Class VariationGroup
dw.catalog
Class VariationGroup
Object
dw.object.PersistentObject
dw.object.ExtensibleObject
dw.catalog.Product
dw.catalog.VariationGroup
Class representing a group of variants within a master product who share a common value for one or more variation attribute values. Variation groups are used to simplify merchandising of products.

From a more technical perspective, variation groups are defined by two things:

  • A relation to a master product.
  • A set of variation attributes which have fixed values.
A variant of the related master product is considered in the group if and only if it matches on the fixed variation attribute values.

Similar to a Variant, a VariationGroup does a fallback to the master product for all attributes (name, description, etc) and relations (recommendations, etc).

Properties
allProductLinks  :  Collection  (Read Only)
All product links of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define any product links, but the master product does, the product links of the master are returned.
brand  :  String  (Read Only)
The brand of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'brand', the value of the master product is returned.
classificationCategory  :  Category  (Read Only)
The classification category of the product variation group.
Please note that the classification category is always inherited from the master and cannot be overridden by the variation group.
custom  :  CustomAttributes  (Read Only)
The custom attributes of the variation group.
Custom attributes are inherited from the master product and can be overridden by the variation group.
EAN  :  String  (Read Only)
The EAN of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'EAN', the value of the master product is returned.
image  :  MediaFile  (Read Only)
The image of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'image', the value of the master product is returned.
longDescription  :  MarkupText  (Read Only)
The long description of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'longDescription', the value of the master product is returned.
manufacturerName  :  String  (Read Only)
The manufacturer name of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'manufacturerName', the value of the master product is returned.
manufacturerSKU  :  String  (Read Only)
The manufacturer sku of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'manufacturerSKU', the value of the master product is returned.
masterProduct  :  Product  (Read Only)
The ProductMaster for this mastered product.
name  :  String  (Read Only)
The name of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'name', the value of the master product is returned.
onlineFrom  :  Date  (Read Only)
The onlineFrom date of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'onlineFrom', the value of the master product is returned.
onlineTo  :  Date  (Read Only)
The onlineTo date of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'onlineTo', the value of the master product is returned.
optionProduct  :  boolean  (Read Only)
Returns 'true' if the variation group has any options, otherwise 'false'. Method also returns 'true' if the variation group has not any options, but the related master product has options.
pageDescription  :  String  (Read Only)
The pageDescription of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageDescription', the value of the master product is returned.
pageKeywords  :  String  (Read Only)
The pageKeywords of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageKeywords', the value of the master product is returned.
pageTitle  :  String  (Read Only)
The pageTitle of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageTitle', the value of the master product is returned.
pageURL  :  String  (Read Only)
The pageURL of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageURL', the value of the master product is returned.
productLinks  :  Collection  (Read Only)
All product links of the product variation group for which the target product is assigned to the current site catalog.
If the variation group does not define any product links, but the master product does, the product links of the master are returned.
shortDescription  :  MarkupText  (Read Only)
The short description of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'shortDescription', the value of the master product is returned.
taxClassID  :  String  (Read Only)
The tax class id of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'taxClassID', the value of the master product is returned.
template  :  String  (Read Only)
The rendering template name of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'template', the value of the master product is returned.
thumbnail  :  MediaFile  (Read Only)
The thumbnail image of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'thumbnailImage', the value of the master product is returned.
unit  :  String  (Read Only)
The sales unit of the product variation group as defined by the master product.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'unit', the value of the master product is returned.
unitQuantity  :  Quantity  (Read Only)
The unitQuantity of the product variation group as defined by the master product.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'unitQuantity', the value of the master product is returned.
UPC  :  String  (Read Only)
The UPC of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'UPC', the value of the master product is returned.
Constructor Summary
This class does not have a constructor, so you cannot create it directly.
Method Summary
getAllProductLinks() : Collection
Returns all product links of the product variation group.
getAllProductLinks(type : Number) : Collection
Returns all product links of the specified type of the product variation group.
getBrand() : String
Returns the brand of the product variation group.
getClassificationCategory() : Category
Returns the classification category of the product variation group.
getCustom() : CustomAttributes
Returns the custom attributes of the variation group.
getEAN() : String
Returns the EAN of the product variation group.
getImage() : MediaFile
Returns the image of the product variation group.
getLongDescription() : MarkupText
Returns the long description of the product variation group.
getManufacturerName() : String
Returns the manufacturer name of the product variation group.
getManufacturerSKU() : String
Returns the manufacturer sku of the product variation group.
getMasterProduct() : Product
Returns the ProductMaster for this mastered product.
getName() : String
Returns the name of the product variation group.
getOnlineFrom() : Date
Returns the onlineFrom date of the product variation group.
getOnlineTo() : Date
Returns the onlineTo date of the product variation group.
getPageDescription() : String
Returns the pageDescription of the product variation group.
getPageKeywords() : String
Returns the pageKeywords of the product variation group.
getPageTitle() : String
Returns the pageTitle of the product variation group.
getPageURL() : String
Returns the pageURL of the product variation group.
getProductLinks() : Collection
Returns all product links of the product variation group for which the target product is assigned to the current site catalog.
getProductLinks(type : Number) : Collection
Returns all product links of the specified type of the product variation group for which the target product is assigned to the current site catalog.
getRecommendations(type : Number) : Collection
Retrieve the sorted collection of recommendations of the specified type for this product variation group.
getShortDescription() : MarkupText
Returns the short description of the product variation group.
getTaxClassID() : String
Returns the tax class id of the product variation group.
getTemplate() : String
Returns the rendering template name of the product variation group.
getThumbnail() : MediaFile
Returns the thumbnail image of the product variation group.
getUnit() : String
Returns the sales unit of the product variation group as defined by the master product.
getUnitQuantity() : Quantity
Returns the unitQuantity of the product variation group as defined by the master product.
getUPC() : String
Returns the UPC of the product variation group.
