The document discusses the different types of products in Magento including simple, configurable, grouped, virtual, bundle, and downloadable products. It explains the key characteristics and differences between each product type such as whether they are composite, virtual, or can be configured. The document also covers related topics like product attributes, options, links, categories, websites, and stores.

1. Demystified
Magento Product Types
Fabrizio Branca (@fbrnc) - San Francisco Magento Meetup – December, 2014
or: “How to design a product catalog”

3. Types
Product

4. Simple
Configurable
Grouped
Virtual
Bundle
Downloadable

5. Simple
Configurable
Grouped
Virtual
Bundle
Downloadable
Mage_Catalog
Mage_Bundle
Mage_Downloadable
Giftcard
Enterprise_GiftCard
+
Modules

6. Simple
Configurable
Grouped
Virtual
Bundle
Downloadable
isComposite

7. Simple
Configurable*
Grouped
Virtual
Bundle*
Downloadable
isVirtual
* if child products are virtual

8. Simple
Configurable
Grouped
Virtual
Bundle
Downloadable*
canConfigure
* if product has links that can be purchased seperately

9. Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_*
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product
Product vs. Type
getTypeInstance()
isComposite()
canConfigure()
getIsVirtual()
…
facade/proxy

10. Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Abstract
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Simple
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Grouped
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Configurable
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Type_Virtual
Mage_Downloadable_Model_Product_Type
Mage_Bundle_Model_Product_Type
Enterprise_GiftCard_Model_Catalog_Product_Type_Giftcard

11. Attributes
SKU:
Description:
Color:
Size:
Brand:
Weight:
+
General
Prices
Taxes
Images
Inventory
Product Links
+

12. Attribute Types

14. “Visible on Product View Page on Front-end”

15. “Use in Layered Navigation”

16. Attribute Sets

17. Attribute Groups

18. Status
ENABLED
class Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Status extends Mage_Core_Model_Abstract
{
const STATUS_ENABLED = 1;
const STATUS_DISABLED = 2;
weird, huh?

19. Visibility
Not Visible
Individually
Catalog
only
Search
only
+
Catalog and
Search

20. Scopes
Global
Website
Store

21. Scopes
Global
Website
Store

22. Scopes
Global
Website
Store

23. Scopes
http://fbrnc.net/blog/2012/02/magento-website-store-groups-store-views
Global
Website
Website
Store Group
Store Group
Store View
Store View

24. Websites
☐ Website A
☒ Website B
☐ Website C
☒ Website D
☐ Website E
Store 1
Store 2
Store 3
Store 4
Store 5

25. Categories
attached to a “store group”
Controls on which websites it shows up
Root category

26. http://www.aschroder.com/2010/07/why-are-my-magento-products-not-showing-up/
Why are my products
not showing up?!
☑ Are they in stock?
☑ Are they enabled?
☑ Are they visible?
☑ Are any child products in stock?
☑ Are they in the expected category?
☑ Did you clear the cache?
☑ Did you reindex?

27. Lifecycle
Catalog
Cart (=Quote)
Order
Archive
add to cart
checkout
archive
Magento EE
workflow
(status, state)
Catalog
Price Rules
Shopping Cart
Price Rules
blueprint -> instance (copy)

28. Products
Simple

29. http://demo.magentocommerce.com/home-decor/electronics/madison-earbuds.html

30. Options
Custom

31. Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Option
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product
Product Options
getOptionInstance()
getProductOptionsCollection()
…
facade/proxy
getType()
getValue()
…

34. Links
Product

35. Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Link
Mage_Catalog_Model_Product
Product Links
getLinkInstance()
getRelatedProducts()
getUpSellProducts()
getCrossSellProducts()
…
facade/proxy
const LINK_TYPE_RELATED = 1;
const LINK_TYPE_GROUPED = 3;
const LINK_TYPE_UPSELL = 4;
const LINK_TYPE_CROSSSELL = 5;

36. up-sells
Magento EE allows setting these up with dynamic rules…

37. Products
Configurable

38. same
attribute set
“super- attributes”
simple, virtual or downloadable (= non composite)

39. red
color
green
blue
white
yellow
Super-Attributes

40. color
size
S
M
L
XL
red
green
blue
white
yellow
Super-Attributes

41. color
size
men
women
S
M
L
XL
red
green
blue
white
yellow
Super-Attributes
gender

42. color
size
gender
Super-Attributes

43. color
size
gender
red, XL, woman
Super-Attributes

44. http://demo.magentocommerce.com/women/tops-blouses/nolita-cami-496.html

45. Products
Grouped

46. +
+
show up as separate line items

47. http://demo.magentocommerce.com/luggage-set.html

48. Products
Bundle

49. options
selections

51. http://demo.magentocommerce.com/home-decor/bed-bath/pillow-and-throw-set.html

52. Products
Downloadable

54. http://demo.magentocommerce.com/home-decor/books-music/around-the-world-in-80-days.html

55. http://www.solvingmagento.com

56. Thank you!
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