This module automatically generate Product Reference (default_code)
according to attributes data with a configurable behavior.
It defines a reference mask on the product templates so the variants
references are automatically set. For example:
To set the reference mask up on any product template ‘Variant reference
mask’ new field.
When creating a new product template without specifying the Variant
reference mask, a default value for Variant reference mask will be
automatically generated according to the attribute line settings on the
product template (if any). The mask will then be used as an instruction
to generate default code of each product variant of the product template
with the corresponding Attribute Code (of the attribute value)
inserted. Besides the default value, Variant reference mask can be
configured to your liking, make sure putting the Attribute Name inside
[] marks (it is case sensitive).
Example:
Creating a product named Jacket with two attributes, Size and
Color:
Product: Jacket
Color: Black(Bl), White(Wh) # Black and White are the attribute values;
'Bl' and 'Wh' are the corresponding codes
Size: L (L), XL(XL)
The automatically generated default value for the Variant reference mask
will be [Color]-[Size] and so the ‘default code’ on the variants will be
Bl-L, Wh-L, Bl-XL and Wh-XL.
The mask value can be fully customized whatever you like. You can even
have the attribute name appear more than once in the mask such as,
Jacket/[Size]~[Color]~[Size], and the generated code on variants will be
something like Jacket/L~Bl~L (for variant with Color “Black” and Size
“L”).
When the code attribute is changed, it automatically regenerates the
‘default code’ on all variants affected.
Aditionally, a product attribute can be set and so it will be appended
to the product default_code. In the first example, setting a Color code
to CO would give default_code like this: COBl-L, COWh-L, COBl-XL and
COWh-XL.
You can avoid this behavior or force a manual default_code on variant.
To do so, go to Product Variants > [any variant you want to set up]
and set manually its reference code. The field manual code will be set
to on and the variant internal reference will no longer be changed by
this module.
Unset manual code and the reference code will be unlocked again.
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