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    Creating variation items

    Stand: JTL-Wawi Version 1.6.32.1

    Your task/initial situation

    You are selling different variations of an item, e.g. T-shirts in several different sizes and colours. You want your customer to be able to select which item variation they would like to buy.
    Requirements/Restrictions

    Variations and child items

    In JTL-Wawi, there are variations and child items. In order to create child items, you need to create variations of an item first.

    Variations can be offered for sale without creating child items. However, this has several disadvantages:

    • Variations are not independent items, meaning that many settings in the item master data cannot be adjusted individually.
    • If your item has more than one variation, for example size and colour, we recommend creating child items after creating the variations.

    In the scenario described on this page, we will therefore focus on how to create variations that can be turned into child items.

    Please note: In JTL-Wawi 1.6, displaying stock levels of simple variations, i.e. variations without child items, will no longer be possible. To indicate the correct stock levels of your variations, you need to create child items. Click here for more information on the topic.

    Creating variations

    1. First, create a parent item that will then receive the variations. For example, a “T-shirt”.
    1. Go to the tab Variations. A dialogue box opens in which you can determine the variations of your item that are available.

    First, you have to determine the basic variations of your item. In our example, the basic variations for a T-shirt would be size and colour.

    1. In the bottom left corner of the dialogue box Variations, click on Create variation. A new variation will then be created. Enter a suitable name for the variation, e.g. “colour”.

    Display mode of the variation : In the drop-down menu, select how your customer can select a variation in JTL-Shop.

    1. Click on Create value. A variation value will then be added. Name the value. For example, choose “red” as the first variation value for “colour”.
    Please note: Once you have created child items from a variation with different values, you cannot add another variation with values. In this case, you must delete all existing child items and create them once again after adding the new variation.

    Configuring a value

    You can configure the individual variation values in order to customise them. Select a value to adjust the required settings.

    1. First, specify whether there will be a default surcharge for this variation under Gross surcharge or Net surcharge. The surcharge can also be negative if you want to make the variation cheaper.
    Please note: If you work with child items, you can also adjust the price retroactively in the item master data.
    1. Via the online shop tabs in the pane Visibility and surcharges, you can also indicate for which customer groups the variations will be visible in your online shops. You can also set individual surcharges per online shop and customer group.
    2. Only complete the pane General  if there is just one variation. If there are several variations, only the Weight deviation (kg) may be of interest to you. If a variation causes a difference in the item weight, you can indicate this here.
    3. In the pane called Images, you can import an image and add it to the variation, if it is a useful addition. To do this, select Import. You should only add images to one variation. In our example, an image for the variation “colour” would be useful.
    4. Add more variation values and variations and configure them as described above.

    You have configured the variation values for your item and can now, for example, create child items. Click here for more information on the topic.

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