Attribute Properties

Property	Description
Attribute Code	It is required field. It is used to identify attribute uniquely. It must begin with a letter. It can be a combination of lowercase letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9). It cannot include any special characters or spaces. It allows underscore (_) . It must be less than thirty characters in length.
Scope	You can limit the use of an attribute to a specific store view or website, or view. The value of the scope can be: 1) Store View 2) Website 3) Global
Catalog Input Type for Store Owner	It specify the data type and input control that is used to manage the product from the store Admin.Values can be: Field Description Text Field It is a single line input field for text. Text Area It is multiple-line input field that can display paragraphs of text formatted with HTML. It is used to enter paragraphs of text such as a product description. In this,you can use the WYSIWYG editor to enter and format the text with HTML. Date It is the input field for date values. You can type date directly into the field or select from a list or calendar. To see the pop-up calendar, you have click the calendar icon next to the field. Yes/No It is a drop-down list with pre-defined options of 'Yes' and 'No'. Dropdown It is a drop-down list of configurable options and you can select one from these options. It allows only one selection to be made. It is used to select options for a configurable product. Multiple Select It id list of configurable options. It allows multiple selections to be made. Hold down the Ctrl key and click each item to select more than one option. Price It is used to create price fields in addition to the predefined attributes: Price, Special Price, Tier Price and Cost. Fixed Product Tax Using this,you can define FPT rates based on the requirements of your locale.
Default Value	You can set the default value of the attribute which is helpful during data entry. You can not set default value for Multiple Select, Dropdown, or Fixed Product Tax input types.
Unique Value	You can prevent duplicate values in a data entry field, set Unique Value to 'Yes'.” It includes following options: Yes / No
Values Required	To make the field required,set Values Required to “Yes.” It includes following options: Yes / No
Input Validation for Store Owner	You can set following validations for the data entered in the field: None Decimal Number Integer Number Email URL Letters Letters (a-z, A-Z) Numbers (0-9)
Apply To	It is a required field. IT specify the product types to which this attribute will be applied. You can select any option from following: All Product Types Selected Product Types Simple Product Grouped Product Grouped Product Grouped Product Configurable Product Virtual Product Bundle Product Gift Card
Use to Create Configurable Product	This property appears only when the Dropdown input type is selected. You can select 'Yes' if this attribute will be used to create a drop-down list for a configurable product. It includes following Options include: Yes / No