Product relations
This section explains how to create product relations. A product or a product group can have a relation to one or many other products or product groups.
Product relations is used for example when displaying related products on a page. It is a good way to create a higher sales volume. By using relations in the product catalog it is possible to adapt sale or cross sale techniques.
To start using product relations, you need to create a relation:
Go to Settings > Products > Relation types and click New.
A relation consists of the following parts:
- Id: The name of the relation. The system name to use to get the relation from the code. The Id cannot contain spaces.
- Name <language> (<country>): The name can be translated into all languages in Litium.
- Bidirectional: How the relation should be used?
- No: Directional relation (up sale). Product A has a connection to products B and C. Products B and C do not have a connection back to A.
Example: When displaying product A it is desirable to show the more expensive products B and C in an attempt to increase the sale of them. When product B is displayed, product A will not be displayed.
- Yes: Bidirectional relation (cross sale). Product A has a connection to products B and C. Products B and C also have a connection back to A.
Example: B and C are related products to product A (for example accessories).
When the relation has been created, it should be added to a field template. Relations between all products and product groups that use this field template can now be created.