How to add Configurable Product in Magento

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Shopzilla Data Feed Export - pinnaclecart

For your products to appear in Shopzilla's product search engine, you must provide a Product Listings Datafeed. Shopzilla will process your datafeed every 36 - 48 hours to ensure that the most current version of your product listings appear in our product search engine.  You can sign up for a shopzilla merchant account by going to http://merchant.shopzilla.com/ . 

       1.  Once signed up you will need to fill in your Shopzilla Merchant Identification Number, your Shopzilla Username, and your                        Shopzilla Password. 

•	ROI Tracker: Monitor your conversion rate and improve your campaign performance Shopzilla's free conversion tracking tool.

•	BizRate Survey Program: Receive your customers' feedback and become a BizRate Certified Store by participating in Shopzilla's               free survey program.

         2.  Click on Save Changes once you have the information filled in.

This feature allows you to save shopzilla datafeed file on your computer.

Click "Export Datafeed" button below to get your file.

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Google Base Data Feed - pinnaclecart

Google Base is a new service from Google that find information about products for sale online. By concentrating completely on product search, Google Base applies the power of Google's search technology to a very particular task: locating stores that sell the item you want to find and pointing you directly to the place where you can make a purchase.

To use Google Base Data Feed for your product, follow the steps below.

1.      Click Google Base Data Feed, as shown in the Figure 8-1-1 below.

Figure 8-1-1: Google Base Data Feed

2.      Google Base Data Feed Export page will open, as shown in the Figure 8-1-2 below.

Note: You can also open the Google Base Data Feed Export page directly by clicking on Google Base Data Feed link in the Admin Area Home page.

3.      Product Description: Select Use quick overview or Use detailed description from the drop down menu.

Figure 8-1-2: Google Base Data Feed Export

4.      Click Export data feed button. You will be taken to the Pinnacle Cart login page.

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Edit an Existing Category - pinnaclecart

You can use this option to edit an existing category. To edit an existing category, follow the steps:

1.      Click Manage Categories, as shown in the Figure 2-2-1 below.

Figure 2-2-1: Manage Categories

2.      The Manage Catalog Categories page will open, as shown in the Figure 2-2-2 below.

Note: You can also open the Manage Catalog Categories page directly, by clicking on the Manage Categories link in the Admin Area Home page.

You can also add a subcategory, by clicking Add Subcategory  icon from Manage Catalog Categories page.

You can also add a new category from the Manage Catalog Categories page. To add a new category, click Add a New Category link on top of the page.      

Figure 2-2-2: Manage Catalog Categories

3.      Click Edit Category  icon for the category you want to modify.

4.      The Category (Update) page opens, as shown in the Figure 2-2-3 below, where you can modify all the parameters of that category.

Note: You can also delete the category from the Category (Update) page. To delete the category, click Remove this category link on top of the page.

Figure 2-2-3: Category (Update)

5.      If you want to reset the form, click on the Reset form button.

6.      Click Save changes button to update the information. You will get a confirmation message that the category data has been successfully updated.

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Add a New Category or Subcategory - pinnaclecart

To Add a New Category or Subcategory, follow the steps:

1.      Click Add a New Category, as shown in the Figure 2-1-1 below.

Figure 2-1-1: Add a New Category

The Category (Insert) page opens.

Note: You can also open the Category (Insert) page directly, by clicking on Add a New Category link in the Admin Area Home page.

2.      Parent Category: Select Category Root to create a new category, as shown in the Figure 2-1-2 below.

Marketing Tip: Keep you category names very short and specific

Note: Select any parent category from the available categories, to add or create a child category (Subcategory) under it.

You can also add a subcategory, by clicking Add Subcategory  icon from Manage Catalog Categories page.

Figure 2-1-2: Parent Category

3.      Category Properties: Enter the following information:

a.      Category Name: Type the name of the category.

b.      Category Key: Used for bulk uploading of products with the bulk loader feature. It may be the same as the category name, but without spaces (example: Music_and_Movies).

c.	Category Header: Here you can add an additional information about the category, mainly for SEO purposes.

d.      Is Category Visible to Users: Uncheck the box if you don’t want this category visible to the user. Otherwise, let it remain checked. By default, the box is checked.

e.      List Subcategories on Catalog Page: Check the box if you want to list subcategories on the Catalog Page. Otherwise, let it remain unchecked.

f.       Priority: Use priority to have products listed higher within Pinnacle Cart. You can select this on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is given the highest priority. The higher the number, the higher the product will be listed.

Note: All categories at the same level in a catalog tree are sorted by priority.

Categories with the same priority are sorted alphabetically.

Figure 2-1-3: Category Properties

4.   Category Properties: Enter the following information:

a.      Meta Keywords, Title, and Description: In these fields you want to input your meta information for SEO purposes

b.  Category page URL template: Template Variables to use in this section are: %CategoryKey%, %CategoryName%, %CategoryDbId% - at least one variable required

5.    Category Description: Type a description for the category, as shown in the Figure 2-1-4 below.

Figure 2-1-4: Category Description

6.      You can also create an eye-catching description, by clicking Edit HTML Online in Category Description, as shown in Figure 2-1-5 below. This field allows you to enter HTML-enriched category description.

