Overview: Add-On Products

An add on product is the sale of an additional product, or SKU, accompanied with a core product. An add-on can be optional or required depending on setup. An add on product can also be set up to “match” certain aspects of the core product, so that if a 2 day ticket is being sold, only a 2 day rental add on is offered as an accompanying product.

Key Terms

Core product

A product that a guest interacts with on the store for purchase. A core product meets Aspenware’s minimum setup requirements in order but can also utilize all of Aspenware Commerce’s features. A core product can be a simple product or a complex product and once setup it can be linked to add-on products and other features can be applied to the product as well. The main distinction is a core product is not an add-on product.

Simple product (or Product Shell)

A simple product meets Aspenware’s minimum setup requirements in order to be visible and purchased on the store. A simple product is tied to a single SKU so when a guest goes to purchase this product they simply add it to their cart from the PDP and do not select between optional choices such as age. As there are no variables to choose from on the PDP the same SKU is always sent to the POS system.

Attributed product

Similar to a simple product, a complex product must meet Aspenware’s minimum setup requirements in order to be visible and purchased on the store. Complex products then go a step further by adding attributes to the product and when a guest goes to purchase the complex product they are given choices such as an age-range they must select before they can add the product to their cart. As there are different variables that can be selected on the PDP the SKU sent to the POS system will also vary based on selection(s).

Add-on product

An add-on product is set up in the same manner as a core product but is not a standalone product as it is never navigated to directly on the store. Add-on products must be associated with core products then they can optionally be grouped into the purchase of a core product. In addition to the core product’s SKU, an add-on product will have its own unique SKU(s) that is sent to the POS system when a guest adds the add-on to their cart.

Simple add-on

The most basic form of an add-on. Simple add-ons have a single price and a single SKU defined. Simple add-ons are associated to a core product where they can be purchased with the core product.

Attributed add-on

An attributed add-on is an add-on that has an attribute assigned to it with attribute values. This allows multiple SKUs, unique attribute value names, and different pricing to be assigned to the add-on. When an attributed add-on is assigned properly to a core product, the linked attribute value that is selected on the PDP will trigger the matching attributed add-on value to display. If added to cart the add-on will be sold as a separate SKU from the core product.

PDP

PDP stands for product detail page. When a guest selects a product card to view, they are then taken to a page where they can read a short & long description of the product, interact with attributes & add-ons, and can add the product to their cart.

Product card

A product card is a rectangular “card” that is displayed under the category(s) the core product is assigned to. When a category is selected all core products associated with it are displayed as a card that includes an image of the product, a short description of the product, and based on the resort’s theme may display meta-text, price, and a shop now button. When a product card is clicked this takes guests to the product’s PDP.

Pipe “|”

The character Aspenware Commerce uses to separate short and long descriptions. It is also used on attribute values to distinguish how text appears for attribute value selection. The pipe character is typically located on the keyboard above the enter/return key.

Feature Detail: Simple Add-ons

A Simple add-on uses the same foundation for creation as the product shell but it is different in that add-ons can only be added to the cart when purchased alongside core product(s). Add-on selection is visible on the product detail page (PDP) of a core product and can be set up as either a selection that is optional or a selection that is required. Typically, add-on selection is set up to be optional, such as the “pass refund protection” add-on for ski passes pictured below, but they can also be marked as required, which can be helpful when setting up a discounted family pass product that requires multiple guests being assigned in checkout.

Feature Detail: Attributed Add-ons

An attributed add-on uses the same foundation for creation as a simple add-on, but an attributed add-on requires additional setup and the add-on product has an attribute assigned to it with attribute values. This enables resorts to offer more complex add-ons. When an attributed add-on is assigned properly to a core product, the linked attribute value that is selected on the PDP will trigger the matching attributed add-on value to display. The “linked” add on will be visible on the PDP with the appropriate add-on attribute value, and the corresponding SKU and price will be booked in the POS when selected. The screenshot below shows an example of a helmet add-on. Based on the linked attribute, when “Number of Days” is selected the following changes:

1. Add-on name

2. Add-on SKU

3. Add-on price