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# Attribute Values

# Attribute Values

|| Attributes include the physical characteristics of products. Such as weight, quantity, size, price, etc. It is mainly used in E-Commerce (Customer app) and transferring the items from parent to child. 

### Create Attribute Values

| **Navigation**: Backend → Items → Attribute Values

1. Press the Create button. The Create Attribute pop-up opens, fill in the details and save.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-302_adov2a.png)
* **Attribute**: Select the attribute which we want to use for mapping, from the dropdown. For example, Weight, Size, Color
* **Label**: This label will be reflected in customer app, For example, 1 KG, 500g, 1l
* **Value**: Enter the value of the attribute. For example, if you selected the attribute as Weight, then enter the value as 1, 0.500, 0.250

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-303_amf9tp.png)
# How attributes are used in the Customer app?

To group the item variations under the dropdown, we need to map the attribute for the item variations.

* **Backend → Items → Item Library  → View Items  → Inventory → Attributes tab → Add Attributes button**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-306_qk1l5a.png)
* The pop opens, Select the attributes and value from the dropdown, Click Save. For example, **${color}[#2c13ec](Attribute): Weight, ${color}[#2c13ec](Value): 1**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-307_12dh3vt.png)

Map the attributes for item variation as below: -
1. Item variation: Wheat 1 Kg, Attribute: Weight, Value: 1
2. Item variation: Wheat 1/2 Kg, Attribute: Weight, Value: 0.500
3. Item variation: Wheat 1/4 Kg, Attribute: Weight, Value: 0.250

* After mapping the attributes, Goto Backend → Account & Settings → Locations → Actions  → Sync Items

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-308_9vsq86.png)
* Open the customer app, check the item **Wheat** is under the dropdown. 

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/whatsapp-image-2021-08-17-at-5_11gqi04.jpeg) 
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/whatsapp-image-2021-08-17-at-5_dez4nv.jpeg)

# How attributes are used in transferring the items?

To transfer the items from parent to child, create a parent variation and map the child variation with the use of attributes.

* While creating a parent variation,  select the Unit of Measurement as **Weight (kg)** and click the **Primary Variation** field.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-309_1ebbrsa.png)
* While creating a child variation, select the Unit of Measurement as Count, no need to click the Primary Variation field.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-310_1aie1ul.png)
||| **Note: Both parent and child variations must be under a single item**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-311_153kzzc.png)
* Map the attributes only for child variations, no need to map the attribute for parent variation

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-312_up0oys.png)
* After mapping the attributes, Goto **Backend → Inventory Management → Stock → Search the Parent Variation → Action → Transfer to Items**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-313_14jor3o.png)
* Transfer to Items pop-up opens, Select the **From location** & **To location** and **Child variation** from the dropdown

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-314_1k9jbej.png)
* Enter the Quantity as parent variation. For example, if parent variation's UOM is Weight (kg), then enter the Quantity: **5** and select the child variation is **1 kg**. It transfers the 5 counts to child variation. If we select the child variation is **1/2 kg**, it transfers the 10 counts to child variation.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-315_eolwpr.png)
* To check the transfer details, Goto **Backend → Inventory Management → History**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9ae720b538edc000/screenshot-316_1082nus.png)
* While transferring the items from parent to child, parent variation's quantity is decreased and child variation's quantity is increased as displayed in the above image.