Product details panel

How to utilize the product details panel

 

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Overview    Main product functions

Details    Attributes    Categories    Relations
Product issues    Assets    Tasks    History    Variant    Variant group    Languages

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Overview

The product Details panel is a centralized view of all information linked to a product, including attributes, categories, relations, assets, tasks and more. The information is neatly organized in various tabs for easy access.

The details panel is opened once you click a product from the grid:

 

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Main product functions

Click the 3-dots menu in the upper right corner in the Details panel to access the main product functions:

• Duplicate
  Lets you copy the product information to a new product.
• Save as new template
  Lets you save this product as a template that can be used as basis when creating new Single products. Please see Create and use product templates for details.
• Start watching
  Lets you follow any updates on this product. The product will be added to your Watch list and you will be notified according to your Notification preferences.
• Sync
  If the product is ready to be published/unpublished or is published and has unpublished changes, it can be synced directly from here. Please see Product status and publishing workflow for further details.
• Archive
  If the product is no longer part of your portfolio, it should be archived. A product must be in status Draft in all contexts before it can be archived. Please see Archive products for details. 
• Generate PDF
  Lets you create a PDF document containing product information defined by the selected template. Please see Generate a PDF file for a product for details.

Details

The Details tab presents the key information of a product, including the Name, Description and Product type.

Normally, only a few users within an organization are allowed to edit this information. The ID, Created date and Updated date are not editable.

To edit information, click the relevant field, input a new value and press Enter or click the green checkmark to save. 

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Attributes

The Attributes tab provides a comprehensive view of all the attributes associated with a product. This includes information such as the product's brand, size and color.

The following main functions are available from the upper right corner:

• Search for an attribute.
• Change view type.
  When the details panel is minimized, you can choose between Comfortable and Compact mode. When the panel is expanded, you can select between four different view types:
  • Comfortable, 1 column
  • Comfortable, 2 column
  • Compact, 1 column
  • Compact, 2 column

• Open/collapse all attributes.
• Add attribute.

To add or edit an attribute value, click the relevant field.

 

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Categories

The Categories tab provides an overview of which catalogs and categories the product is linked to. 

The following functions are available:

• Edit categories
  Click the pencil icon to add/remove the product to/from one/more categories. The following page is presented:
  
  
  
  Select/deselect relevant catalogs/categories, and click Save changes when you are done.
• View path
  Click the button for a linked category to see the whole path. When viewing the path, you can:
  
  • Copy the path as text for reference outside PIM by clicking the copy button.
  • List the products residing in one of the categories by clicking its name/breadcrumb.
  • Hide path to close the category information box.
• Remove
  Click the x button to the right of a linked category to remove the product from it.

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Relations

From the Relations tab you can get an overview and manage this product's relations to other products.

The following functions are available:

• Search for a specific relation. 
• Expand/collapse all relations. Product name and number are presented for each related product.
• Edit (add/remove) relations.

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Product issues

The Product Issues tab provides a clear overview of any issues related to the selected product, such as missing information. From here you can proactively manage your product data and ensure that all information is accurate. This will help you avoid potential issues when synchronizing products to be published.

The information is divided into two sections; Completeness requirements and Other validations.  

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Assets

The Assets tab offers a clear and concise overview of all the assets linked to a specific product, such as images or videos. This tab enables you to manage the product's assets effectively.

The following general functions are available:

• Change the view type:
  • In the Tiles view, only the asset itself is displayed.
  • In the List view, the asset name, description, and labels are presented. If you have access, this information can be edited directly.

• Upload a new asset and assign it to the product.

• Download all assets assigned to the product to a ZIP file.

• Assign an existing asset from the assets library (DAM).

The following functions are available for each assigned asset:

• Open the asset in the assets library by clicking the 3-dots menu and selecting Show in assets.
• Download the asset by clicking the 3-dots menu and selecting Download.
• Remove the asset from the product by clicking the 3-dots menu and selecting Unassign.
• View a list of all products linked to this asset by clicking the 3-dots menu and selecting Go to linked products. 

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Tasks

The Tasks tab gives an overview of all tasks related to this product:

The following functions are available:

• View all or only unresolved tasks.

• Mark all unresolved tasks as done by clicking the checked button on top.

• Add the product to one or more existing tasks.

• Create a new task linked to this product.

• Set a task single to done by clicking the checkmark in front of the task.

 

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History

The History tab provides information about all changes made to the product, including who/which service made a change and when. Only entries applicable to the selected context/language are presented.

The following functions are available:

• Search for specific event/entry.

• Change view type. By default, entries are listed in descending order by time (List). By switching to By sync, you can see which changes that were included in which sync process:

 

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Variants

The Variants tab is available for Variant groups, and gives an overview of all variant products in the group. The Name, Number and values of any variant-defining attributes are presented for each variant:

The following functions are available:

• Switch between Comfortable and Compact view type.
  • In Comfortable mode, you can edit the value of any variant-defining attributes.
  • In Compact mode, the variant sort order can be defined by using drag-n-drop.
• List all variants in the grid by clicking the arrow button.
• Click the '+' button to add a new variant to the group.
• Click a variant's name to open it directly.
• Hover a variant and click the copy button to copy its name.
• Hover a variant and click the 'x' button to remove it from the group.
  
  

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Variant group

The Variant group tab is available for Variants, and gives information about which group the variant belongs to, and an overview of the other variants in the group:

The following functions are available:

• Click the 'x' button to remove the variant from the group.
• Click the variant group's name to open it directly.
• Click a variant's name to open it directly.
• Hover a variant and click the copy button to copy its name.
  
  

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Languages

The Languages tab allows you to view and easily translate product information.

To edit/translate product information:

1. Select the context/language to translate from and to in the upper right corner.
   A column for each language is presented. The information/attributes are grouped. General info is presented at the top, and then the different attribute groups follow.
2. Click the field you want to add/edit the value of.
3. Press Enter or click the green checkmark to save your changes.

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