How to Assign Attributes to Products in Magento

Overview

Once you’ve installed ShipperHQ, all of the commonly used attributes (E.g Shipping Group) are added to your attribute sets. Some of the less commonly used ones will need to be added manually to your attribute sets.

Check the Attribute Exists

Ensure the attribute exists under Catalog->Manage Attributes->Attributes

If the attribute doesn’t exist, the SQL may not have run

Adding Attribute to Attribute Set [Magento 1]

1. Navigate to Catalog->Attributes->Manage Attribute Sets
2. Click on the attribute set you want to add the attribute to
3. Drag the attribute you want to add from the “Unassigned Attributes” list on the right into the list on the left.
4. Click save attribute set
5. Repeat this for each attribute set you want to add the attribute to

Adding Attribute to Attribute Set [Magento 2]

1. Navigate to Stores->Attributes-> Attribute Set
2. Click on the attribute set you want to add the attribute to
3. Drag the attribute you want to add from the “Unassigned Attributes” list on the right into the list on the left.
4. Click save attribute set
5. Repeat this for each attribute set you want to add the attribute to

Updating Shipping Group Attributes for Multiple Products

To update shipping groups for multiple products in Magento by mass-updating the attribute for Shipping Group, you must have Magento admin panel access and you must have the Shipping Group created and synced in ShipperHQ.

Steps

1. Navigate to Catalog > Manage Products.
2. Select any applicable products that you would like to update the shipping group for.
3. Click the actions dropdown for a list of options.
   
4. Select Update Attributes and then click Submit.
5. This should take you to a different page where you can find the Shipping Group attribute down the page. Check this off.
   
6. Click on the Shipping groups that you want to be applied to these products and hit save at the top right.

Now when you view the products individually they should reflect the shipping group you selected from the mass update attribute page.

Migrating Attribute Values from a WebShopApps Extension to Magento 1

If you are moving from WebShopApps stand alone extensions to ShipperHQ on Magento 1, please see this document for details.

We also have a list of WebShopApps attributes and their ShipperHQ equivalents for reference when migrating.

Troubleshooting

If your Magento attributes (such as shipperhq_shipping_group, ship_length, ship_width, ship_height, etc.) aren’t being picked up and included in the ShipperHQ request, please see this document for common solutions.