Reusability
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:
- Create a variation
shoe size
and add five options in the variation. - Create a product
shoe 1
and link the variationshoe size
to the product. - Create second product,
shoe 2
and link the variationshoe size
to this product as well. - 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.