Product Types

• Overview of Complex Products This article provides an overview of complex products.

• Understanding Product Types Magento Go's product catalog is based upon six product types, which are divided into two groups called, "Simple" and "Complex." However, it's really not as complex as it sounds!

• Creating a Simple Product One of the keys to harnessing the power of product types learning how and when to use a simple, “standalone” product. This article explains how to create a Simple product for your Magento Go store.

• Additional Configurable Product Settings This article contains a summary of additional configurable product settings.

• Creating a Bundle Product A Bundle product let customers “build their own” customized version of the product from an assortment of options. The bundle could be a gift basket, computer, or anything else that can be customized.

• Creating a Configurable Product This article explains how to create a configurable product for your Magento Go store. A configurable product lets the customer choose from a list of options, such as size or color. Because each option in the list represents a separate inventory item, it is possible to track inventory for each variation.

• Creating a Grouped Product A Grouped Product lets you offer multiple, standalone products for sale as a group on the same Product Detail page. You can offer variations of a single product, or group them by season or theme to create a coordinated set. Products can be purchased separately, or as part of the group. Each product purchased appears in the Shopping Cart as a separate item.

• Creating a Gift Card This article explains how to create a Gift Card product for your Magento Go store. When a gift card is ordered, a unique code is generated that is emailed to a customer for virtual gift cards, or exported for printing to physical gift cards. This unique number can only be redeemed by one customer.

• Creating a Virtual Product Although virtual products do not have a physical presence, they represent something that can be sold, such as a service, a warranty, or subscription. This article explains how to create a virtual product for your Magento Go store.

• Product Type Roadmap Magento Go’s product catalog is based upon six product types, described as “Simple” and “Complex.” Because the word “complex” conveys the meaning of “compound,” this list divides them into two groups called “Standalone” and “One-to-Many.”

• Configurable Product: Step 1 - Create the Dropdown Attributes Each option, or variant, in a drop-down list is based on an attribute that is set up in advance. A separate attribute is created for each product variation, and contains the selection of options that appears in the drop-down list. This article describes the first step required to create a configurable product for your Magento Go store.

• Configurable Product: Step 2 - Create the Attribute Set The drop-down attributes needed for a Configurable product are included in an Attribute Set, which is used as a template to create both the Configurable product and the associated records for each product variation. This article describes the second step required to create a configurable product for your Magento Go store.

• Configurable Product: Step 3 - Create the Configurable Product Record This article is the third step required to create a Configurable product for your Magento Go store. In this step, you will the Configurable product record based on the Attribute Set you prepared, and complete the basic required fields.

• Configurable Product: Step 4 - Add the Associated Products This article describes the final part of the process of creating a Configurable product for your Magento Go store. In this step, you will add associated products to the Configurable product record for each variation.

• Configurable Product: Step 5 - Manage Shopping Cart Images This article explains how to manage shopping cart thumbnail images for a Configurable product.