
Delete the " cache" folder, so that configuring the attribute set do not get disturbed due to the Cache.Open the FTP or your local Explorer, to go inside the " var" folder.Click on the " Default" row of the Set Name, to view its details page.Now go to the " Manage Attribute Sets" page ( Main Menu > Catalog > Attribute > Manage Attribute Sets).Click on that link to go to the " Index Management" section & re-index those indexes which are marked in red.Magento will provide a notice that you need to re-index one / two Indexes from the " Index Management" section, with the link of this section provided.
Click the " Save Attribute" button to add this attribute. Provide the label in both the fields available which will be shown both in the front-end & in the admin section. Click on that tab to open that tab's details page. Now we will fill the tab " Manage Label/Options", in the left hand panel. Otherwise you can change this value to " Selected Product Types" & automatically a list of all the available Magento Product Types will appear in another dropdown, from where you need to select your required product types for this attribute.įor the " Visible on Product View Page on Front-end" field, you need to select the value " Yes", if you want this text field to appear in the front-end Product details page. If you want to provide this attribute to all the product types, then you need not change the value of the " Apply To" dropdown (which by default is " All Product Types"). If you want to pre-populate this text field with any value, then you will need to provide that text in the " Default Value" field. Let the " Catalog Input Type" be " Text Field", as you wanted to have text field only. Provide your Attribute Code, in the " Attribute Code" field.
First we will fill up the required fields for the tab " Properties". Provide the following in the form ( Word of Caution: Don't try to change any of the properties in this Attribute details page, unless you are sure of what you are doing.):. Click the " Add New Attribute" button to add a new attribute. Go to the " Manage Attributes" page ( Main Menu > Catalog > Attributes > Manage Attributes), to find the list of all the available Catalog Attributes. We will go through step by step process of adding an attribute to all the Products:. Since Magento maintains Catalog Product as EAV structure, so it will be best (in the interest of Magento functionality & feasibility) to provide the text field as an attribute in the General Tab of Catalog Product details page in the Admin section.