Create New Definition.

  4. In the New Definition screen, do the following:

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    Name

    Type a name for the product definition.

    Description

    Type a description for the product definition.

    Available Properties

    Select the property or properties you want for the product definition from the list of Available Properties, and then click Add.

    The order in which the properties appear in the Assigned Product Properties box is also the order in which the properties will display in Commerce Server Catalog Manager.

    Assigned Variant Properties

    If the product definition has variants, select the property or properties you want, and then click Add.

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    Do not add as a product variant property any properties that will be used as product IDs.

    Move Up or Move Down

    Click to change the order of the properties.

    Select the property you want to move, and then click either Move Up or Move Down until the property is in the position you want.

    Remove

    Click to move the assigned properties to the Available Properties box.

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    You cannot remove the assigned properties that are highlighted in blue. These are properties that have the Assign to all product types attribute.
  5. To save the product definition, click Save and close on the toolbar.

See Also

Other Resources

Managing Catalog and Inventory Schema

How to Add a Property Definition

How to Add a Category Definition

What is a Product Definition?