Attributes in Catalog Manager are grouped into four sections:

• Mandatory Attributes - These attributes must be included in all tables. The mandatory attributes are ID, Name, Code, Price, Sale-price, Orderable, Ship-weight, and Taxable. These attributes can't be deleted from any table.
• Store Attributes - These attributes can be used for general product information, like the Image, Caption, and Options.
• Shopping Attributes - These attributes are common marketplace properties, and are often used by sites like Google Shopping to list your product information.
• Custom Attributes - These are attributes created by you for use in your tables.

Jump to:

• Add new attributes
• Create a new custom attribute
• Edit existing attributes
• Remove existing attributes

 Add new attributes

New attributes can be added to the Store Attributes, Shopping Attributes, and Custom Attributes sections.

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Store link.

   

3. Go to Catalog Manager.
   
4. From the Products tab, click Manage Tables.
   
5. From the Manage table pull-down menu, select the table (typically default-table) for which you want to add new attributes.
   
6. Locate the section you want to add the attribute to, and click the Add New Attributes link above this section.
   
7. Attributes you can add to this section will be listed in the Add New Attributes pop-up. Use the attribute checkboxes to select one or more of the available attributes then click the Add button.
   
8. In the New Attributes Added dialog, click the OK button.
   
9. Publish your catalog when ready.
   

 Create a new custom attribute

Note: You cannot add a custom attribute if the attribute/property already exists in Store Editor. A custom attribute/property will need to be removed from Store Editor before the same attribute/property can added to Catalog Manager.

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Store link.

   

3. Go to Catalog Manager.
   
4. From the Products tab, click Manage Tables.
   
5. From the Manage table pull-down menu, select the table (typically default-table) for which you want to add new attributes.
   
6. Click the Add New Attributes link above the Custom Attributes section.
   

7. In the Add New Attribute dialog:

   • Enter a name for your new attribute.
   • Select the attribute Format.
   • You can also choose to make it a Required attribute.
   • Set a Default Value for the attribute.
   • Enter an attribute Description. Learn more about attribute formats.
   • Click the Add button.

   

8. Publish your catalog when ready.
   

 Edit existing attributes

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Store link.

   

3. Go to Catalog Manager.
   
4. From the Products tab, click Manage Tables.
   
5. From the Manage table pull-down menu, select the table (typically default-table) for which you want to add new attributes.
   
6. Locate the section in which you want to edit attributes, and click the Edit Attributes link. The attributes in this section will open for editing.
   
7. Make your desired changes to the attributes in this section then click the Save button.
   
8. Publish your catalog when ready.
   

Note: Mandatory attributes that are also required attributes can't be changed from being required to not being required.

 Remove existing attributes

Mandatory attributes can't be removed from tables. You can remove existing attributes from the Store Attributes, Shopping Attributes, and Custom Attributes sections.

1. Sign in to your My Services page.

2. Click the Store link.

   

3. Go to Catalog Manager.
   
4. From the Products tab, click Manage Tables.
   
5. From the Manage table pull-down menu, select the table (typically default-table) for which you want to add new attributes.
   
6. Click the Remove link beside the attribute you want to remove.
   
7. You'll be asked to confirm your changes. Click the Remove Attribute button to remove the attribute.
   
8. Publish your catalog when ready.
   

Note: Attributes added to Catalog Manager will automatically be included in the catalog.xml file. Learn more about the catalog.xml file.