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Constraining Product Types to Size Definition Types
You can use the Type and Attribute Management utility to constrain product types to a specific size definition type and its subtypes. Constraining product types to size definition types allows you to more efficiently search the size definition template library when creating a product size definition by only listing relevant size definition templates.
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Out-of-the-box, all product types are constrained to the size definition root type. By default, you can access all size definition types when creating product size definitions.
For example, if you create a product size definition for footwear, it is more efficient to list only those size definition templates on the Footwear type (or one of its subtypes). Similarly, when creating a product size definition for women’s apparel, you might want to access only women’s apparel size definition templates.
Configuring Product and Size Definition Type Constraints
To constrain a product type to a specific size definition type, do the following:
1. Select Administrative > Type and Attribute Management.
2. Select Part > Retail Part > Product.
3. From the Product type, select the name of the product type you want to constrain.
4. From the Actions menu, select Edit
5. From the Size Definition Type list, select the size definition type you want to constrain the product type to.
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If the list contains more than 20 items, click the find icon to open a window with a list of values to select from.
6. Click Save.
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This constrains the product type to the selected size definition type and any of that type’s children (subtypes). For example, if you constrain the Women product type to the Women size definition type, the Women/Apparel size definition type is also accessible when creating product size definitions for products on the Women type.
Constraint Inheritance
Size definition constraints are inherited by product types. If you constrain the Women product type to the Women size definition type, then the Women/Apparel product type automatically inherits the size definition constraint to the Women size definition type. If you want a child product type to be constrained to a different size definition type than its parent, then you must manually configure the desired product and size definition constraint using the Type and Attribute Management utility.