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IBX-8674: Improve product completeness and attribute definitions (#2617)
* Make product completeness and attribute definitions more precise --------- Co-authored-by: Adrien Dupuis <[email protected]>
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Each product has its own, specific attributes. You can describe a product in technical terms, define its physical characteristics such as size, color, or shape, or functional characteristics (for example, for a laptop it could be the operating system, amount of memory, or available ports).
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Product attributes can belong to one of existing types (for example, numbers, selection, or checkout), but you can also [add custom attribute types](create_custom_attribute_type.md).
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You can configure selected product attributes to be used as a basis for variants.
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Attributes are used as criteria for filtering and searching for products.
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You can also configure selected product attributes to be used as a basis for variants.
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![Product attributes](img/product_attributes.png)
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For more information, see [Product attributes](products.md#product-attributes) and [Work with product attributes]([[= user_doc =]]/pim/work_with_product_attributes/)
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### Product variants
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One product can have multiple versions, for example, there can be a t-shirt in different colors.
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When you create or edit a product, under the product name, you can see visual indication of what part of product information (tasks) you have completed, and what part is still missing.
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Product completeness doesn't impact product availability or visibility on the storefront.
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It is intended to help you ensure that product data is properly populated.
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As long as your product meets [basic requirements](enable_purchasing_products.md), it can be published and made available for purchase regardless of its completeness score.
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### Catalogs
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With catalogs you can create product lists for special purposes, for example, for B2B and B2C uses, for retailers and distributors, or for different regions.

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You can assign both whole attribute groups or individual attributes to a product type.
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!!! note "Attribute translations"
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Product attributes are not translatable.
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Unlike content fields, product attribute values cannot differ between languages.
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For the information that is intended to be displayed, consider using [TextLine](textlinefield.md) fields for short text, [RichText](richtextfield.md) fields for longer text that may require formatting, and product attributes for precise product properties or specifications.
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## Product variants
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Product variants represent different versions of a product, for example, clothes in different colors, or laptops with different amounts of RAM.
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A product can be available, but have zero stock.
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A product can only be ordered when it has either positive stock, or stock set to infinite.
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![Product completeness tab](4.2_product_completeness.png)
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Product completeness helps ensure that product data is complete.
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It does not impact product availability or visibility on the storefront.
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As long as a product meets availability and stock requirements, it can be published and made available for purchase regardless of its completeness score.
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### Product categories
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With product categories, you can organize products that populate the Product Catalog.

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