Adding variations to a product in the Product workspace
Key Takeaway
You can create variations only from a product with the Variation Parent product class. One variation, with its own SKU, is generated for each combination of attribute values.
Variations let one product come in several versions, such as a safety vest in different sizes and colors. Shoppers pick the version they want on one product page instead of browsing separate product pages. To set them up, you mark a product as having variations and define attributes, such as Size and Color, with their values.
Product classes
A product class decides whether a product is sold on its own or has variations.
- Simple: a product that is bought individually and has one SKU.
- Variation Parent: the parent of variation products.
- Variation Product: a variation, which is a child record of a Variation Parent with its own unique set of attribute values and its own SKU.
A shopper can buy only the variations, never the Variation Parent itself.
A buyer orders a high-visibility vest in Yellow, size XL. The buyer is purchasing the Yellow, XL variation, not the parent vest record.
You can create variations only from a product with the Variation Parent product class. If you clone a Variation Product, the clone is a Simple product, not another Variation Product. The clone isn't a variation, so it doesn't appear among the parent's variations.
To track product class values from the Product Workspace, add the "Product Class" and "Product SKU" fields to the Product page layout.