This article will explain what is meant by 'inheritance' and how it works when you're setting up your products
'Inheritance' allows you to apply settings at the top product group-level, and any products that are then added into this folder will automatically inherit those predefined settings. This means less manual work for you and ensures that all products within a specific group adhere to the same setup.
How It Works
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Apply Product Group Settings: Begin by adding a product group and working through to apply the settings at the group-folder level (pricing, billing etc)
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Inheritance in Action: Once your group settings are defined, you can add in your products and add them into the product group with the defined settings. When these products are added to the group, they will automatically inherit the group-level settings. There's no need to individually configure each new product – they’re instantly aligned with the group standards.
Where a setting has been inherited from a product group, you will see the 'Inherited From' tag on the product:
In the demonstration below, you can see that there has been a price of £180 set at the product level - if this price is deleted, the product automatically 'inherits' the price that was set at the top product group level (£200):
