Attributes management

Introduction

When customers search for or inquire about an item—either through communication or directly via an integrated webshop—they often look for specific characteristics such as height, color, or model year.

To support this functionality, the Tinx Connector allows you to manage item attributes. These attributes can be used for filtering and searching in the webshop, or simply to enrich product data in Business Central (BC).

There are two ways to extend item information with attributes:

  1. By creating attribute sets, attributes, and options using the Tinx Attribute tables, and syncing these to the webshop.

  2. By sending attribute values directly from existing BC tables via Tinx mapping.

Creating an Attribute

To create a new attribute in the Tinx tables:

  1. Go to Product Information Mgt. > Attributes & Custom Options & Metafields

  2. Click New in the top banner

  3. Fill in the required fields on the Attribute Card

 

Key Fields on the Attribute Card

Field Description
Code Internal code for the attribute. Cannot contain spaces. Generated automatically but can be overwritten.
Default Label The label shown in the webshop frontend (e.g., "Color" or "Height").
Catalog Input Type for Store Owner Defines how data is entered. Determines the input type in the webshop admin panel.

Supported Input Types:

  • Boolean (Yes/No)

  • Text

  • Date

  • Price

  • Option (dropdown)

  • Text Area

  • Multiple Select

Field Description
Visible on Catalog Pages on Storefront If set to No, the attribute will not be visible on the product page. Note: If ‘Comparable’ is set to Yes, the attribute may still appear in comparison charts.
Webshop ID ID returned by the webshop when the attribute is created via API.
Content Type Determines how the attribute is used across platforms:
– Custom options (Magento)
– Tags (Shopify, WooCommerce)
– Metafields (Shopify)
– Custom fields (Shopware)
Custom Option Enable this if the attribute should be treated as a custom option in Magento. You must then define the possible values.

Adding Options to an Attribute

If the attribute type is Option or Multiple Select, you need to define the available values. This can be done in two ways:

1. Manually

  • Open the Attribute Card

  • Go to Options

  • Add a value in the Value and Identifier fields

2. Insert from Existing BC Tables

To pull existing values from BC:

  1. On the Attribute Card, set Source Type to Existing Item Value

  2. Go to Filters > Option Filter

    • Set Field No. to 1

    • Set Filter Value to the BC attribute ID

  3. Scroll to the Existing Item ERP Value section and fill in:

    • Table No. – the table where attribute values are stored

    • Field No. (Value) – the field number holding the value

    • Field No. (Item No. Link) – primary key for item link

    • Field No. (Variant Code Link) – variant key (if applicable)

  4. To insert values:

    • Manual: Go to Attribute Card > Home > Insert Options

    • Automated: Schedule Report 11205274 – Update Attribute Options Any Table in the Job Queue

 

This ensures any new value added to BC tables is also added to the Tinx table and ready for webshop syncing.

Adding an Attribute to a Set

To link an attribute to an attribute set:

  1. Go to Product Information Mgt. > Attribute Sets

  2. Select an attribute set > No. of Attributes > New

  3. Choose the Attribute Code to add

Choosing Attributes for Items

To assign specific attribute values to an item for webshop display:

  1. Go to the Webshop Item Card

  2. Navigate to Webshop > Attributes

  3. Select the relevant values for the item