isOptionProduct() : boolean
Returns 'true' if the variation group has any options, otherwise 'false'.
Methods inherited from class Product
assignedToCategory, getActiveData, getAllCategories, getAllCategoryAssignments, getAllIncomingProductLinks, getAllIncomingProductLinks, getAllProductLinks, getAllProductLinks, getAllRecommendations, getAllRecommendations, getAttributeModel, getAvailabilityModel, getAvailabilityModel, getAvailableFlag, getBrand, getBundledProductQuantity, getBundledProducts, getBundles, getCategories, getCategoryAssignment, getCategoryAssignments, getClassificationCategory, getEAN, getID, getImage, getImage, getImage, getImages, getIncomingProductLinks, getIncomingProductLinks, getLongDescription, getManufacturerName, getManufacturerSKU, getMinOrderQuantity, getName, getOnlineCategories, getOnlineFlag, getOnlineFrom, getOnlineTo, getOptionModel, getOrderableRecommendations, getOrderableRecommendations, getPageDescription, getPageKeywords, getPageMetaTag, getPageMetaTags, getPageTitle, getPageURL, getPriceModel, getPriceModel, getPrimaryCategory, getPrimaryCategoryAssignment, getProductLinks, getProductLinks, getProductSetProducts, getProductSets, getRecommendations, getRecommendations, getSearchableFlag, getSearchableIfUnavailableFlag, getSearchPlacement, getSearchRank, getShortDescription, getSiteMapChangeFrequency, getSiteMapIncluded, getSiteMapPriority, getStepQuantity, getStoreReceiptName, getStoreTaxClass, getTaxClassID, getTemplate, getThumbnail, getUnit, getUnitQuantity, getUPC, getVariants, getVariationGroups, getVariationModel, includedInBundle, isAssignedToCategory, isAssignedToSiteCatalog, isAvailable, isBundle, isBundled, isCategorized, isFacebookEnabled, isMaster, isOnline, isOptionProduct, isPinterestEnabled, isProduct, isProductSet, isProductSetProduct, isRetailSet, isSearchable, isSiteProduct, isVariant, isVariationGroup, setAvailableFlag, setOnlineFlag, setSearchableFlag, setSearchPlacement, setSearchRank
Methods inherited from class ExtensibleObject
describe, getCustom
Methods inherited from class PersistentObject
getCreationDate, getLastModified, getUUID
Methods inherited from class Object
assign, create, create, defineProperties, defineProperty, entries, freeze, fromEntries, getOwnPropertyDescriptor, getOwnPropertyNames, getOwnPropertySymbols, getPrototypeOf, hasOwnProperty, is, isExtensible, isFrozen, isPrototypeOf, isSealed, keys, preventExtensions, propertyIsEnumerable, seal, setPrototypeOf, toLocaleString, toString, valueOf, values
Method Detail
getAllProductLinks
getAllProductLinks() : Collection
Returns all product links of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define any product links, but the master product does, the product links of the master are returned.
Returns:
All product links of the variation group or master
getAllProductLinks
getAllProductLinks(type : Number) : Collection
Returns all product links of the specified type of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define any product links, but the master product does, the product links of the master are returned.
Parameters:
type - Type of the product link
Returns:
Product links of specified type of the variation group or master
getBrand
getBrand() : String
Returns the brand of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'brand', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The brand of the variation group or master
getClassificationCategory
getClassificationCategory() : Category
Returns the classification category of the product variation group.
Please note that the classification category is always inherited from the master and cannot be overridden by the variation group.
Returns:
The classification category as defined for the master product of the variation group
getCustom
getCustom() : CustomAttributes
Returns the custom attributes of the variation group.
Custom attributes are inherited from the master product and can be overridden by the variation group.
Returns:
the custom attributes of the variation group.
getEAN
getEAN() : String
Returns the EAN of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'EAN', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The EAN of the variation group or master
getImage
getImage() : MediaFile
Returns the image of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'image', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The image of the variation group or master
getLongDescription
getLongDescription() : MarkupText
Returns the long description of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'longDescription', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The long description name of the variation group or master
getManufacturerName
getManufacturerName() : String
Returns the manufacturer name of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'manufacturerName', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The manufacturer name of the variation group or master
getManufacturerSKU
getManufacturerSKU() : String
Returns the manufacturer sku of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'manufacturerSKU', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The manufacturer sku of the variation group or master
getMasterProduct
getMasterProduct() : Product
Returns the ProductMaster for this mastered product.
Returns:
the ProductMaster of this mastered product
getName
getName() : String
Returns the name of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'name', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The name of the variation group or master
getOnlineFrom
getOnlineFrom() : Date
Returns the onlineFrom date of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'onlineFrom', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The onlineFrom date of the variation group or master
getOnlineTo
getOnlineTo() : Date
Returns the onlineTo date of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'onlineTo', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The onlineTo date of the variation group or master
getPageDescription
getPageDescription() : String
Returns the pageDescription of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageDescription', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The pageDescription of the variation group or master
getPageKeywords
getPageKeywords() : String
Returns the pageKeywords of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageKeywords', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The pageKeywords of the variation group or master
getPageTitle
getPageTitle() : String
Returns the pageTitle of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageTitle', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The pageTitle of the variation group or master
getPageURL
getPageURL() : String
Returns the pageURL of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'pageURL', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The pageURL of the variation group or master
getProductLinks
getProductLinks() : Collection
Returns all product links of the product variation group for which the target product is assigned to the current site catalog.
If the variation group does not define any product links, but the master product does, the product links of the master are returned.
Returns:
Product links of the variation group or master
getProductLinks
getProductLinks(type : Number) : Collection
Returns all product links of the specified type of the product variation group for which the target product is assigned to the current site catalog.
If the variation group does not define any product links of the specified type, but the master product does, the product links of the master are returned.
Parameters:
type - Type of the product link
Returns:
Product links of specified type of the variation group or master
getRecommendations
getRecommendations(type : Number) : Collection
Retrieve the sorted collection of recommendations of the specified type for this product variation group. The types (cross-sell, up-sell, etc) are enumerated in the dw.catalog.Recommendation class. Only recommendations which are stored in the current site catalog are returned. Furthermore, a recommendation is only returned if the target of the recommendation is assigned to the current site catalog.

