Use the attribute dictionary

Before creating products in the store, create attributes. Attributes are characteristics of a product such as size or color. There are two types of attributes, attributes with predefined values, and attributes with assigned values. Attributes are shared across products. If you assign an attribute to a product, and then change the attribute, the attribute is also changed in all the products that it references. Both types of attributes are creating using the attribute dictionary.

• Best practices for using the attribute dictionary
  

• Adding attributes to the attribute dictionary
  

• Organizing attribute dictionary attributes with folders
  

• Defining product-specific swatch images
  

• Ribbon ads (image overlays) for catalog entry thumbnails
  

• Adding a ribbon ad (image overlay) to catalog entry thumbnails
  

• Changing attributes in the attribute dictionary
  

• Deleting attributes and predefined values from the attribute dictionary
  

• Listing attributes in the attribute dictionary
  

Related concepts
Attributes
Attribute dictionary
Options for managing attributes

Related tasks
Task flow: Using attribute dictionary attributes to create price rules
Task flow: Using attribute dictionary attributes in promotions
Creating attributes in the attribute dictionary
Organizing attribute dictionary attributes with folders
Creating attribute dictionary folders
Adding attributes and subfolders to a folder
Changing attribute dictionary folders
Deleting attributes and subfolders from a folder

Related reference
Best practices for using the attribute dictionary