On Jul 5, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Dale Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sharoon, > >> On Jul 4, 2014, at 10:47 PM, Sharoon Thomas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> On Jul 5, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Dale Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, I've been attaching documents (e.g. datasheets, specifications, work >>> instructions, gerber files, schematics...) to all the product I have >>> imported. In the process, I found an attachment to a product is not the >>> same as an attachment to a product variant. >>> >>> Can someone explain the basic concept of products and product variants? >>> Should I be attaching documents to the product, or to product variants? >>> What is the difference? How to the user cases differ? Fwiw, I find the >>> product variant grid convenient because it includes the product code for >>> each product in the kanban view. >> >> Explanation by a live example: >> >> **Variation on one attribute** >> >> Varying Attribute: Platform >> http://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Advanced-Warfare-Xbox-One/dp/B00K308KF4 >> Here the product is: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare >> And the variants are: for PS3, Xbox, PC, PS4 etc >> >> **Variation on Two attributes** >> >> Varying attributes: Size, Color >> http://www.amazon.com/Cole-Haan-Lunargrand-Saddle-Oxford/dp/B00HB1PDTE >> Here the product is: Cole Haan Men's Lunargrand Saddle Oxford >> And the variants are: 12 sizes X 2 Colors = 24 variants >> > > > Makes sense. It seems creating a new product also creates one variant for > that product. In this case (only one variant), does it matter if you purchase > or sell, or otherwise manage, the product - or the variation? In other > words, are the product and the only variation synonymous for some purposes?
You cannot sell a product (template), you always sell, purchase and manage (for stock/inventory) variations. When you have only one variant for a product (template) you are effectively dealing with the product itself. So template itself just seems like a useful collection of real products. However, do remember that it is not possible to have prices on product variations (at least from the standard modules). So, in a way this makes an assumption that all variants have the same and cost price (which is rarely true with at least Openlabs customers). Thanks & Regards Sharoon Thomas CEO & Chief Software Architect Openlabs Technologies & Consulting (P) Limited w: http://www.openlabs.co.in m: +1 813.793.6736 (OPEN) Extn. 200 t: @sharoonthomas - We win when our customers win
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