Manage Virtuemart parent product item attributes

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21 June 2011 | Written by Jean-Marc Duchi | Posted in Blog

1. To create, update or remove parent product item attributes:

   • Witin the MS Excel spreadsheet , use the field "item_attribute"

   • Required conditions to do so are:
     

     • The product line used must be a PARENT PRODUCT (parent_id = 0)

     • The "product_action" command must be "productUpdate"

       (This will not work with commands "productAdd" or "productDelete")

   • Write multiple item attribute commands:
     
     
     • Create new attribute: ADD=attrib1;3 (attribute name; sort order)
       
       
     • Update existing attribute: UPDATE=attrib1;attrib1_new;4 (existing attribute name; new attribute name; sort order)
       
       
     • Remove existing attribute: DELETE=attrib1 (attribute name)
     • Multiple commands in one shot: UPDATE=Size;Sizes;3|DELETE=Color|ADD=Width

2. To update child product attributes:

   • The product line used must be a CHILD PRODUCT (parent_id > 0)

   • Witin the MS Excel spreadsheet , use the field "item_attribute"

   • Write attributes value like : attrib1=val1|attrib2=val2