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In version 1.0 we added a new way of adding simple products to configurable products. The new method is a quick and easy way of creating new simple products with only minimal data entry.

We have created a video that demonstrates this and which can be seen here.

(Of course you can always use Magento’s import product tool to enter the simple products and then associate them to a configurable product with a few clicks.)

We hope you enjoy this new feature.

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  1. mytechfactory

    1mytechfactory from New York, NY|posted April 18 2008

    This is a great way to import configurable products but is still a task for store owners with many attributes. When will the bundle product version be released?

  2. YoavKutner

    2YoavKutner |posted April 18 2008

    @mytechfactory - We are working on adding this feature to the next minor release of Magneto.

    I will keep the community posted about it as soon as we have more information.

    Thanks

    yoav

  3. digital2k6

    3digital2k6 |posted April 18 2008

    I love a lot of things about Magento, but I have to say (with all do respect) I REALLY hope the development team can get this configurable products thing figured out and made more simple.  I’m a computer savvy person using the web constantly and spent 3 hours trying to figure out how to add a product that had a couple attributes like color, size, shape, etc.  Craziness.  I really hope more sense can be made out of this and the whole ‘attributes’ thing in general.  Other than that.  Keep up the great work--you have a great product (that needs some major tweaks imho)!

  4. Ross

    4Ross from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK|posted April 18 2008

    This is a really great feature, and I’m surprised you didn’t highlight it before.  I had been instructing a a client on adding configurable products, and they discovered this before me - a very pleasant surprise!

    For day-to-day management of a store with configurable products this is an excellent feature.  Thanks again for your hard work!

    Cheers,
    Ross.

  5. markf

    5markf |posted April 21 2008

    I totally agree with digital2k6.  Even with this new feature, it just makes my brain hurt… smile The process is SO awkward and tedious.

  6. Spaceout

    6Spaceout |posted May 25 2008

    This does make this process much easier.  Thanks!

  7. nicolas46

    7nicolas46 from Toulouse|posted May 27 2008

    When will the bundle product version be released ?  smile
    I see “2,bundle” in “catalog_product_link_type” table, but nothing more… downer

  8. YoavKutner

    8YoavKutner |posted May 29 2008

    @nicolas46 - we are currently working on this feature and hope to have it released with Magento 1.1 at the end of June 2008.

    Thanks

    yoav

  9. ANDI222

    9ANDI222 |posted June 3 2008

    waiting for the bundle ... :(

  10. cinemaduro

    10cinemaduro from North Carolina, USA|posted June 12 2008

    @YoavKutner - That’s awesome, I just downloaded Magento and have been a bit overwhelmed by the product creation process. It’s fantastic to know pundled products are so near in the future!
    -Tristan

  11. Bivek3

    11Bivek3 from Nepal|posted December 9 2008

    I have configurable products that have quantity 0;

    But its associated simple products have some quantity values.

    I need dropdown to display quantity(not text box as default),

    Now how can i get the available quantity in dropdown; after the user selects the attribute “size” and “color”.

  12. ANDI222

    12ANDI222 |posted December 9 2008

    Bundle products are great in the new version 1.1.8 ! Great job!
    We are waiting for a complete export - import function!

  13. Gabrusch

    13Gabrusch from Wuerzburg, Germany|posted December 10 2008

    I don’t have sound on this one. Neither on my Mac nor on PC

  14. BinaryOnFire

    14BinaryOnFire |posted June 24 2009

    Its been a long time since this post, and after being in a company that builds magento sites for several months, I still believe the biggest weakness in the entire package is that it simply takes too many clicks to construct configurable products. It would be vastly easier if I could simply make a spreadsheet that had the required fields- specify all the simple products, then the configurable products they are associated with. I’d LOVE it. Heck, even if this were just an enterprise feature I know people that would spend the money.

  15. drayton

    15drayton |posted August 29 2009

    Does anyone know where to get the extension key for this?  I want to install it but I have not found it yet.

    I really need a simple way to configure products for size and color - any suggestions woudl be appreciated.

  16. bolasevich

    16bolasevich from Newington, CT USA|posted September 14 2009

    i have a module that does bundle product import

    http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/1894


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