Defining sort orders for atrtibute values 1 by 1 in the backeend is such an inefficient way to do things. You need to open each attribute and then edit it. Even a quick edit allowing you to adjust sort orders without having to open each item would be a huge improvement.... but ultimalte an import/export would be ideal   ...anyone else as ...

Joe:I tried adding a couple attributes to an item but keep getting an error message and I'm not sure I'm doing it right. I tried searching around for a ''how to add attributes'' article in the knowledge base but was unable to find anything helpful. if there is such a thing can somebody post a link to it or otherwise give me a quick rundown on all ...

I'm trying to use the ##ATTRIBUTEDETAILS## merge - it's not working, and I can't figure out why.  I've simply entered the merge:##ATTRIBUTEDETAILS##into a Custom HTML snap-in in various areas: the home page center content, the left column, the category pages, the catalog pages...  and all that results is the characters ...

Hello, The attribute snap-in is only used when you DO want the drop-down menu. For the attribute 'browse' option, you need to use the merge (you can add it to a Custom HTML snap-in): ##ATTRIBUTEDETAILS## - a formatted output of all attribute groups, their values and their attribute names ...

Do you have a link to the page in question? I can't quite visualise the problem. My first thought is that you should only require 1 attribute snap-in (in order to display both attibutes) - but you might be trying to do something different that I'm not aware of. This article might also help you: http://www.americommerce.com/kb/?f=94 Cheers