Variants

Variant configuration

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Add a screenshot here: the variant step showing the dimension/value editor (for example Size and Rating rows) and the generated variant list with SKU, active toggle and default marker.

Some products come in many concrete forms, a template product with variants by size, rating or material. Modelling variants lets Sales and Purchase pick the exact one they need.

To set up variants:

1. Mark the item as variant-bearing.
2. Add the dimensions (for example Size, Rating, Material) and their values.
3. Choose Generate to produce every combination as a variant.

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Add a short animation here: adding two dimensions with a few values each, choosing Generate, and the full grid of variant combinations appearing (with the over-50 confirmation prompt if triggered).

Each variant is a distinct, selectable record under its parent:

• Each gets a unique SKU, auto-generated from the parent code plus the dimension values.
• Variants can be toggled active/inactive.
• One variant can be marked default; promoting another demotes the previous default in the same save.
• You can add, edit or remove variants before saving. Generating more than about 50 combinations prompts a confirmation first.

Child variant mapping

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Add a screenshot here: the child-variant mapping screen with a parent variant selected and its child variants/groups listed, each with a group name and quantity.

You can map a parent product’s variants to child variants or groups: for example so production knows which children a given parent variant consumes.

• A parent variant can map to one or more child variants/groups, each with a group name and a quantity greater than zero.
• The child-variant picker is filtered by the child item you select.
• The mapping is shown on the item detail.

The system prevents invalid structures: a child can’t create a cycle (a variant can’t be its own ancestor), and the child can’t be the same as the parent item.