Attribute properties

In this tab you can assign properties to a selected attribute, you can revoke assigned properties from an attribute and you can edit property values. The properties used here are specific attribute properties. They can be assigned to an attribute to e.g. further determine their conduct or representation.

Using the column header tools you can filter table entries or adjust their sequence. In order to filter table entries you can also use the free-text search. And you can customize the selection of attributes that are shown in the table.

Assign properties

In order to assign properties to an attribute, proceed as follows:

First select the attribute as described here.
Click on the ADD button in the footer to call up the corresponding dialog box.

Select the desired properties:
- In order to select a property, transfer it from the left column to the right column. To do this, click on the property.
- In order to deselect a property, transfer it from the right column back to the left column. To do this, click on the property.

In order to finish the process, click on the APPLY button. A success message is shown. The selected property is now assigned to the attribute.
In order to cancel the process, click on the CANCEL button.

Using the

button and the

button you can transfer all the properties from one column to the other column at once.

Edit property values

In order to edit the values of a property which is assigned to the selected attribute, proceed as follows:

First select the respective attribute as described here. Following this, the corresponding properties are shown in the table.
Double-click in the table cell you want to edit.
Make the desired changes.
Leave the table cell.
Possibly make further changes to other table cells.

In order to save your changes, click on the SAVE button. If the process was successful, a corresponding message will appear.
In order to dismiss your changes, click on the RESET button.

Revoke properties

In order to revoke a property from an attribute, proceed as follows:

First select the respective attribute as described here. Following this, the corresponding properties are shown in the table.
Tick the property which you want to revoke from the selected attribute.
Click on the REMOVE button in the footer. Following this, the CLICK TO CONFIRM button appears.
Click on the CLICK TO CONFIRM button to confirm the revoking of the property. If the process was successful, a corresponding message will appear and the revoked property will vanish from the list of the assigned properties.

By default, the standard data model of iPIM offers various attribute properties: The following table shows an exemplary list of these attribute properties:

Property	Description	Value
iPIM UI display: Lookup values are sortable (Identifier: SORTED_MULTIPLE_LOOKUP)	Via this property you can specify whether the lookup values of a multiple list of values are sortable.	YES: The values are sortable. NO: The values are not sortable.
iPIM UI display: Show assets for lookup values (Identifier: LOOKUP_DISPLAY_FORMAT)	Via this property you can specify whether the drop-down menu for selecting lookup values shows digital assets which are related to lookup values.	Descriptions only: Only the value (name) is shown. Assets only: Only a thumbnail of the related digital asset is shown. Descriptions and assets: Both the value (name) and the digital asset are shown.
Dependent Values: Check all target values* (Identifier: CHECK_ALL_DEPENDENT_VALUE_TARGETS)	This property can be used to define the following for attributes with multiple value sets: If multiple value mappings are set up for several source attributes and these value mappings ensure that certain values are set for a mutual target attribute, then the values that are set for the target attribute are supplemented and not replaced with each other. Example: Value 1 for attribute A means that value 1 is also set for attribute C, while value 2 for attribute B means that the value 2 is also set for attribute C. The property ensures that attribute C can have both values at the same time.	YES: The values for the target attribute complement each other (1\|2). NO: The values for the target attribute replace each other (1 or 2).
iPIM UI display: Enable editing composition attributes via dialog (Indentifier: EDIT_COMPOSITION_IN_DIALOG)	This property can be used to specify whether attribute values of “Composite” type attributes can be edited in a separate dialog box.	YES: Attribute values can be edited in a separate dialog box. NO: Attribute values can not be edited in a separate dialog box.
IPIM_TEXTER_APP_DISPLAY_ATTRIBUTE	This property can be used to specify whether an attribute is shown in the “Attributes” card of the “Texter” app. Though, this only works for certain attribute types such as localized character strings.	YES: The attribute is shown. NO:The attribute isn’t shown.
iPIM UI display: Edit in text editor	Using this property you can specify whether the value a string type attribute can be edited via a text editor dialog box. In order to call up the dialog box, click on the button in the respective table cell.	YES: The attribute can be edited via a text editor dialog box. NO: The attribute can not be edited via a text editor dialog box.
Complex datatype: Hierarchy is allowed	First introduced in version 5.4.3: Using this property it can be specified for a “Complex” type attribute whether it is allowed to add child rows in the dialog box for adding values.	YES: It is allowed to add child rows. NO: It is not allowed to add child rows.
Narravero profile	First introduced in version 5.5.3: Via this property, an attribute can be added to an attribute profile that is used for the digital product pass generation.	Name of the attribute profile
UnchangedTextType	As of version 5.8: This property allows you to specify whether entered plain text is processed exactly as entered.	YES: Plain text is processed exactly as entered. Any HTML tags it may contain are not removed. NO: As is the default behavior, HTML tags are removed from plain text during processing.

*The lookupvalue.conditional.grouping.keepother property can be used to specify that the values of the other source attributes are retained for the target attribute if a value changes for one of the source attributes.

Additionally, the iPIM data model offers various various attribute properties that affect the display of products and product data in iSHOP. In order to find a list of these properties, click here.