Vendor Product Attribute Addon allows the vendors to create their own attributes and assign them to the Attribute Set being provided to them. The vendors now have the power to manage the functionalities of their Attribute Set without the intervention of the admin.

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[Vendor Product Attribute]
Vendor Product Attribute Addon allows the vendors to create their own attributes and assign
them to the Attribute Set being provided to them. The vendors now have the power to manage
the functionalities of their Attribute Set without the intervention of the admin.

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Vendor Product Attribute
User Manual
Version - 2.0

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Contents
I. Overview...............................................................................................................................................4
II. Enable/Disable Vendor Product Attribute............................................................................................4
III. New Product .........................................................................................................................................4
IV. Vendor Product Attributes....................................................................................................................5
i. Create Attribute................................................................................................................................5
ii. Edit Attribute ..................................................................................................................................10
ii. Delete Attribute..............................................................................................................................10
V. Support.................................................................................................................................................11

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Overview
Vendor Product Attribute Addon allows the vendors to create their own attributes and assign
them to the Attribute set being provided to them. The vendors now have the power to manage
the functionalities of their Attribute Sets without the intervention of the admin.
The vendor will be able to see only the attributes created by him and can also edit or delete
them as well. The Vendor Product Attribute is dependent on Vendor Product Addon; therefore,
CedCommerce Marketplace and Vendor Product Addon should be pre-installed.
Enable/Disable Vendor Product Attribute
To enable the Vendor Product Attribute Addon, just select “Yes” in the “Enable Vendor Product
Attribute System” dropdown and click on “Save Config” button to save the system
configuration settings. Selecting “No” will disable the Vendor Product Attribute Addon and it
features won’t show up on frontend.
New Product
Whenever a new vendor gets registered, a product attribute is assigned to him by his name.
The vendor can select his attribute set so that it gets assigned to the product created.
Select Yes to enable
Vendor Product
Attribute.

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Vendor Product Attributes
The “Vendor Product Attributes” can be selected from the left side navigation menu from the
vendor panel. A grid will be displayed showing the attributes created by the vendor.
i. Create Attribute
The new attribute can be created from the vendor panel by clicking on the “Create
Attribute” button at the top right corner. A form will be displayed.
Attribute Set
assigned to the
vendor.

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i. Properties
i. Attribute Code
A unique product attribute code should be entered here.
ii. Scope
The scope of the product attribute can be given here.
iii. Catalog Input Type for Store Owner
The input type can be given here.
iv. Default Value
The default value of the attribute can be provided here.
v. Unique Value
If set to “Yes”, it will allow only unique values to be entered for the
product attributes.
vi. Values Required
If set to “Yes”, the attribute field can’t be left blank. It will mandatory to
provide a value for it.
vii. Input Validations for Store Owner
If a value is selected in this field then, the value of the product attribute
should be given in the format which is specified here.
viii. Apply To
The product type to which the product attribute has to be assigned
should be selected here.

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ii. Frontend Properties
i. Use in Quick Search
It specifies whether the product attribute should be used in quick search
or not.
ii. Use in Advanced Search
It specifies whether the product attribute has to be used in advanced
search or not.
iii. Comparable on Front-end
It specifies whether the product attribute should be used for comparing
products or not.

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iv. Used in Layered Navigation
This signifies whether the product attribute should be used in left side
filtering or not.
v. Used in Search Results Layered Navigation
It specifies whether the product attribute should be listed for left side
filtering, while searching for some product, or not.
vi. Use for Promo rule conditions
It specifies whether the product attribute should be used for promo rule
conditions or not.
vii. Position
The position of the product attribute in the layered navigation block
should be given here.
viii. Allow HTML Tags on Frontend
It signifies whether the html code should be displayed on frontend or not.
ix. Include in attribute set
It specifies whether the product attribute should be included in the
attribute set being assigned to the vendor or not.
x. Visible on Product View Page on Frontend
This field signifies whether the product attribute should be visible at
frontend on product view page or not.
xi. Used in product listing
Setting it to “Yes” will display the product attribute wherever the
products will be listed.
xii. Used for Sorting in Product Listing
Sorting will be done on the basis of the product attribute whenever this
field is set to “Yes”.

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iii. Magento Label/Options
The label of the product attribute should be specified here both for admin and
frontend (default store view).

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After filling in all the details “Save Attribute” button should be clicked to save all the
details. When the attribute will be saved, it will be listed in the “Manage Attributes”
section in the admin panel under the attribute set of the vendor who created it.
ii. Edit Attribute
The attribute being created can also be edited by clicking on its respective row in the
“Vendor Attributes” grid. After that, the changes to be made can be specified and “Save
Attributes” should be clicked to save the changes made.
iii. Delete Attribute
To delete the product attributes, the “Edit Attribute” page should be opened and
“Delete Attribute” button should be clicked. The product attribute will get deleted.

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Support
If you need support or have questions directly related to Vendor Product Attribute Addon,
please use our Online Message Form to contact our support team or send us an email at
support@cedcommerce.com
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CedCommerce Team