This guide explains how to add features to a product in Netvisor. Features describe different aspects of a product, such as color or size, and are useful in managing different models and prices. The guide provides basic information about features, the values assigned to them, and the value sets formed from these values.


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Features

Features are data that describe a product. For example, a product could be a shelf that is 40cm high and 30cm deep, available in two widths and two colors, gray and brown.

For the shelves above, you can create features such as

  • Width
  • Color
  • (Height)
  • (Depth)

Different features can be defined for a product, and different values for these features, and from these different combinations, different models of the product are formed (e.g., different size or color of the same product).

Values

Values are data assigned to a feature. For example, the color feature can have values such as red, blue, yellow, brown, gray, etc. Different price coefficients and changes can be set for values, allowing the prices of the resulting models to vary based on the impact of different values.

For the furniture features above, you can assign values such as:

Width (feature)

  • values: 100cm and 50cm

Color (feature)

  • values: brown and gray

(Height) (feature)

  • value: 40cm

(Depth) (feature)

  • value: 30cm

What if a feature has only 1 value?

Depth and height are the same for all, so they do not affect the number of models. However, a separate feature can be created for this information (depth and height), as these features and their values can be used as search criteria, for example.

Value sets

If a feature has many values, they can be grouped into smaller, more manageable sets. For example, centimeter and inch sizes are both sizes, but they can be divided into two sets based on type, allowing you to easily select only inch sizes for a product (or children's or adult sizes, for example). The same value can appear in multiple value sets.

Creating a new feature

A new feature can be created in the product listing under the settings button in the "Features" section.

Select "add new feature".

After this, the feature can also be entered in English or Swedish. 

You can also access feature creation directly from the product if a suitable feature is not already available. Through the "Features and models" tab of the product, via the "Add feature to product" link. Adding a feature is done in the same way as shown in the images above.

The name of the feature can be edited, and the feature can also be deleted. Deletion is possible even if the feature is in use on a product. Features and their values have language versioning. A feature can be managed and viewed in one language at a time, and the language can be changed from the top of the page.

Creating values for a feature

To create values, the feature must be established. First, select the desired existing feature.

Add a new value to the feature.

Add the desired values. (In this example, colors gray and brown are added).

Now the feature color has 2 values, gray and brown. The name of the value can be edited using the pencil and notepad button, and the value can be deleted using the red cross. If the value belongs to value sets, it will also be removed from them.

Creating value sets from values

Value sets are smaller subsets saved from the values of features. Values can be saved into smaller sets, making it easy to set desired values for a product with one selection. A value set can be formed from values by selecting the desired values by checking the selection box in front of them and saving the selected values with the desired name of the value set. The value set is visible in the feature management below the feature name. Additionally, the value set shows how many values it contains. For example, from the image above, you would get 2 values.

Adding a new value to an existing value set

To add a new value to an existing value set, there must be a created value that has not yet been added to the existing value set. In the example below, a new value "Black" has been created and is added to the existing value set "product colors".

The name of the value set can be edited, and the desired value can be removed from the specific value set. This does not remove the actual value. If the entire value set is deleted, the actual values do not disappear.

The created value set is visible in the product models' features under the feature. 

Adding a feature to a product

Once features have been created, they can be selected for use on a product. Features can be added to a product on the product's Features and models tab.

The "Add feature" link opens a function where features can be added for use on the product. The function has different options depending on how much information the user will need on the product.

Feature with all values

  • Adds the feature to the product and lists all values created for the feature.

Feature and 1 value

  • The function allows adding only one new previously created value to the product.
  • If the feature of the value is not on the product, the value selection adds the feature of the value to the product.
  • If the product is only available in black, for example, you can easily select 1 value "black" for the product through this method.

Ready value set

  • Adds the feature to the product and lists only the values belonging to the selected value set.
  • If the feature is already on the product, the values of the selected value set are listed in addition to other values (duplicate values are only considered once, so there is no duplication).

Add new feature: If the desired feature or its value is not found, a new feature can be created through the link at the bottom of the function. If the feature already exists but does not have the desired value, you can access value editing from the name of the feature selected for the product.

Added features

Features added to the product are displayed as shown below. In the example, the previously created feature "color" was added to the product. The box shows the values selected for use on the product. 

Deletion: If the feature has not yet been used in model formation, it can be deleted from the box using the red cross. If any value of the feature is already in use on a product, the feature cannot be deleted from the product (the delete cross is not visible).

Setting price coefficient / price change

Different price-affecting coefficients and data can be assigned to the values of features used on the product, which are used to form the model prices when creating models. More information on this topic can be found in the Price management guide. The management of product-specific price changes for values is done in the same view where the values used on the product are selected. This function can be accessed from the edit icon (pencil and notepad button) of the feature box.

If we continue using the feature color as an example, we can define, for instance, that the black color is given a coefficient of 1.2. This means the product's base price is multiplied by this coefficient. No price impact is set for the gray color, so the price is the product's sales price. A price change of -1 is given to the brown color, so the price becomes the product's sales price - 1€. 

Hide feature: Hides the specific features, and they are not selectable.

Product main feature: The selected feature can be set as the main feature for the product. This information is used in reporting, where the possible main feature is used to present data by grouping models according to the selected feature.

Create models from selected

Once the necessary features have been selected for the product and the correct values have been chosen for them (and the desired price changes and coefficients have been assigned to the values if necessary), different models can be formed for the product using the values. More information about models can be found in the Model variations guide.

Select the desired rows and press "create models from selected". This creates the respective models below. The product code comes first, and the model code follows after a / symbol. The name also starts with the product name, followed by the model name.

Price information is displayed below. The product's default price is €10, so the final price is what was defined above.

Stock information is displayed if stock management is in use and the product is a stockable product. The edit button allows you to edit the model. The delete button allows you to delete the row, i.e., the model.

Keywords: Product features, features, value sets, product models, models

This article has been translated using an AI-based translation tool. The contents or wording of these instructions may differ from those in other instructions or in the software.


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