What are the product options?

What are the product options?

A product option is used for products that come in different variations.

Product options are made up of values.

A variant is a particular variation of a product and has specific option values defined — like a small, blue shirt.

You can create a required option for products that need it (like size for clothing).

How many variants can you have on bigcommerce?

If your product’s variants have SKUs or have inventory, we recommend using a variant option. A single product can have a maximum of 600 SKUs/variants. If your product has more than 600 variations, we recommend using a modifier option.

What is a SKU variant?

SKU Variants are unique SKUs that are ascribed to a variation of a product, such as a specific size or color. For merchants who stock a variety of styles of a product, managing SKU variants and their attributes is an important part of keeping a product catalog up to date.

What is a product segment?

In a nutshell, product segmentation refers to the grouping of products that have similar characteristics or attributes and serve a similar market. Put even simpler; it’s an opportunity for you to identify and satisfy the needs of multiple customers who have similar but different requirements within a given market.

What is API BigCommerce?

Synchronize your data with Orders API Plug in and connect. The Orders API enables access to your BigCommerce order data to integrate point-of-sale, shipping, distribution, and inventory management solutions.

What is the maximum variants number in every product option?

100 variants
Considerations for adding variants You can create up to 100 variants for a product. Each product can have up to 3 options. The options can be different from product to product.

What are examples of product features?

Features are characteristics that your product or service does or has. For example, some ovens include features such as self-cleaning, smooth stovetops, warming bins, or convection capabilities. Benefits are the reasons customers buy the product or service.

How do you list product features?

When writing descriptions that include features and benefits, keep in mind the following:

1. You don’t have to list benefits of every feature. Pick the three highest value features.
2. Describe the advantages of the features and what they bring to the table.
3. Explain how it will solve a problem or help the customer.

How are product options created in BigCommerce V3?

In v3, since variant data is explicit, rules can only be applied to modifier options. In v2, product options must be added to an option set, then that option set must be assigned to a product. In v3, options are created directly within the product, and option sets are not used. In v2, SKUs can be automatically generated using a custom formula.

How are product options used in a catalog?

They can be used to offer an optional upgrade. Pick List — this type of modifier allows shoppers to select from a list of other products in your catalog. Other — these modifiers can be used to create checkboxes and other fields that let shoppers enter additional product data.

How do you save variants in big commerce?

When creating or editing a product, under Variations, click Add Variant Option, then Add Shared Variant Options. Select which of your shared variant options you want to add by checking the box to the left of them then clicking Add. Click Save Variants when you’re done.

What can product options do for your business?

In setting up product options for your product or service, you also gain the ability to set up inventory tracking per product SKU. Not only can this help you stay organized when fulfilling orders, this can also streamline your ability to work with a third-party order fulfillment service.