A lot of times there is information that you want to show on the product's page that isn't there by default whether it is a color, category, where an item is from, etc. We can create product attributes in Counterpoint to sync to your website. For this how-to, we will show you how to get the products category on the product page.

Creating Product Attribute in Magento

1. Log into the Magento Admin Panel and navigate to Stores > Attributes > Product. Once you are here, there is a button that creates a new attribute in the top right that says "Add New Attribute".

After clicking the button to add a new attribute, you will see a page like this (click to enlarge).

There are a lot of different properties so let's go over what they mean.

    Attribute Properties

• Default Label:  This is what will appear on the product page. 
• Catalog Input Type for Store Owner: Determines the data type and input control that is used to manage the product from the store Admin. See Input Types
• Values Required: To require that a value be entered in this field before the record can be saved, set Values Required to Yes 

    Advanced Attribute Properties

• Attribute Code: This property will be what we reference in Counterpoint to create a map. The Attribute Code must begin with a letter but can include a combination of lowercase letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9). The code must be less than thirty characters in length and cannot include any special characters or spaces, although an underscore (_) can be used to indicate a space.
• Scope: Limits the use of an attribute to a specific store view or website. Options: Store View / Website / Global.
• Unique Value: Assigns a starting value to the attribute to help during data entry.
• Add to Column: Options: Determines if the column appears in the product grid. Options: Yes / No
• Use in Filter Options: Determines if the attribute is used as a filter control at the top of columns in the grid. Options: Yes / No. Note: The filter control is only displayed when Add to Column Options is enabled. 

2. We are going to fill these properties out as follows:

• Default Label: CP Category
  
• Catalog Input Type for Store Owner: Dropdown
  
• Values Required:  No
• Attribute Code: cp_category
  
• Scope: Global
  
• Unique Value: No
  
• Add to Column Options: Yes
  
• Use in Filter options:  Yes