Creating relationships between products and Variants

There are several methods to create relationships in the Product Management. Using Orckestra Commerce Cloud, you can create relationships between categories and products like:

Relationship between a base product or a variant and one or more categories.
Relationships between base products, (no variants).
Relationships between a base product and variants.
Relationships between a variant and a base product.
Relationships between variants.

Creating a relationship from a base product

1. Select the base product and display its details panel.
2. Click the Relationships tab.
3. In the bottom right corner of the screen, make a selection:
a. To create a relationship with one or more categories, click Create Relationships with Categories.
In the new window that is displayed, the base product is selected by default. Click Next.
In the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select a Relationship Type and a Link Mode. To find out more about relationship types and link modes, see Merchandising Relationships.
In the category tree, select one or multiple categories by checking their boxes.
Click Save in the bottom right corner of the screen.
b. To create a relationship with one or more products, click Create Relationships with Products.
In the next window that is displayed, the base product is selected. Click Next.
Use the catalog's tree structure or the search field on the left to locate the products you wish to use.
Check boxes to select products.

The Next button will not become available until at least one product has been selected.

In the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select a Relationship Type and a Link Mode. To find out more about relationship types and link modes, see Merchandising Relationships.
Check that all relevant products are selected.
The base product is selected by default. If you instead want to create a relationship with a variant, click the base product to display the list of variants and select the variant(s) you wish to use.
Click Finish.

For example, you could select Products A, B, C and D and create a relationship of Type "Bundle" with a "Two-way" Link mode. When selecting several products simultaneously, the following relationships are created:

- A relationship is created for Product A with products B, C and D.
- A relationship is created for Product B with products A, C and D.
- A relationship is created for Product C with products A, B and D.
- A relationship is created for Product D with products A, B and C.

Creating a relationship from a variant

1. Select the base product and display its details panel.
2. Click the Relationships tab.
3. In the bottom right corner of the screen, select:
a. To create a relationship with one or more categories, click Create Relationships with Categories.
In the new window that is displayed, the base product is selected by default. Select the variant(s) you wish to use, then click Next.
In the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select a Relationship Type and a Link Mode. To find out more about relationship types and link modes, see Merchandising Relationships.
In the category tree, select one or multiple categories by checking their boxes.
Click Save in the bottom right corner of the screen.
b. To create a relationship with one or more products, click Create Relationships with Products.
In the new window that is displayed, the base product is selected by default. Select the variant(s) you wish to use, then click Next.
Use the catalog's tree structure or the search field on the left to locate the products you wish to use.
Check boxes to select products.

The Next button will not become available until at least one product has been selected.

In the drop-down menus at the top of the screen, select a Relationship Type and a Link Mode. To find out more about relationship types and link modes, see Merchandising Relationships.
Check that all relevant products are selected.
The base product is selected by default. If you instead want to create a relationship with a variant, click the base product to display the list of variants and select the variant(s) you wish to use.
Click Finish.

REFERENCES

Modifying Categories
Product selection methods
Deleting a Category Relationship