Descriptive Attributes

Use this list to view your descriptive attributes, and manage details about your descriptive attributes. The list is divided into the following tabs: Details, Description, and Custom. Click on one of the following links to view the help:

Details

Use this list to view descriptive attributes, and details about the descriptive attributes.

Reference Name
The reference name of the attribute in your store's default language. If your store supports more than one locale, then this name remains static and does not change with each different language.
Name
The name of the attribute. Unlike the Reference Name field, if your store supports more than one locale, then this name changes to match each different language.  If you change the name in the store default language, the reference name will change automatically.
Type
The type of attribute:
  • Text: a text entry, such as the name of a color.
  • Whole Number: a whole number, such as a numeric size (10).
  • Decimal Number: a decimal number, such as a shoe size (8.5).

This field is read-only.

Value
The descriptive attribute value. There can only be one value associated with a descriptive attribute.
New
Click this button to create a new descriptive attribute.
Change
Click this button to edit the selected descriptive attribute information.
Delete
Click this button to delete selected attributes.

Description

Use this list to view the description of the descriptive attributes.

Reference Name
The reference name of the attribute in your store's default language. If your store supports more than one locale, then this name remains static and does not change with each different language.
Name
The name of the attribute. Unlike the Reference Name field, if your store supports more than one locale, then this name changes to match each different language.  If you change the name in the store default language, the reference name will change automatically.
Description
A brief description of the descriptive attribute, such as "Dry clean only".
Sequence
The order in which the descriptive attribute is displayed.
New
Click this button to create a new descriptive attribute.
Change
Click this button to edit the selected descriptive attribute information.
Delete
Click this button to delete selected attributes.

Custom

Use this list to view a custom field for a descriptive attribute.

Reference Name
The reference name of the attribute in your store's default language. If your store supports more than one locale, then this name remains static and does not change with each different language.
Name
The name of the attribute. Unlike the Reference Name field, if your store supports more than one locale, then this name changes to match each different language. If you change the name in the store default language, the reference name will change automatically.
Usage
The kind of descriptive attribute. By default, the value is 2 to identify a descriptive attribute. Note that the usage cannot be null or "1", as both represent a defining attribute.
Image
The path to the descriptive attribute image. Whether you need an absolute or relative path depends on your store's configuration. Ask a store developer with Site Administrator authority for the correct format. For example, the WebSphere Commerce sample store images use a relative path to the default installation path:
AIXiSeriesLinuxSun Solaris Operating Environment/images/drycleanonly.gif
Windows\images\drycleanonly.gif
Field 1
A customizable field.
New
Click this button to create a new descriptive attribute.
Change
Click this button to edit the selected descriptive attribute information.
Delete
Click this button to delete selected attributes.