Product Family feature
A Product family is a collection of products that are of the same type but are sold in multiple variations. These products are almost similar to each other, but have slight variations.
These variations can be in terms of say, color or size, and are actually different options of a
Master
or Base
product. The Product Family feature defines this Base
Product-Variants relation in a typical hierarchical relationship model as depicted in the
following illustration. 
Product Family feature terms
Following are the unique terms that are related to the Product Family feature.
| Product Family Type attribute | This is a required attribute of type String Enumeration. This attribute can have a
valid value of Base, Variant, or Simple. This attribute needs to be added to the primary spec of the Product Family catalog. This attribute categorizes items within the Product Family hierarchy. |
|---|---|
| Base item | This is an item that contains value of the Product Family Type attribute as
Base. This is the Product Family item from which you can create a Variant. You can also access the Variant tab to view all the Variants for this Base item. |
| Variant item | This is a child item of the Base item and contains the value of the Product Family
Type attribute as Variant. |
| Simple item | This is a item that does not belong to a Product Family. |
| Differentiator attribute | This is a multi-occurrence attribute of type String, String Enumeration or
Number Enumeration. This attribute helps differentiate and classify items within a specific level of category in a Product Family Hierarchy. |
| Entry reference attribute | This is a special type of attribute that connects different levels in a Product Family Hierarchy. Each level has its own entry reference attribute that points to the corresponding item in its parent level. |
| Referenced attribute | These attributes provide mapping to the attribute collection that contains all the attributes that are to be inherited by the child item from its parent. |