variationsreusability

Variations are reusable, and you can attach the same variation to any number of products. You can also create a link between the existing variation and a new product. The following scenario provides an example:

1. Create a variation shoe size and add five options in the variation.
2. Create a product shoe 1 and link the variation shoe size to the product.
3. Create second product, shoe 2 and link the variation shoe size to this product as well.
4. Create a third product shoe 3 and do not link any variation to this product.

shoe 1 and shoe 2 inherit the properties of shoe size variation, allowing you to build child products with these options. However, you cannot build child products for shoe 3 unless you assign a variation with at least one option to the product.