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Use a supplier's attributes as order level settings

Sync a B2B supplier's product attributes into Allmoxy and turn them into order level settings, so a material or finish is picked once per order.

If you resell a B2B supplier's products, you can use their product attributes as order level settings: you or your customer picks a material or finish once for the whole order instead of on every product. Sync the supplier's attributes (automatic on import when Sync B2B Supplier order level settings is on, or by hand with Resynchronize B2B attributes now in B2B Settings), then open the attribute under Settings > E-commerce > Product Attributes and tick its order level setting box.

Applies to: resellers connected to a supplier and reselling their products; see What is business to business (B2B)?. B2B Settings needs Manage B2B; attributes need Manage Catalog.

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What it does

Your supplier's products carry their own attributes, such as material type or finish. Made into order level settings, those attributes are set once at the top of the order and applied to every supplier product on it, instead of configuring each product one by one. This bridges the gap between the supplier's products and your native catalog products, giving your customers one cohesive order. A refresher on how order level settings behave is on Order level settings.

Sync the supplier's attributes

The supplier's attributes have to exist in your site before you can use them.

  • Automatic. With Sync B2B Supplier order level settings turned on in B2B Settings, the supplier's order level settings are synced for the products you check each time you run Sync and Resell (Resell a supplier's products). You don't need to do anything else when you add new products.
  • By hand. For products that were already in your catalog before you turned that setting on, or when it is off, run the sync yourself.

To run it by hand:

  1. Go to Settings > E-commerce > B2B Settings. If you don't see B2B Settings, B2B isn't turned on for your site; reach out to your Customer Success Manager to activate it.
  2. Click Resynchronize B2B attributes now.
  3. Wait for the synchronization to complete.

Turn a supplier attribute into an order level setting

Once the attributes are synced, choose which ones to offer at the order level.

  1. Go to Settings > E-commerce > Product Attributes.
  2. Turn on the switch that shows supplier attributes (it appears only when you have supplier attributes). A Supplier Company column is added to the list, and each attribute's formula name is the supplying company's name followed by the attribute's name.
  3. Open the supplier attribute you want to use.
  4. Tick the box that makes it an order level setting.
  5. Optionally set the order page width, which controls how wide the field is in the Order Level Settings section of the order (it doesn't change how the attribute displays on the product itself), and the priority sort, which sets where it sits in the Order Level Settings list.
  6. Save. The attribute now appears in the Order Level Settings section on new orders that include the supplier's products.

Things to know

  • Attribute names come from your supplier. The display name is the supplier's and cannot be renamed on your end.
  • Pick the ones that fit your workflow. Any supplier attribute can be an order level setting; choose the ones you want to control for the whole order.
  • The Show B2B Supplier order level settings switch in B2B Settings has no effect today; what shows is decided by each attribute's order level setting box.
  • Adding products later? With Sync B2B Supplier order level settings on, their attributes arrive with them; otherwise run Resynchronize B2B attributes now again.

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