If the variation group does not define any recommendations, but the master product does, the recommendations of the master are returned.

Parameters:
type - the recommendation type
Returns:
the sorted collection, never null but possibly empty.
getShortDescription
getShortDescription() : MarkupText
Returns the short description of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'shortDescription', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The short description name of the variation group or master
getTaxClassID
getTaxClassID() : String
Returns the tax class id of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'taxClassID', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The tax class id of the variation group or master
getTemplate
getTemplate() : String
Returns the rendering template name of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'template', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The rendering template name of the variation group or master
getThumbnail
getThumbnail() : MediaFile
Returns the thumbnail image of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'thumbnailImage', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The thumbnail image of the variation group or master
getUnit
getUnit() : String
Returns the sales unit of the product variation group as defined by the master product.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'unit', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The sales unit of the variation group or master
getUnitQuantity
getUnitQuantity() : Quantity
Returns the unitQuantity of the product variation group as defined by the master product.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'unitQuantity', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The unitQuantity of the variation group or master
getUPC
getUPC() : String
Returns the UPC of the product variation group.
If the variation group does not define an own value for 'UPC', the value of the master product is returned.
Returns:
The UPC of the variation group or master
isOptionProduct
isOptionProduct() : boolean
Returns 'true' if the variation group has any options, otherwise 'false'. Method also returns 'true' if the variation group has not any options, but the related master product has options.
Returns:
true if the variation group has any options, false otherwise.