Published Aug 20 2008, 11:22 AM by Cheryl - MSFT

You asked, we listened: Store Manager now enables product variations

The Store Manager team at Office Live Small Business is always listening to customer feedback, so we can learn the changes and improvements that are priorities for you. Case in point: We recently heard you say that it’s important to offer variations — for example, different sizes or colors — in a single product listing.

That request has now become a feature: Store Manager product variations. It’s easy to set up. Go to the Product Details tab for a product that you want to add variations to. You’ll notice that the Product Details tab now includes a Product variations option. Just choose Yes, and add variations to your product.

(Note: If you want to add another level of variation, such as different colors of size Medium, just create a separate variation for each combination — for example, Medium\Red, Medium\Blue.)

Save product details, and when you view the product details page for this product in your online store, you’ll see that customers can easily select the option they want from a drop-down list when they order the product.

 

When the order arrives in your Order List, the customer’s selected variation displays on the Order Details page, so you know what to send to the customer. 

We hope this feature makes it easier for you to offer your customers exactly what they’re looking for.

Do you have more suggestions for a new Store Manager feature or improvement? Let us know!

Cheryl Lowry

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  • railNtrail said:

    Cheryl,  

    I sure was happy to see the 'product variation' feature come in. Though I haven't made my store live yet, because the limitation  of only one variable per product name doesn't work for me.  Many of my products have more than one variable (ie: one stick/string set needs 4 choices made: length, stick color, grip color & string color). So for now, I'm sticking to the PayPal cart buttons... still limited to two variables, but that is better than one :)

     Is the option to add more than one variable per product name coming?  As it stands, it would make a very long list to set up the 7 different color sticks as separate products and then still only have one variable.  With the OLSB store manager, I can't sell 'sets' as one unit because I need more than one variable choice.

    Hope this feature is going to be expanding soon!

    Tami....  

    August 30, 2008 3:58 PM