To create or edit the product options themselves, go to your products list. On your products list page, you will see an ‘Edit Product Options’ link. Clicking it will link you to the ‘edit product options’ page.

Once you find your way to the ‘edit product options’ page, you will see a list of all your product options. This list contains data fields and existing option names, option values, and any surcharges associated with them. It also has the ability for deleting options. To create new product options, fill in the set of data fields near the top of the page. Choose a name for the new option, as well as any values and surcharges.

• Option Name: The name of the option you create. Once you create it, it will appear in your product options list as a link.
• Option Values: These are the values assigned to the option name you create. They are the actual choices offered for the given option. For instance, if you have ‘Size’ as an option, the values might be ‘Small’, ‘Medium’, and ‘Large’.
• Value Surcharge: This is the additional cost you may charge customers to choose a certain option. Surcharges may be specified in whole numbers (5) or as decimals to two places (5.00, 4.99, etc.). You do not have to add surcharges.

For example, you own a clothing business and sell a variety of apparel. The clothing you sell is not made with just one type of material. All the apparel you sell is made with one of three choices: cotton, wool, or silk. You want your customers to be able to choose what material they want their clothes to be fashioned from. You will create a product option to do this. As the option name, you choose ‘Material’ and enter it into the correct field. As for option values, you would set three: cotton, wool, and silk. You decide to add a surcharge for wool and silk, as the base price advertised on your site is for cotton, and we know that wool and silk are more expensive. So, in the corresponding surcharge fields, you enter the appropriate amounts. For cotton, you would enter 0.00 to specify no surcharge. You decide to charge an extra $10.00 for wool. Enter 10.00 to do so. As for silk, well that is expensive, so you decide to charge an additional $25.00 for that. 25.00 should be entered to accomplish this. When you are finished, click on ‘Save Changes’ to save your options. This will effectively add an option called ‘Material’ to your product options list.

The example used here is precisely that, and the values and surcharges displayed are totally arbitrary. The actual number and types of options and values are unlimited. If, instead of material, you want to offer different sizes or colors, so be it. This system allows you to create
product options as unique as you want, and as you see fit.

To edit existing product options, click on the name of the one you wish to edit. It will appear in your list as a link. It will lead you to a page with another set of data fields and delete options. Most of the fields will have previously saved data, but two will be empty. To edit an existing value, simply click in the correct field and change it to what you want. To change the name of the option, click that field and enter what you want. To delete a value, check the box next to the relative values. To add a new set of values, enter the suitable option value and surcharge. When you are totally finished adding, editing, or deleting, click on the ‘Save Changes’ button.

To delete a product option on the ‘edit product option’ page, check the delete option box next to the corresponding product option. Check any and all options you wish to delete. To finalize your actions, click ‘Save Changes’.

If you created your products using the Product Upload method, you may create product options for them, as well. You must create your product options for each product using the explanation above in this section. Product options are NOT created in the CVS Template.