Setting Explanation

ID

As soon as you save the property, it automatically receives a consecutive and unique ID. This ID cannot be changed.

Section
(Mandatory field)

What do you want to use the property for? Choose the appropriate section from the drop-down list. Depending on which section you choose here, the rest of the settings in the menu will change.

Note: This setting can no longer be changed after saving.

Note: This page explains properties of the section Item. Such properties are used to characterise products. But properties can also be used to characterise contacts or storage locations. Click on the links to learn more about these other use cases.

Type
(Mandatory field)

What sort of property do you want to create? Select this property type from the drop-down list.

Note: This setting can no longer be changed after saving.

Note: Not every property type is compatible with every marketplace. You can find out which property types are accepted on the respective marketplace page, e.g. on the Amazon page.

Type What is the type useful for?

None

The property’s name can be displayed in the plentyShop. This is useful, e.g. to highlight keywords for a variation ("Bluetooth" or "has Wi-Fi capability").

Date

A date can be displayed in the plentyShop.

File

A file can be made available for the variation, e.g. assembly instructions.

Whole number

A whole number can be displayed in the plentyShop. Appropriate e.g. for specifying a weight or a length. For example, a HDMI cable that is 10m long.

Decimal number

A number with decimal places can be displayed in the plentyShop. Appropriate e.g. for displaying a version number. For example, headphones with Bluetooth version 5.0.

Character string

An alphanumeric character string can be displayed in the plentyShop. Unlike the types HTML and Text, the character string is not language-specific. In other words, the character string is not saved separately for each language.

HTML

A text with formatting can be displayed in the plentyShop. Appropriate e.g. for creating variation-specific product descriptions.

Note: This type of property is language-specific. In other words, the text is saved separately for each language.

Text

A text without formatting can be displayed in the plentyShop. Appropriate e.g. for creating variation-specific product descriptions.

Note: This type of property is language-specific. In other words, the text is saved separately for each language.

Selection

Appropriate e.g. for implementing yes/no questions. In other words, this type is suitable for situations where there are multiple choices - like yes and no - but only one applies to the variation.

Example of use:
Imagine you sell headphones. Some of the headphones have a built-in microphone. You want these headphones to have the information “Microphone: Yes” and the others to have the information “Microphone: No”.

  1. First: Create the various options - like yes and no.

  2. Second: While you link the property to your variations, you’ll specify which headphones should have the value “Yes” and which should have the value “No”.

Multi selection

Appropriate for situations where there are multiple choices and several of them apply to the variation.
Important: Properties of the type Multi selection are not supported by plentyShop LTS.

Example of use:
Imagine you sell Bluetooth headphones. There are many different Bluetooth profiles. Some of your headphones support all of the profiles, and others support just one or two profiles. You want to specify which profiles each pair of headphones support, e.g. "Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP".

  1. First: Create the various options, i.e. all of the Bluetooth profiles.

  2. Second: While you link the property to your variations, you’ll specify which headphones support which profiles.

Position
(Mandatory field)

Which property should be displayed first, second, third, etc? Enter a position number into this field. If a variation has multiple properties, then the properties will be displayed in the plentyShop in ascending order according to their position number.

Tip: Count by tens when creating position numbers. This allows you to easily add new properties in between.
Setting Explanation

ID

As soon as you save the property, it automatically receives a consecutive and unique ID. This ID cannot be changed.

Section
(Mandatory field)

What do you want to use the property for? Choose the appropriate section from the drop-down list. Depending on which section you choose here, the rest of the settings in the menu will change.

Note: This setting can no longer be changed after saving.

Note: This page explains properties of the section Contact. Such properties are used, e.g. to display contact properties on your documents. But properties can also be used to characterise items or storage locations. Click on the links to learn more about these other use cases.

Type
(Mandatory field)

What sort of property do you want to create? Select this property type from the drop-down list.

Note: This setting can no longer be changed after saving.

Type What is the type useful for?

None

Select this option if properties are to be used in areas other than Item, Storage location and Contact, e.g. for the faceted search.
Note: This property type cannot be shown on your documents.

Whole number

Enter a whole number.

Decimal number

Enter a number with decimal places. 8 places before and 4 places after the decimal point are permitted.

Selection

This option allows to enter values and then select one of these values from a drop-down list.
Note: This property type cannot be shown on your documents.

Multi selection

This option allows to enter values and select one or multiple options.
Note: This property type cannot be shown on your documents.

Text

Enter a short text. You cannot format this text.

Note: This type of property is language-specific. In other words, the text is saved separately for each language.

HTML

Enter a text. You can format this text.

Note: This type of property is language-specific. In other words, the text is saved separately for each language.

Character string

An alphanumeric character string can be displayed in the plentyShop. Unlike the types HTML and Text, the character string is not language-specific. In other words, the character string is not saved separately for each language.

Date

Select this option to allow to enter a date or to select the date from a calendar.

File

Select this option to allow to upload a file.

Position
(Mandatory field)

Enter a position number for the property. Properties are sorted by the position number in ascending order.

Tip: Count by tens when creating position numbers. This allows you to easily add new properties in between.
Setting Explanation

ID

As soon as you save the property, it automatically receives a consecutive and unique ID. This ID cannot be changed.

Section
(Mandatory field)

What do you want to use the property for? Choose the appropriate section from the drop-down list. Depending on which section you choose here, the rest of the settings in the menu will change.

Note: This setting can no longer be changed after saving.

Note: This page explains properties of the section Storage location. Such properties are used to characterise your storage locations. But properties can also be used to characterise items or contacts. Click on the links to learn more about these other use cases.

Type
(Mandatory field)

What sort of property do you want to create? Select this property type from the drop-down list.

Note: This setting can no longer be changed after saving.

Type What is the type useful for?

None

The property’s name can be displayed. This is useful, e.g. to highlight keywords for a storage location (“suitable for refrigerated items”).

Selection

Suitable for situations where there are multiple choices, but only one applies to the storage location.

Example of use:
Imagine you have multiple refrigerators and freezers in your warehouse. The refrigerators are used to store food at 4° C. The freezers are used to store food at -18° C. The information "Temperature: 4° C" should be displayed for the refrigerators and the information "Temperature: -18° C" should be displayed for the freezers.

  1. First: Create the various options - like 4° C and -18° C.

  2. Second: While you link the property to your storage locations, you’ll specify which locations should have the value "4° C" and which should have the value "-18° C".

Position
(Mandatory field)

Enter a position number for the property. Properties are sorted by the position number in ascending order.

Tip: Count by tens when creating position numbers. This allows you to easily add new properties in between.