Configuration: Attributed add-ons

Setup Checklist

This section is a comprehensive and high level summary of all tasks and prerequisites required for this feature to function properly. This section is purposed for use after an administrator is familiar with configuring this feature as an “audit” checklist. For detailed set-up instructions, jump down to “Prerequisite Tasks” and “Detailed Setup Guide” and then follow up with this checklist to ensure all steps are completed.

Prerequisite Tasks

This section describes all requirements that must be completed before you can begin setting up this feature. Once these tasks are complete continue to the next section.

1. POS Tasks

RTP - The product must be a fully configured product in the POS system and able to be sold in ONE|Resort.

• General tab

  • Product is active

  • The appropriate security level is set at or below the Aspenware User security level.

• Sales Locations

  • Appropriate Sales Location for Aspenware is assigned

• Components

  • Required Component(s) for the product have been added.

• Sales Channels

  • The appropriate Sales Channel for Aspenware has been added.

• Pricing

  • Pricing date ranges and/or pricing seasons are valid.

• Rules

  • Optionally add any rules the product may require, ie Customer Required, PUB/Skiosk, Min/Max age, etc.

Siriusware - The Item must be a fully configured product in the POS system and should be able to be sold on Sales.

• Salespoint Type

  • Item is available to be sold from Web Sales

• Restrictions

  • Available Sales Dates has the Item priced for the current season

• Items

  • Item is added to the Item Tree being used by the Online Salespoint

  • Add-on Item is set up as either:

    • A standalone DCI (example: a rental add-on to a ticket)

    • Required modifier Item added to main DCI (example: accept or decline insurance)

2. Aspenware Commerce Prerequisite Tasks

• Create a core product. The product should be fully configured, published, and accessible in the store.

• Add an attribute to the core product and mark it as a Linked attribute. This attribute must match the attribute added to the add-on product. Changing selections for this attribute on the PDP will trigger which add-on is displayed.

• Create a hidden category for add-ons if one does not already exist.

Detailed Setup Guide

This section describes all required steps to set up the feature after prerequisite tasks have been completed.

1. Create an Add-On Product

2. Add an Attribute to the Add-On Product

3. Generate Attribute Combinations

4. Create an Attribute to House the Add-On Connection to the Core Product

1. Create an Add-On Product

• To create an add-on product, follow the steps to create a product shell: Configuration: Product Shell

• Assign the add-on product to a hidden category (likely titled “Add-ons” or “Hidden”).

2. Add an Attribute to the Add-On Product

• Go to Catalog > Products, find the desired add-on product, and click Edit to open the Edit product details page.

• Scroll down to the Product attributes section. (Click the + if collapsed.)

• Click Add a new attribute to open the Edit product attributes page and select the attribute from the Attribute drop-down list.

• Set Enable linked attribute to 'True.'
  This attribute must match the attribute added to the core product. The other fields do not need to be changed and you can click Save.

3. Generate attribute combinations

• Go back to the Edit product details page > click Attribute combinations > click the Generate all possible combinations button > click the Yes button.

• Click Edit next to the top attribute combination and add the appropriate SKU and price then click Save. Repeat this step with the appropriate SKU and price for each attribute combination as this is where the SKUs and prices are defined.

4. Create an attribute that will house the add-on connection to the core product

• To create an attribute, following the steps: Configuration: Product Attributes

  • No attribute value(s) should be added to the attribute on the attribute editor screen.

4. Associate the add-on products to the core product through an attribute

1. Go to the core product Edit product details page > expand the Product attributes dropdown > and click the Add a new attribute button.

• Add the attribute created to house the add-ons and set the remaining fields based on your preference for display and functionality on the PDP then click Save and Continue Edit.

• Expand the Values drop-down and click the Add a new value button.

• In the pop-up window complete the following:

  • Attribute value type: Select “Associated to product”

  • Associated product: Click the blue Associate a product button > in the new pop-up window search for the add-on product > click Select on the add-on product > back on the first pop-up window the add-on product’s name should now be visible and an orange textbox should be visible.

  • Associate product attribute combinations: Check this box. When there is an orange textbox present this means the add-on selected has attributes assigned to it. If the textbox is blue then the attributed add-on was not configured properly.

  • Name: Enter the name of the attribute. This will be seen by the guest on the PDP and by default any text you input here will be followed by a dash “-” then the name of the attribute values on the add-on product. You can edit the name

  • Is pre-selected: Can check or uncheck.

  • Display order: Leave as 0.

  • Picture: Select an icon image or leave as “No picture”.

  • Save: Click the Save button.

The add-ons are now added to the product and can be seen on the PDP when the matching attribute is selected.