Attribute groups

Group your article attributes into blocks such as basic data, prices or texts – the first step before creating attribute fields.

In X-Sitter, all article data is stored in attributes that you define yourself. Attribute groups bundle these attributes into blocks, for example "Basic data", "Prices", "Descriptions" or "Warehouse". The groups also set the order of the blocks in the Attributes tab of an article.

Every attribute field belongs to exactly one group. That is why you create the groups first, then the fields.

Screenshot: Attribute groups overview with the columns Name, Slug, Position and Status

Before you start

Your user needs the permission for the attribute management. Ask your administrator if the Attributes menu is missing.
Groups apply to the company you have currently selected.

Step by step

Create a group

Go to Catalogue › Attributes › Groups (Katalog › Attribute › Gruppen). The page Attribute Groups (Attribute Gruppen) shows all groups with name, slug, position and status.
Click New group (Neue Gruppe). The form Creating an Attribute Group (Attributgruppe anlegen) opens.
Enter the Name, check the Position (pre-filled with the next free number) and set the Status to active or inactive.
Click Save (Speichern). You see "The attribute group has been created".

Screenshot: Form "Creating an Attribute Group" with Name, Position and Status

Edit a group

Click the group in the list. The form Edit attribute group (Attributgruppe bearbeiten) opens.
Change the values and click Save. You see "The group has been updated".

Delete a group

Click the delete symbol in the row of the group. You see "The attribute group and all assignments have been removed".

Deleting removes data

Deleting a group also deletes all attribute fields in this group and all their values on all articles. This cannot be undone.

Fields and options

Field	Meaning	Required
Name	Display name of the group. When you create the group, X-Sitter also builds the slug (technical key) from it	Yes
Position	Order of the groups, also in the Attributes tab of an article	No
Status	active (aktiv) / inactive (inaktiv)	Yes

Good to know

If you create a group whose slug already exists, X-Sitter updates the existing group instead of creating a second one.
The group X-Sitter (Basics) is a system group. It is hidden in the field lists.

What to do next

Create the attribute fields of the group, see Attribute fields.

Troubleshooting

Message	Cause	Solution
Es konnten keine Attribut_Gruppen gefunden werden! Hast Du schon welche angelegt? (shown in the article)	No attribute group exists yet	Create a group