The attribute type which is global determines a global attribute and is denoted by a globe icon near attribute. An attribute that is common to all products across the client’s data is referred to as a global attribute. For example, Price, Package Quantity, Weight and so on.
When you import a catalog, all attributes marked as global will be listed in the global attribute mapping page. Both source and target catalogs might have a list of global attributes which can be mapped.
NOTE | You can only map global source attributes with a global target attribute. |
Once the channel is launched, click Global Attributes from Channel Actions.
A list of global attributes present in both the source and target catalogs are displayed.
You can map the global attributes by selecting the attributes. You can refer to Different Types of Attribute Mapping Rules to map the global attributes.
The mapping rules available for Global Attributes are:
Copy attributes from source à target
Copy the value of attribute from source à target
Transform to new value
Arithmetic expression
Whenever a global attribute is mapped, it cannot be edited on a local level. There will be no option to edit or delete in the Actions column as shown below:
