Product fields

Each marketplace needs to be tailored to its industry. Marketplaces can request vendors to add additional data to their products to boost their marketplace.

Here are some use cases:

• automatically add products to a collection
• display more product context to the end customer
• use additional information in internal automation

Where are product fields used?

When creating a new product, vendors set the product fields in the product form. Note that if you don't have any product field set, the Product fields section is hidden.

Moreover, when uploading a CSV, all product fields will be available for mapping the data from the CSV to Garnet.

Internally, a product field is a Shopify metafield definition. It is accessible in the Shopify admin console, in Shopify collections, theme templates, and in the liquid code.

View product fields

Product fields can be viewed by the marketplace following Garnet > Admin panel > Products > Product fields.

Product fields can be of different types:

Type	Description	Examples
Radio	Single choice from predefined options	Size: S/M/L
Dropdown	Single choice from dropdown list	Category selection
Checkbox	Multiple choices from predefined options	Features: Waterproof, UV protection
Short text	Single line of text	Model number
Multiple short text	Multiple free text entries	Tags, keywords
Long text	Multiple lines of text	Product highlights
Rich text	Text with formatting	Tell us your story
URL	Web address, email, or phone link	Social profile, product page link
Image or video	Single media upload	Product photo
Image only	Single image upload, videos are refused	Size chart, certificate scan
Multiple images	Multiple media uploads	Product gallery
File	File upload	Technical specifications PDF
Date	Date selection	Manufacturing date
Date & Time	Date and time selection	Release date and time
Integer	Whole number	Stock quantity
Number	Decimal number	Weight in kg
Money	Currency amount	Cost price
Product reference	Link to another product	Related product
Multiple products	Link to several products	Bundle items, cross-sells
Metaobject	Link to a metaobject entry	Artist, exhibition, brand

Each type is described with a screenshot in field types.

Add product fields

It's easy to add a product field from Garnet, see the video below:

Technical tip

Since product fields are product metafield definitions, you can define them in Shopify > Settings > Metafields > Products. Only metafields with namespace custom will show in Garnet.

If you need a metafield type not supported by Garnet, please contact us.

Edit multiple options

You can edit multiple options by using Edit multiple button in the option list.

Delete product fields

To delete a product field, simply click on the Delete button. A confirmation will be prompted.

Warning

Removing a product field is irreversible. When deleted, all its data associated with products is also deleted.

Can't delete a product field?

Sometimes you may receive an error message like Metafield definition cannot be deleted because of the smart_collection_condition capability. In this case, the associated metafield is used in a smart collection and you must remove it from the smart collection first.

Reorder product fields

Product fields can be reordered with drag and drop. It is possible to move a product field from one section to another, within the same section, and reorder sections themselves!

Link product fields to variants

Garnet supports linking metafields with variants. It enables the marketplace to have strictly defined variations and to prevent vendors from adding options inconsistent with the marketplace. Learn more about variations.

Product fields are Shopify metafields

In the background, Garnet's product fields are Shopify metafields under the custom namespace. These metafields can be edited in Shopify > Settings > Customer Data > Products.

Metafields vs tags

Metafields are better than tags as they are:

• Typed checked: metafields have the required type (number, date, file...)
• Private: metafields are not displayed in the front-end code unless explicitly used
• Easily accessible: link the value in your theme, and access the value in your liquid code. :::