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Configure Variant slicing attributes

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This guide covers how to configure Variant slicing attributes and remove them.

Prerequisites

Before configuring Variant slicing, you must:

Feature access

Contact your Bloomreach representative to enable Variant slicing for your account.

Required Pixel implementation

Send product IDs for all events (view, add-to-cart, conversion) and ensure SKU IDs are sent for conversion events. SKU parameters are essential for optimal feature function.

Required Feed implementation

Send the variants in the correct feed format. Products without variants won't be sliced.

Permissions

Ensure that you have access to the Catalogs & events admin and Global merchandising editor roles.

Configure Variant slicing attributes

Follow the steps below to enable Variant slicing and select the attributes to use in slicing rules.

1. Go to Catalogs application

  1. Go to Setup → Catalogs.
  2. Select your catalog (for example, "Pacifichome").
  3. Click on the Settings tab.

2. Access Variant Settings

  1. In the left sidebar, click on Variants.
  2. Scroll down to the Variant slicing section.

3. Add slicing attributes

  1. Click the Configure button. The "Variant attribute slicing" modal appears.

  2. Click the + Add attribute button. Type in the attribute names or use the dropdown. Ensure to select at least one attribute.
    Attributes available: For Variant slicing, you can choose a variant-level reserved or custom attribute. Only single-valued and indexed attributes are supported. Attributes can be of text or numeric type.

  3. Click Done to save the chosen attributes.

4. Review and save settings

  1. After configuring your slicing attributes, click the Review & save button and confirm the changes.

  2. Update the catalog’s index and monitor the indexing status to ensure completion.

After indexing, the attributes will be available for Variant slicing rules.

Remove Variant slicing attributes

Manually remove Variant slicing attributes using the Catalogs application.

1. Go to Catalogs application

  1. Go to Setup → Catalogs.
  2. Select your catalog (for example, "Pacifichome").
  3. Click on the Settings tab.

2. Access Variant Settings

  1. In the left sidebar, click on Variants.
  2. Scroll down to the Variant slicing section.

3. Remove Variant slicing attributes

  1. Click the Configure button.

  2. Click the delete icon next to the configured attribute.

  3. Click Done, and then click Review and save. Confirm the changes.

  4. Update the catalog’s index and monitor the indexing status to ensure completion.

Impact of removed attributes

When you remove a slicing attribute from your product feed, they are no longer available to use. All existing ranking rules using that attribute for Variant slicing are ignored. The omitted slicing configurations display in red on the ranking rules listing page.

In the Product grid editor, the attribute appears inactive with an error warning. You can't save the rule until you switch back to product display by removing variant slicing or selecting a different available attribute.

Re-adding attributes

If you add back a removed attribute, Variant slicing rules using that attribute that haven't been edited and saved will resume working normally.

Exception: If you remove an attribute and then re-add the attribute with the same name but a different data type, the slicing will differ. For instance:

  • Remove: "patterns" (numeric type attribute)
  • Add: "patterns" (text type attribute)

Even though the attribute name is identical, the change in attribute type results in different slicing behavior.

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