Figure 2-1-5: Online HTML Editor

7.      Category Image: Click Browse and navigate to the image that you would like to upload for the category. The images can be in JPG, PNG and GIF format.

Figure 2-1-6: Category Image

8.      If you want to reset the form, click on Reset form button.

9.      Click Save changes button to save the details about the category. You will get a confirmation message that the new products category has been successfully created.

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Bulk Loader FAQ - pinnaclecart

Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Bulk Loader

Q. How many products can the bulk loader import?

A. If your file contains more than 2000 items, we suggest breaking up the file to prevent time out issues when importing the data. The Loader itself will accept an unlimited number of items, but the server may error due to amount of time it takes to move the data from your computer to the server.

Q. How can bulk load attributes for a product using the loader?

A. List all options in one column and separate them using a double bar or "||". Example: Blue || Red || Yellow || Brown.

Q. How do I bulk load images?

A. You can use the Bulk Image Loader or the FTP method.

Q. How can I bulk load only new products into the cart?

A. Select "Keep Existing - Add New" under Data Update Rule in the Bulk Loader.

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Bulk Images Loader - pinnaclecart

Bulk Images Loader allows you to add images to products already in your Pinnacle Cart. Please note, the file names need to be exactly the same as the Product ID to match the image with the product. For example, if the Product ID is my_bike, the image name must be my_bike.jpg or my_bike.png.

To create Bulk Images Loader, follow the steps:

1.      Click Bulk Images Loader, as shown in the Figure 2-22-1 below.

Figure 2-22-1: Bulk Images Loader   

The Bulk Images Loader page will open, as shown in the Figure 2-22-2 below.

Note: You can also directly open the Bulk Images Loader page, by clicking on the Bulk Images Loader link in the Admin Area Home page.

2.      Click Browse to add images in Bulk Images Loader page.

Note: The images can be in JPG, PNG or GIF formats.

Figure 2-22-2: Images Loader

3.      If you want to reset the form, click on the Reset form button.

4.      After adding images, click Upload images button to upload.

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Bulk Images Using FTP - pinnaclecart

Bulk loading images via FTP is very easy. When bulk loading images via FTP, it's important to understand Pinnacle Cart uses Product ID as the data key for matching images to a product, therefore all images must have the same name as the Product ID. If they do not, and you don't want to change them manually, we suggest using another method to associate images to a product. The Bulk Images Loader or adding a image when entering a product will work just as well.

Once all the images have the same name as the Product ID, open up your favorite FTP client and login to the server where Pinnacle Cart is located. FTP to the following directory:
 

images/products

Upload all images into this directory.

Once complete, login back into the admin area of Pinnacle Cart and run the Thumbnail Generator.

Every time you add images via this method, you will need to generate new thumbnails using the generator.

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Delete Manufacturers - pinnaclecart

You can use this option to delete a product manufacturer. To delete a product manufacturer, follow the steps:

1.      Open the Manufacturers Settings page with existing manufacturers.

2.      Click Delete button for a manufacturer you want to remove.

A pop up appears asking for confirmation, as shown in the Figure 2-20-1 below.

Figure 2-20-1: Delete Confirmation

3.      Confirm deletion process, by clicking on OK button.

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Edit a Manufacturer - pinnaclecart

You can use this option to edit a manufacturer details. To edit a manufacturer details, follow the steps:

1.      Open the Manufacturers Settings page with existing manufacturers, as shown in the Figure 2-19-1.

2.      You can modify all the parameters for an existing manufacturer.

Figure 2-19-1: Manufacturers Settings page with existing manufacturers

3.      If you want to reset the form, click on the Reset form button.

4.      Click Save changes button to update the information.

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Add a Manufacturer - pinnaclecart

You can use this option to add a product manufacturer. To add a new product manufacturer, follow the steps:

1.      Click Manufacturers, as shown in the Figure 2-18-1 below.

Figure 2-18-1: Manufacturers

The Manufacturers Settings page opens, as shown in the Figure 2-18-2 below.

Note: You can also open the Manufacturers Settings page directly, by clicking on Manufacturers link in the Admin Area Home page.

2.      Scroll down to Add a New Manufacturer and then enter the following information:

a.      Manufacturer Name: Enter the product manufacturer name.

b.      Manufacturer ID: Enter the product manufacturer ID.

c.      Logo Image: Click Browse and navigate to the logo that you would like to upload for the product manufacturer. The logo image can be in JPG, PNG or GIF format.

Note: Check the Available box for a product manufacturer to view the selected manufacturer name on the user site. Otherwise, let it remain unchecked to hide the product manufacturer name on the user site.

Figure 2-18-2: Manufacturers

Settings

3.      Click Save Changes button and repeat Step 2 until you are done adding Manufacturers.

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Inventory Control - pinnaclecart

Track Inventory for this item At the product level.

