Scenario 2
Merchandise Different Images for Each Variation (Slicing).
In this scenario, you configure the T-shirt (TS) product to appear in three color variations.
When you slice, the online variations products appear instead of the base product. To show a different image for each variation of product, for example a coat in many colors, make the attribute a slicing attribute.
- Select site > Merchant Tools > Products and Catalogs > Products, find the base product you want to merchandise. To open the product, click the product ID. For this scenario, search for T-shirt. This product isn't part of SiteGenesis data. You create it using the directions in the Base Products for Scenarios.
- Click the Categories tab and click Edit Categories.
- Expand womens > womens-clothing, select womens-clothing-tops, and click Apply.
- On the Product page General tab, click the Variations tab.
- On the Product page Variations tab, click the color variation attribute to open it and select the Slicing Attribute.
- To return to the Products page, click Back.
- Select site > Merchant Tools > Search > Search Indexes, then select the product index and click Rebuild to rebuild the index.
Storefront Experience
- The shopper searches for keyword T-shirt.
- Salesforce B2C Commerce shows the search results page with three results, one for each color.
- The shopper clicks T-shirt for the navy variation.
- The product detail page shows the navy variation with swatches for all other colors.