Manage master data fields

Field management defines the structure of your master data: which fields exist, how they are organized and what type of value they accept. Open Settings, Master data, then Field management.

The screen has three columns: Scope (the whole catalog or a category), Fields and Configuration of the selected field.

Scope

GlobalFields that apply to the whole catalog.Default

By categoryFields specific to a category.12

Fields

All products

Back to groups

Technical specifications5

Net weightNumber

VoltageNumber

Maximum torqueNumber

ColorColor

Former referenceText

Add field

Configuration

Net weight

Field settings

Label

Net weight

Code

net_weight

Input type

Single value

Data type

Number

Unit

Kilogram (kg)

Active

Requirement

Default requirement level, and per category.

Default (global)

Recommended

DrillsRequired

Add an exception

Delete field

Groups

Fields are organized into groups. You can:

• create a group with Add a group;
• rename a group;
• drag a group or a field to change the order;
• delete a group you created. Its fields are not deleted: they move to the Other group.

The field order is saved, and the columns of the Products grid follow it.

Add a field

Click Add field in a group. Marcus takes over in the discussion: he asks you for the field’s name, its purpose and whether it is required, then chooses the type and creates the field. He also checks that an equivalent field does not already exist.

Set up a field

Select a field, then click the Edit settings pencil. Changes are saved as you go, with no confirm button.

• Label and Code.
• Data type: Text, Number, Boolean, Date, Composite or Color.
• Multi-value, for a field that accepts several values.
• Unit: gram, kilogram, millimeter, centimeter, meter, milliliter, liter or percentage.

Hide a field

Turn off Active to hide a field: it disappears from the Products views and from exports to your channels, but it is never deleted. Turn it back on at any time.

The primary identifier

Primary identifier designates the key that recognizes the same product across several sources. Only one field can hold it, chosen among the identity fields (for example the EAN or the SKU). The primary identifier cannot be hidden.

Delete a field

On a field you added, Delete field removes it from the master data, after confirmation.

Good to know

• The fields provided by Upsellr cannot be deleted. Hide them if you have no use for them.
• In a category’s scope, the global fields appear grayed out under Inherited (global): they are edited in Global mode.
• A field’s requirement is set just below: see required fields and constraints by category.