Product Variants
The product variants option in the Odoo purchase module will allow you to describe
the variants of the same product in different attributes. For receiving the benefits
of this feature you should enable the Product Variants option from settings.
Now the Product Variants option can be accessed from the Products tab of the Odoo
purchase module. The image of the window is depicted below.
The Product Variants window will enlist all the product variants described in the
platform along with the Internal Reference, Name, Attribute Values, Sales Price,
Cost, Quantity On Hand, Forecasted Quantity, Unit of Measure, and many more aspects.
You also have the provision to create new product variants by selecting the Create
icon available. We discussed the product variants creation window in detail in the
Sales module. The image of the Product variants creation window is shown below.
As we are clear on the product variants option available in the Odoo inventory module
and now let us discuss attribute aspects of the product variant.
Attributes
The attributes of the product variants can be accessed from the configuration tab
of the inventory module. The image of the window is depicted below where you can
view all the attributes described in the platform along with the Attribute name,
Category, Display Type, and Variants Creation Mode.
The Odoo platform allows you to create new attributes by selecting the Create icon
available. Let us describe the Attribute creation window in detail and the image
of the window is displayed below.
In this creation form, you can provide the Attribute Name, allocate Category to
regroup similar attributes under the same section in the comparison page of ecommerce.
In addition, you can select the Display Type used in the product configurator. This
can be selected as Radio, Select, or Colour. Moreover, the Variants Creation Mode
can be specified Instantly, Dynamically, or Never. Finally, the Attribute values
can be defined by selecting the Add a line option available.
As we clear on the Product attributes window in the platform and now let us discuss
the Unit of Measure window available in the platform.