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VirtueMart User Manual
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5.6.3.2. Deleting a Price
Prices can only be delete from the Product Price List. How to access this List can be read in the Section
"Adding or Modifying Prices".
In this List you can click on the Trash Bin Icon at the end of the row of each Price Entry to remove
a Price. You can also select multiple Prices using the Checkboxes and then click on "Remove" in the
Toolbar.
5.6.4. Product Attributes
Attributes are the characteristics of a product like Color, Size or Type. If you add attributes to a product,
this product becomes a "parent product". After that you can add child products (called "Items") to this
parent product each having different values for each attribute.
5.6.4.1. Adding Product Attributes
To create a new product attribute, click on "Products" => "List Products" to display a list of all
products. Then click on the name of the product for which the attribute is being created to display
the product entry form for that parent item. Then click on the "Add Attribute" button on the top of
the screen. A new window will open displaying the attribute entry form. Complete the attribute entry
form and click the Save button at the top of the form to save the new item attribute. Next, you need to
define the new attribute for the items. Click on the name of an item to display the product entry form
for that item. Populate the new item attribute field in the product entry form and click on the Save
button at the end of the form to save the new item attribute definition.
Product Attributes Form Fields
Name The name used to identify the attribute.
Number in List The order in which the attribute is listed.
5.6.4.2. Editing product Attributes
To edit an existing product attribute, click on "Products" => "List Products" to display the list of
products. Then click on the name of the parent product for which the attribute is being edited to display
the product entry form for that parent product. Then click on "Products" => "Current Product" => "List
Attributes" in the top menu. A new window will open displaying a list of product attributes assigned
to the product selected. Click on the name of the attribute you want to edit to display the attribute entry
form for that attribute. Complete the attribute entry form and click the Save button at the top of the
form to update the item attribute.
5.6.4.3. Deleting Product Attributes
To delete an existing product attribute, click on "Products" => "List Products" to display the list of
products. Then click on the name of the parent product for which the attribute is being edited to display
the product entry form for that parent product. Then click on "Products" => "Current Product" => "List
Attributes" in the top menu. A new window will open displaying a list of product attributes assigned
to the product selected. To delete an attribute, click on the Trash Bin icon in the last column of the
row of the attribute you want to delete.
5.6.5. Items (create Child Products for Parent Products)
Going back now to offering variations on a product: If you want to offer a fixed list of variations for
your customer to choose from, rather than allowing them to pick and mix attributes as they please,
you need to create some ‘items’. Note: These are different from the content ‘items’ in Mambo itself.
An item in VirtueMart is a pre-defined variation on the main product. In order to create an item, you