There may be situations where the price list item detail does not contain a field for entering certain required information (properties).

That is one of the reasons attributes exist — they allow you to add any number of custom information fields to your items.

In the desktop application, attributes can be found in the bottom tab bar of the price list item detail.

Taking the most common use case as an example, attributes are particularly useful in e-commerce scenarios where you need to specify product sizes.

Before you can create an attribute, you need to create its type. This can be done either through the attribute code lists (in the "Goods – Attribute Code Lists – Attribute Types" module), or directly from the attributes section under the price list item.

After switching to attribute types, click the "New" button and create a new type. An attribute type serves as a parent category (type) for the individual attributes that will fall under it.

Using the clothing sizes example mentioned above, you would name the attribute type e.g. "Size".

All you need to fill in is the abbreviation, name, and attribute type, and optionally a unit of measure — though a unit of measure is not needed for the sizes example.

Once saved, the attribute type is created and ready to be used for specific products.

Select it as the attribute type you want to add and enter its value. You can create all additional attributes right away.

The result might look something like this:

Attribute types can be organized into groups. This is especially useful when you have a diverse product range and a large number of attributes (or attribute types).

The option to create an attribute group can also be found in the attribute code lists in the "Goods" module.

In our example, an attribute group could be named e.g. "Clothing", and the two previously created types would be assigned to it.

By default, attributes do not feed into any further processes and have no additional dependencies. They are not included in any outputs by default.

However, if you need attributes to be reflected in an existing output, or if you need a completely new output created, you can order custom development from us. If you are interested, do not hesitate to contact us.

In addition to creating attributes manually, you can also import them from Excel. All information about importing can be found in our guide.

Attributes, their types, and attribute groups are all accessible via the API. This means that when integrating Flexi with another application (e.g. an e-shop), attributes can be transferred both from the other application into Flexi and from Flexi into the other application.

To learn how to work with attributes in the API, refer to our guide. All available attribute fields can be found in the properties of the attribute register.