1.  Do you want inventory tracking?  If so at what level?

    A.  Track Inventory at product level

          1.      Number of items in inventory: If you select the Inventory Tracking, enter the number of products you want to have in the inventory. The                     system will automatically decrease this value any time a user will purchase a product from your store.

          2.      Notify me when inventory is equal to or less than: If you select the Inventory Tracking, specify a value after which the system will automatically notify you when the number of items in inventory will be less than that value you will enter here.

      B.  Track inventory at attribute level - Track only defined combinations - In this method only DEFINED combinations are tracked and all undefined               combinations are available for purchase. If an attribute combination is not defined below, a customer WILL BE allowed to purchase the                         product. Once a defined attribute reaches 0, customers will not be able to purchase it.

           1.     If inventory reaches allowed minimum: If a product reaches the minimum specified value in the inventory, select from the drop-down                            menu Do not display item on user site if you want to remove the product automatically from the cart or Out of Stock message if you                           want to display a message to a customer.

           2.      Attribute - Select which attribute this inventory control is for.

           3.      Product Sub ID -  Must be unique for product and different than the man product id or any other product or sub product id.

           4.      Number of items in inventory: If you select the Inventory Tracking, enter the number of products you want to have in the inventory.                           The system will automatically decrease this value any time a user will purchase a product from your store.

           5.       Notify me when inventory is equal to or less than: If you select the Inventory Tracking, specify a value after which the system will automatically notify you when the number of items in inventory will be less than that value you will enter here.

       C.  Track inventory at attribute level - Sell only defined combinations  - In this method only DEFINED attribute combinations are available for                     purchase. If an attribute combination is not defined below, a customer WILL NOT allowed be able to purchase it. Once a defined attribute                    reaches 0, customers will not be able to purchase it.

           1.     If inventory reaches allowed minimum: If a product reaches the minimum specified value in the inventory, select from the drop-down                            menu Do not display item on user site if you want to remove the product automatically from the cart or Out of Stock message if you                           want to display a message to a customer.

           2.      Attribute - Select which attribute this inventory control is for.

           3.      Product Sub ID -  Must be unique for product and different than the man product id or any other product or sub product id.

           4.      Number of items in inventory: If you select the Inventory Tracking, enter the number of products you want to have in the inventory.                           The system will automatically decrease this value any time a user will purchase a product from your store.

           5.      Notify me when inventory is equal to or less than: If you select the Inventory Tracking, specify a value after which the system will automatically notify you when the number of items in inventory will be less than that value you will enter here.

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Delete a Product Attribute - pinnaclecart

You can use this option to delete product attributes. To delete a product attribute, follow the steps:

1.      Open the Product (Update) page.

2.      In the Product (Update) page, click Attributes tab.

3.      Scroll down to Product Attributes and click the Delete link under that attribute, which you want to remove.

A pop up appears asking for confirmation, as shown in the Figure 2-8-1 below.

Figure 2-8-1: Delete Confirmation

4.      Confirm deletion process, by clicking OK button.

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Edit a Product Attribute - pinnaclecart

You can use this option to edit product attributes. To edit a product attribute, follow the steps:

1.      Open the Product (Update) page.

2.      In the Product (Update) page, click Attributes tab.

3.      Scroll down to Product Attributes, as shown in the Figure 2-7-1 below.

Note: You can also Assign Existing Global Attributes with a product, so that it would appear every time you add a product. To know how toAssign Existing Global Attributes with a product, click here.

Un-check the Is Active check box in Product Attributes to hide the product attribute on the site. By default, the box is checked and the attribute is active on the site.

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2-7-1: Product Attributes

4.      You can modify all the parameters under the Product Attributes.

5.      If you want to reset the form, click on the Reset form button.

6.      Click Save changes button at the bottom of the page, to update the information.

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Add a Product Attribute - pinnaclecart

You can add attributes under an existing product. You can create unlimited number of attributes for any product. To add a product attribute,follow the steps:

1.      Open the Product (Update) page.

2.      In the Product (Update) page, click Attributes tab to open Add a New Attribute page.

Note: You can also delete the product from Add a New Attribute page. To delete the product, click Delete this product link on top of the page.

3.      Scroll down to Add a New Attribute and enter the following information to add product attributes:

a.      Attribute Name: Type the name of the category.

b.      Attribute Caption: Type the text that will define the attribute on the Add Product page.

c.      Priority: Use priority to have products listed higher within Pinnacle Cart. You can select this on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is given the highest priority. The higher the number, the higher the product will be listed.

d.      Attribute Type: Select the attribute type, that is, Drop-down, or text input from the drop down menu.

e.      Options (for Drop-Down): If you select Drop-down as an Attribute Type. Type the options that you want should appear for selection on the product page as drop down menu.

f.       Text Length (for Text Input): If you select text input as an attribute type. Enter the text length.

Figure 2-6-1: Add a New Attribute

4.      Click the Add Attribute(s) button to add attributes under a product.

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